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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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M. Night Shyamalan Biography (1970-)
Surname is pronounced Shah-ma-lawn; original name, Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan; born August 6 (some sources cite August 3), 1970, in Pondicherry (now knownas Puduchchery; some sources cite Madras), India; son of Nelliate C. (a cardiologist) and Jayalakshmi (an obstetrician) Shyamalan; married Bhavna Vaswani(a child psychologist), 1993; children: two daughters. Addresses: Office: Blinding Edge Pictures, 100 Four Falls Corporate Center, Suite 102, Conshohocken, PA 19428.; Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., FifthFloor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- Indian
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer, writer, actor
- Birth Details
- August 6, 1970
- India
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Director
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Praying with Anger, 1992
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Wide Awake, Miramax, 1998
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The Sixth Sense, Buena Vista, 1999
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Unbreakable, Buena Vista, 2000
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Signs (also known as M. Night Shyamalan's Signs), Buena Vista, 2002
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The Village, Buena Vista, 2004
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Film Producer
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Praying with Anger, 1992
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Unbreakable, Buena Vista, 2000
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Signs (also known as M. Night Shyamalan's Signs), Buena Vista, 2002
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The Village, Buena Vista, 2004
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Film Appearances
- Dev Raman, Praying with Anger, 1992
- Dr. Hill, The Sixth Sense, Buena Vista, 1999
- Stadium drug dealer, Unbreakable, Buena Vista, 2000
- Ray Reddy, Signs (also known as M. Night Shyamalan's Signs), Buena Vista, 2002
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Television Appearances
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Specials
- Host, M. Night Shyamalan's Signs of Fear, 2002
- Host, 2 Days of Night, ABC, 2004
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M. Night: Portrait of a Filmmaker, 2004
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Other
- Himself, The 72nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2000
- Himself, CNN Live Today (episodic), Cable News Network, 2002
- Himself, 60 Minutes (episodic), CBS, 2003
- Appeared in episodes of other series.
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- Himself, Between Two Worlds, Buena Vista Home Video, 2002
- Himself, Moving Pictures: The Storyboard Process, Buena Vista HomeVideo, 2002
- Himself, The Sixth Sense: Reflections from the Set, Buena Vista Home Video, 2002
- Himself, Making "Signs," 2003
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Praying with Anger, 1992
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Wide Awake, Miramax, 1998
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Sixth Sense, Buena Vista, 1999
- (With Greg Brooker) Stuart Little (based on the book by E. B. White), Columbia, 1999
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Unbreakable, Buena Vista, 2000
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Signs (also known as M. Night Shyamalan's Signs), Buena Vista, 2002
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The Village, Buena Vista, 2004
- Wrote the screenplay for the unproduced project Labor of Love.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Volume 41, Gale, 2001
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Newsmakers, Issue 2, Gale, 2003
Periodicals
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DGA, November, 1999, pp. 48-51, 75
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Dreamwatch, November, 2002, pp. 38-41
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Entertainment Weekly, August 13, 1999, p. 50
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Evening Standard (London), November 5, 1999
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Fade In, summer, 1999
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Houston Chronicle, November 19, 2000, p. 8
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Maclean's, November 27, 2000, p. 89
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Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine, March 8, 1999
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Playboy, June, 2000, p. 34
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Rolling Stone, December 7, 2000, pp. 46-50, 125
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Time, November 27, 2000, p. 80
Electronic
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M. Night Shyamalan Online, http://www.mnight.com, July 18, 2004
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