Frank Darabont Biography
Born: January 28, 1959
A director who has all but put his trademark on the humane prison drama, director, screenwriter, and producer Frank Darabont made his triumphant feature film directorial debut with The_Shawshank_Redemption (1994). Starring Tim_Robbins and Morgan_Freeman as two inmates imprisoned for life, the film earned wide acclaim and a number of honors, including Best (Adapted) Screenplay Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for Darabont.
Darabont, who spent his early years in Hollywood as a set decorator and production assistant, got his first break as a production aide on the 1981 horror film Hell_Night. His work on the film introduced him to filmmaker Chuck_Russell, with whom he would write the screenplays for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), the 1988 update of The_Blob, and The_Fly_2, the 1989 sequel to David_Cronenberg's 1986 classic.
Darabont made his directorial debut with the 1990 made-for-cable Buried_Alive, a thriller starring Tim_Matheson and Jennifer_Jason_Leigh. Following the success of The_Shawshank_Redemption in 1994, Darabont took a five-year hiatus from directing, making a triumphant return with the 1999 prison drama The_Green_Mile. Starring Tom_Hanks as a kind prison guard and Michael_Clarke_Duncan in an Oscar-nominated performance as a saintly death row inmate, the film garnered a slew of awards in addition to Duncan's nomination; they included a Directors Guild of America Best Director Award nomination, as well as three more Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and a second Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for Darabont. Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi
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