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  • Category: Motion pictures
  • Unveiled: 28 Feb 2003
  • Star rank: 46
  • Address:
    6807 Hollywood Blvd
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing east
  • GPS location:
    34.101666, -118.340154

Martin Scorsese

Next star: George Eastman
Previous star: Mike Medavoy

Biography

Martin Charles Scorsese ( /skɔrˈsɛsɛ/; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. 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 Oscars, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and DGA Awards.

Fact file

  • Born: Martin Charles Scorsese November 17, 1942 (age 69) Flushing, Queens, NY, U.S.
  • Nationality: American
  • Education: Cardinal Hayes High School
  • Alma mater: New York University / Tisch
  • Occupation: Film director, producer, actor, screenwriter
  • Years active: 1963–present
  • Influenced by: in alphabetical order: Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, Satyajit Ray
  • Spouse: Laraine Marie Brennan (1965–ca 71; divorced) Julia Cameron (1976–77; divorced) Isabella Rossellini (1979–82; divorced) Barbara De Fina (1985–91; divorced) Helen Morris (1999–present)
  • Parents: Charles Scorsese, Catherine Scorsese

Read more about Martin Scorsese at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

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