Richard Linklater

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

63

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

  • Before Sunrise

    Before Sunrise

  • Spy Kids

    Spy Kids

  • Side by Side

    Side by Side

  • Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater

    Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater

  • Art-House America: Austin Film Society

    Art-House America: Austin Film Society

  • Twelve Years

    Twelve Years

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

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

  • North on Evers

    North on Evers

  • Waking Life

    Waking Life

  • The Last Movie Stars

    The Last Movie Stars

  • Chelsea Walls

    Chelsea Walls

  • At Sundance

    At Sundance

  • Clemente

    Clemente

  • Great Directors

    Great Directors

  • Le making of de Nouvelle Vague

    Le making of de Nouvelle Vague

  • Clerk

    Clerk

  • Critic

    Critic

  • Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

  • Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

    Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

  • Bernie

    Bernie

  • The Hottest State

    The Hottest State

  • Hitchcock/Truffaut

    Hitchcock/Truffaut

  • God Save Texas

    God Save Texas

  • Slacker

    Slacker

  • My Generation

    My Generation

  • Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

    Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

  • 21 Years: Richard Linklater

    21 Years: Richard Linklater

  • The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

    The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

  • Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

    Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

  • Blaze

    Blaze

  • Scotch and Milk

    Scotch and Milk

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

    Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest

  • After Before

    After Before

  • Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

    Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

  • More Human Than Human

    More Human Than Human

  • The Underneath

    The Underneath

  • Another Day at the Office

    Another Day at the Office

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

    It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

  • Directors Talks

    Directors Talks

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

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

  • Making Of School of Rock

    Making Of School of Rock

  • 05

    05

  • The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

    The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

  • ... End of Interview!

    ... End of Interview!

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

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

  • University, Inc.

    University, Inc.

  • In the Bathtub of the World

    In the Bathtub of the World

  • RSO [Registered Sex Offender]

    RSO [Registered Sex Offender]

  • 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

  • Making Dazed

    Making Dazed

  • The Space in Between

    The Space in Between

  • Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent

    Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent

  • Also Starring Austin

    Also Starring Austin

  • Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket

    Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket

  • American Prince

    American Prince

  • The King of Texas

    The King of Texas

  • Viva Les Amis

    Viva Les Amis

  • Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet

    Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet

  • Letters to Thomas

    Letters to Thomas

  • Linklater: On Cinema and Time

    Linklater: On Cinema and Time