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Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme
Jonathan Demme May 2015.jpg
Demme at the Montclair Film Festival in May 2015
Born Robert Jonathan Demme
(1944-02-22) February 22, 1944 (age 73)
Baldwin, Nassau County, New York, U.S.
Occupation Director, producer, actor, screenwriter
Years active 1971–present
Spouse(s) Joanne Howard
Evelyn Purcell
Children 3

Robert Jonathan Demme (/ˈdɛmi/; born February 22, 1944) is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. Demme rose to prominence in the 1980s with his comedy films Melvin and Howard (1980), Swing Shift (1984), Something Wild (1986) and Married to the Mob (1988). He became best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs (1991), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director. He later directed the acclaimed films Philadelphia (1993) and Rachel Getting Married (2008).

Demme broke into feature film working for exploitation film producer Roger Corman from 1971 to 1976, co-writing and producing Angels Hard as They Come and The Hot Box. He then moved on to directing, with three films (Caged Heat, Crazy Mama, Fighting Mad) for Corman's studio New World Pictures. After Fighting Mad, Demme directed the comedy film Citizens Band (later retitled Handle with Care) for Paramount Pictures in 1977. The film was well received by critics, but received little promotion, and performed poorly at the box office.


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