Martin Scorcese

Martin Scorsese
Scorsese at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival
Born	Martin Charles Scorsese (1942-11-17) November 17, 1942 (age 74) Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	New York University
Occupation	Film director, producer, screenwriter, film historian
Years active	1963–present
Spouse(s)	Laraine Marie Brennan (m. 1965; div. 1971) Julia Cameron (m. 1976; div. 1977) Isabella Rossellini (m. 1979; div. 1982) Barbara De Fina (m. 1985; div. 1991) Helen Schermerhorn Morris (m. 1999)
Children	3
Parent(s)	Charles Scorsese Catherine Scorsese

Martin Charles Scorsese (/skɔːrˈsɛsi/;Italian: [skorˈseːze]; born November 17, 1942) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and film historian, whose career spans more than 50 years. Scorsese's body of work addresses such themes as Sicilian-American identity, Roman Catholic concepts of guilt and redemption,faith,machismo, modern crime, and gang conflict. Many of his films are also known for their depiction of violence and liberal use of profanity.

Part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant and influential filmmakers in cinematic history. In 1990, he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation. He is a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award for his contributions to the cinema, and has won an Academy Award, a Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award, Silver Lion, Grammy Award, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and DGA Awards.