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Edgar Wright Biography

Edgar Wright

Facts of Edgar Wright

Date of Birth: 1974 , April-18
Birth Nation: United Kingdom
Height: 5 Feet 7 Inch

Quick Timeline of Edgar Wright

1974 Born in Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom
1995 Directed A Fistful of Fingers
2004 Directed Shawn of the Dead
2005 Starred in The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
2007 Directed Hot Fuzz
2010 Directed Scott Pilgrim vs The World
2011 Won an Empire Award
2014 Directed Gust of Wind

Detail Timeline of Edgar Wright

April 18 , 1974

Born in Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom

Edgar Wright is a British born in Poole, Dorset on 18th April 1974 making him a headstrong and confident Aries sun sign

.When he was young as they couldn’t afford baby sitters so they would leave him and his younger brother Oscar in the local cinema during the afternoon.

1995

Directed A Fistful of Fingers

In 1995, hardworking and versatile Edgar Wright directed, produced, wrote as well as acted in 1955. It is a remake of an earlier low budget production of the movie. 

The running time of the movie was 78 minutes.

It grossed $15000 at the box office.

2004

Directed Shawn of the Dead

In 2004, Edgar wrote, produced as well as directed Shaun of the Dead, a comedy zombie movie.

It is about a guy named Shaun who deals with his family members and close relatives and faces a zombie uprising.

The movie grossed $30 million at the box office.

2005

Starred in The Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy

Edgar Wright starred in 2005 comedy sci-fi movie The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in an uncredited role of Deep Thought tech. The movie is based on the book of the same name by J.J. Adams.

The movie grossed $104.5 million at the box office.

2007

Directed Hot Fuzz

In 2007, Wright not only directed and wrote the satirical comedy, he also acted in it. He appeared as a shelf stacker. His role is uncredited in the movie.

The movie grossed $80.7 million at the box office.

2010

Directed Scott Pilgrim vs The World

In 2010, Wright directed, produced and was also a writer on the urban fantasy comedy movie Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. 

It is about a lazy boy who has to go head to head against his girlfriend's previous boyfriends.

The movie grossed $47.7 million at the box office.

2011

Won an Empire Award

In 2011, Wright won an Empire Award for best director for his direction on urban fantasy comedy Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. He was previously nominated in 2004 for Shaun of The Dead.

The movie grossed $47.7 million at the box office.

 

2014

Directed Gust of Wind

In 2011, Wright won an Empire Award for best director for his direction on urban fantasy comedy Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. He was previously nominated in 2004 for Shaun of The Dead.

The movie grossed $47.7 million at the box office.

 

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Despite his age, he has been continuously making movies since the early 90; s.Some of the movies he has worked on are Shaun of the Dead (2004), Land of the Dead (2004), The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy (2005), Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010) to name a few.

Edgar owes parents for evoking love for the cinema. When he was young as they couldn’t afford baby sitters so they would leave him and his younger brother Oscar in the local cinema during the afternoon as they were busy being teachers and look after their screen-printing business.

His nationality as well as ethnicity is English. His net worth is estimated at $10 million.