John McTiernan
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John McTiernan at the Cinémathèque Française in 2014.
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John Campbell McTiernan, Jr. January 8, 1951 Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 1986–2003 |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Land (1974–19??; divorced) Donna Dubrow (1988–1997; divorced) Kate Harrington (2003; separated 2005; divorced 2012) Gail Sistrunk (2012–present) |
| Children | Isabella Ruby Monticelli McTiernan (b. 1985) Truman Elizabeth McTiernan (b. 2000) John "Jack" Clarence McTiernan (b. 2003) |
| Parent(s) | John McTiernan, Sr. (1921–2008) Myra McTiernan (1922–2011) |
John Campbell McTiernan, Jr. (born January 8, 1951) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his action films, especially Predator (1987), Die Hard (1988), and The Hunt for Red October (1990). His later well-known films include the action-comedy-fantasy film Last Action Hero (1993), the action film sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), and the heist film-remake The Thomas Crown Affair (1999).
He pleaded guilty to perjury and lying to an FBI investigator in regard to his hiring of the private investigator Anthony Pellicano in late 2000 to illegally wiretap the phone calls of two people, one of whom was Charles Roven, a co-producer of his dystopian science-fiction action film remake Rollerball (2002). He was incarcerated in federal prison from April 2013 to February 2014. During his imprisonment, he declared bankruptcy amidst foreclosure proceedings for his ranch residence and struggles to pay legal fees and IRS tax debt. His last completed film project was the mystery-thriller Basic, released in 2003.
McTiernan was born in Albany, New York, the son of Myra and John Campbell McTiernan, Sr., a lawyer and actor. He attended the Juilliard School before graduating with a Master of Fine Arts from the AFI Conservatory. In 1986, he wrote and directed his first feature film, Nomads, starring Pierce Brosnan (which was Brosnan's first lead role in a film). While being neither commercially successful nor critically acclaimed, it did land him the job of directing the science fiction action hit Predator, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. In the wake of that film's success, he went on to direct two more hits – Die Hard in 1988 starring Bruce Willis and The Hunt for Red October in 1990 with Alec Baldwin and Sean Connery.
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