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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Michael Haneke to Lance Henriksen
Renny Harlin Biography (1959-)
Born Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola (some sources say Lauri Renny Harjola; somesources spell surname Harjula), March 15, 1959, in Helsinki (one source saysRiihimaeki), Finland; son of a physician and a nurse; married Geena Davis (anactress, producer, and writer), September 18, 1993 (divorced, 1997). Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA90212-2775.
- Nationality
- Finnish
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer, actor, writer
- Birth Details
- 1959
- Helsinki, Finland
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Director
- (As Lauri Harjola) Huostaanotto, 1980
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Hold On (short documentary), 1982
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Born American (also known as Arctic Heat and Jaatava polte), Concorde, 1986
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Prison, Empire, 1988
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, New Line, 1988
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Die Hard 2 (also known as Die Harder and Die Hard 2: DieHarder), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
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The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
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Cliffhanger (also known as Cliffhanger-L'ultima sfida),1993
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Cutthroat Island (also known as Corsari and Die Piratenbraut), 1995
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Deep Blue Sea, Warner Bros., 1999
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Driven, Warner Bros., 2001
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Film Producer
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Rambling Rose, Seven Arts, 1991
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Cliffhanger (also known as Cliffhanger-L'ultima sfida),1993
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Speechless, 1994
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Cutthroat Island (also known as Corsari and Die Piratenbraut), 1995
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The Long Kiss Goodnight, New Line Cinema, 1996
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Blast from the Past, New Line Cinema, 1999
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Driven, Warner Bros., 2001
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Film Executive Producer
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The Foot Shooting Party, 1994
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Film Appearances
- (Scenes deleted) The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, 1990
- Himself, Johtaja Uuno Turhapuro--Pisnismies, Buena Vista International Finland, 1998
- (Uncredited) Worker, Deep Blue Sea, 1999
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Television Work
- Director, Freddy's Nightmares, 1988
- Producer, Mistrial (movie), HBO, 1996
- Director, T.R.A.X. (movie), Fox, 2000
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Television Appearances
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Episodic
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Naked Hollywood (also known as A&E Premieres), Arts andEntertainment, 1991
- Etsiva Multanen, "Negativea," Susi rajalla, 2000
- Etsiva Multanen, "Kuolet vain kahdesti," Susi rajalla, 2000
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
- (As Lauri Harjola) Huostaanotto, 1980
- (With Marcus Selin) Born American (also known as Arctic Heat and Jaatava polte), Concorde, 1986
- (Uncredited) Prison, 1988
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Interview, June, 1990, p. 61.
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People Weekly, September 10, 1991, pp. 102-04; October 14, 1996, p. 29; June 30, 1997, p. 52; July 21, 1997, p. 55; November 10, 1997, p. 55.
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Time, June 23, 1997, p. 85.
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