Roger Avary Biography (1965-)

Original name, Franklin Brauner; born August 23, 1965, in Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada; son of Edwin Roberts and Brigitte (maiden name, Bruninghaus) Avary;married; wife`s name, Gretchen; children: Gala Blue. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1804.

Nationality
Canadian
Gender
Male
Occupation
Writer, director, producer, cinematographer
Birth Details
August 23, 1965
Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Director and producer, The Worm Turns, 1983
  • Production assistant, Maximum Potential (also known as Dolph Lundgreen: Maximum Potential), 1987
  • Cinematographer, My Best Friend's Birthday, 1987
  • (As Roger Roberts Avary) Director, Killing Zoe, October Films, 1994
  • Executive producer, Boogie Boy, Sterling, 1998
  • Executive producer, The Last Man, 2000
  • Director and executive producer, The Rules of Attraction (also known as Die Regeln des Spiels), Lions Gate Films, 2002
  • Director, producer, cinematographer, and editor, Glitterati, RogerAvary, 2004
  • Director, Glamorama, Lions Gate Films, 2005
  • Film Appearances
  • (As Yrava Regor) 13th Morningside Volunteer Infantryman, Phantasm IV:Oblivion (also known as Phantasm IV, Phantasm IV: Infinity,and Phantasm: oblIVion), 1998
  • Fraklin Brauner, Standing Still, Rice/Walters, 2004
  • Television Work
  • Movies
  • Executive producer and director, Mr. Stitch, Sci-Fi Channel, 1996
  • Television Producer
  • Pilots
  • Odd Jobs, NBC, 1997
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • The 67th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1995
  • Episodic
  • Appeared in "The Rules of Attraction," Anatomy of a Scene, Sundance Channel.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Music Videos
  • Director, "The Whole World Lost Its Head," The Go Go's, 1994
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • The Worm Turns, 1983
  • 99 Days, 1991
  • (With Mario Puzo) The Lorch Team, 1992
  • (And creator, with Quentin Tarantino) Background dialogue, Reservoir Dogs, Miramax, 1992
  • (Uncredited) True Romance (also known as Breakaway), WarnerBros., 1993
  • (As Roger Roberts Avary) Killing Zoe, October Films, 1994
  • (With Tarantino) Pulp Fiction, Miramax, 1994
  • (Uncredited) Crying Freeman, 1995
  • Hatchetman, 1995
  • (Uncredited) RPM, 1998
  • The Rules of Attraction (adaptation of the novel of the same titleby Brett Easton Ellis; also known as Die Regeln des Spiels), Lions Gate Films, 2002
  • Glitterati, Roger Avary, 2004
  • Glamorama (adaptation of the novel by Ellis), Lions Gate Films, 2005
  • Rewrite, Lords of Dogtown, Sony Pictures Releasing, 2005
  • Television Movies
  • Mr. Stitch, Sci-Fi Channel, 1996
  • Television Pilots
  • Odd Jobs, NBC, 1997
  • Children's Fiction
  • Marshall's Dreams, 1991

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • The Washington Post, October 12, 2002, pp. C1 and C3

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