Richard Linklater

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

66

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-07-30 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Houston, Texas, USA

Richard Linklater

Biography

Richard Linklater (/ˈlɪŋkleɪtər/; born July 30, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. In 2015, Linklater was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. His films include the comedies Slacker (1990) and Dazed and Confused (1993); the Before trilogy of romance films: Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and Before Midnight (2013); the music-themed comedy School of Rock (2003); the adult animated films Waking Life (2001), A Scanner Darkly (2006), and Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022); the coming-of-age drama Boyhood (2014); the comedy film Everybody Wants Some!! (2016); and the romantic comedy Hit Man (2023). Many of Linklater's films are noted for their loosely structured narratives. The Before trilogy and Boyhood both feature the same actors filmed over an extended period of years. He has received five Academy Award nominations and won the Silver Bear for Best Director for Before Sunrise. He also won a Golden Globe Award for directing Boyhood. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Linklater, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Hitchcock/Truffaut

    Hitchcock/Truffaut

  • Bernie

    Bernie

  • Blaze

    Blaze

  • Before Sunrise

    Before Sunrise

  • Slacker

    Slacker

  • Critic

    Critic

  • Spy Kids

    Spy Kids

  • Clerk

    Clerk

  • Scotch and Milk

    Scotch and Milk

  • The Last Movie Stars

    The Last Movie Stars

  • Waking Life

    Waking Life

  • The Hottest State

    The Hottest State

  • In the Bathtub of the World

    In the Bathtub of the World

  • My Generation

    My Generation

  • University, Inc.

    University, Inc.

  • Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

    Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

  • God Save Texas

    God Save Texas

  • Also Starring Austin

    Also Starring Austin

  • ... End of Interview!

    ... End of Interview!

  • Side by Side

    Side by Side

  • The Underneath

    The Underneath

  • Great Directors

    Great Directors

  • 21 Years: Richard Linklater

    21 Years: Richard Linklater

  • 05

    05

  • The King of Texas

    The King of Texas

  • Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

    Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

  • Chelsea Walls

    Chelsea Walls

  • Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

    Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

  • Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

    Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

  • The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

    The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

  • The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

    The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

  • American Prince

    American Prince

  • One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

    One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

  • Directors Talks

    Directors Talks

  • Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

    Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

  • Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

  • At Sundance

    At Sundance

  • Another Day at the Office

    Another Day at the Office

  • Letters to Thomas

    Letters to Thomas

  • Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest

    Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest

  • J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius

    J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius

  • Twelve Years

    Twelve Years

  • Making Of School of Rock

    Making Of School of Rock

  • Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

    Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

  • Clemente

    Clemente

  • RSO [Registered Sex Offender]

    RSO [Registered Sex Offender]

  • Art-House America: Austin Film Society

    Art-House America: Austin Film Society

  • After Before

    After Before

  • Making Dazed

    Making Dazed

  • Viva Les Amis

    Viva Les Amis

  • More Human Than Human

    More Human Than Human

  • Linklater: On Cinema and Time

    Linklater: On Cinema and Time

  • North on Evers

    North on Evers

  • For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

    For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

  • The Space in Between

    The Space in Between

  • Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater

    Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater

  • Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket

    Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket

  • It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

    It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

  • Le making of de Nouvelle Vague

    Le making of de Nouvelle Vague

  • Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent

    Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent

  • Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet

    Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet

  • Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes

    Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes

  • Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes

    Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes

  • Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes

    Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes