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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

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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

In the news

Sound mixer reteams with Martin Scorsese for on "Hugo" (omg!)
Yahoo Entertainment, 2012-02-08 21:40:19
omg! -

Sharon Stone accepts lifetime achievement from AARP
LA Times Entertainme, 2012-02-08 09:33:08
Martin Scorsese presented Stone with a lifetime achievement award at the Movies for Grownups awards ceremony.Martin Scorsese presented Stone with a lifetime achievement award at the Movies for Grownups awards ceremony.

Scorsese: 'Hugo' shares helmer's passion
Variety, 2012-02-08 04:00:00
Film News: Eye on the Oscars: The Director - Martin Scorsese

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