
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1985-01-19
Place of Birth
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Damien Chazelle
Biography
Damien Sayre Chazelle (/ʃəˈzɛl/; born January 19, 1985) is a French-American filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama Whiplash (2014), the musical romance La La Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the period black comedy Babylon (2022). For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. His biggest commercial success came with La La Land, nominated for 14 Academy Awards, winning six, including Best Director, making him the youngest person to win the award at age 32. He has also directed two episodes of the Netflix limited series The Eddy (2020). Description above from the Wikipedia article Damien Chazelle, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
as Drumming Instructor (uncredited)

Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
as Self

Friedkin Uncut
as Self

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self

Fellini of the Spirits
as Self

La La La
as Self - Director

Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
as Self

A Panoramic Canvas Called Babylon
as Self

The Costumes of Babylon.

Mostra, Venise
as Self - "Tapis Rouge" Guest