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Roland Emmerich
10 November 1955
Roland Emmerich created 9 movies in the Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Music, Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Horror, War, Romance genres.
Roland Emmerich got succeed with average imdb rating 5.9.
His moving picture Das Arche Noah Prinzip (1984) has been the most high budgeted film-school exploration film (DEM 1,000,000) in Germany (1984).
He lists The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The Towering Inferno (1974) and Earthquake (1974) (calamity movies) as his favourites.
Brother of Ute Emmerich
Frequently casts members of a special faction of actors in minor roles in his movies. This club includes 'John Level', 'David Pressman', Erick Avari, Leon Rippy, Christopher John Fields, Derek Webster, Jack Moore and Steve Giannelli, among others. All of these actors appeared in at least three films directed by Emmerich, including Universal Soldier (1992), Stargate (1994), Independence Day (1996), Godzilla (1998), and The Patriot (2000). All of these films were produced by Centropolis Entertainment, the company co-founded nearby Emmerich.
... President of jury at the Berlin Worldwide Veil Festival in 2005
Emmerich was interested into doing Transformers (2007), but Dreamworks wanted Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay done with him.
Turned down the offering to direct Die Another Lifetime (2002).
Was originally considered to direct Spider-Man (2002).
Attended the School of Idiot box and Film in Munich from 1977 to 1981.
Along with other celebrities, he raised shin-plasters fit women's rights in the developing world.
Supports Hillary Rodham Clinton's 2008 electoral campaign.
Since directing The Day After Tomorrow (2004), he has tried to focus the out of the closet's limelight on the flow of global warming.
Donated $150,000 to the Outfest's Legacy Fling, which is dedicated to the gay and lesbian film exception, the largest gift in the holiday's history (2006).
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