Timur Bekmambetov
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Timur Bekmambetov in March 2012
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| Native name | Темір Нұрбақытұлы Бекмамбетoв |
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Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov June 25, 1961 Atyrau, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan) |
| Citizenship | Kazakhstan, Russia |
| Occupation | Film director, film producer, screenwriter |
Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov (Russian: Тиму́р Нуруахи́тович Бекмамбе́тов, pronounced [tʲɪˈmur nʊrʊɐˈxʲitəvʲɪt͡ɕ bʲɪkmɐmˈbʲetəf]; Kazakh: Темір Нұрбақытұлы Бекмамбетoв, pronounced [ti̯ɘˈmʊr.nʊrbɑˈqətʊlə.bi̯ɘkmɑmˈbi̯ɘtu̯ʊv]; born June 25, 1961) is a Kazakh director, producer and screenwriter who has worked on films, music videos and commercials. He is best known for the film Night Watch (2004) and its sequel Day Watch (2006), and the American films Wanted (2008) and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012).
Bekmambetov was born on 25 June 1961, in the city of Atyrau. At the age of 19, he moved to Tashkent, Uzbek SSR to study at the Alexander Ostrovsky Theatrical and Artistic Institute, from which he graduated in 1987 with a degree in theater and cinema set design. It was during this period that Bekmambetov served in the Soviet Army, which inspired him to write Peshavar Waltz.
Between 1992 to 1997, Bekmambetov was one of the directors of Bank Imperial's award-winning popular World History commercials. In 1994, he founded Bazelevs Group, an advertising and films production, distribution and marketing company.
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