Writer-director · Pulp Fiction
Quentin Tarantino
The writer-director behind Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill
- Born1963
- Oscars2 (screenplay)
- FilmsPulp Fiction, Kill Bill
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- Age
How old is Quentin Tarantino?
63 years old1
Quentin Tarantino is 63 years old. He was born on March 27, 1963, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
- Oscars
How many Oscars has Quentin Tarantino won?
21
Two, both for Best Original Screenplay: Pulp Fiction (1994) and Django Unchained (2012).
- Wife
Who is Quentin Tarantino’s wife?
Daniella Pick1
He is married to Israeli singer Daniella Pick, daughter of musician Zvika Pick. They got engaged on June 30, 2017.
- First film
What was Tarantino’s first movie?
Reservoir Dogs (1992)1
His directing debut was the independent crime film Reservoir Dogs (1992).
- Wikipedia: Quentin Tarantino, revision of Oct 20, 2026
Quick Profile
- Known for: Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Django Unchained
- Born: March 27, 1963, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Awards: 2 Academy Awards, 2 BAFTAs, 4 Golden Globes
- Box office: Over $1.9 billion worldwide
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Career Highlights
- Quentin Tarantino is an American filmmaker, actor and author known for sharp dialogue, graphic violence and pop-culture references.
- He broke through with Reservoir Dogs (1992), then won the Palme d’Or and his first Oscar (Best Original Screenplay) for Pulp Fiction (1994).
- Later films include Jackie Brown (1997), Kill Bill (2003–04), Death Proof (2007), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Django Unchained (2012), which won him a second screenplay Oscar, The Hateful Eight (2015) and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019).
- Before directing he worked at the Video Archives rental store. He owns the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles.
- He sold his scripts for True Romance (1993) and Natural Born Killers before he was famous. Natural Born Killers was rewritten, he kept only a story credit, and he later disowned the film.
- He directed a segment of the 1995 anthology film Four Rooms and was president of the jury at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
- He published his first novel, a novelization of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, in June 2021, followed by the film book Cinema Speculation in November 2022.
- He wrote The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth (2026), a standalone sequel to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and handed the directing to David Fincher. He has said his tenth film may be his last.
- Since July 2022 he has co-hosted The Video Archives Podcast with Roger Avary, named after the video store where they both worked.
- He married Israeli singer Daniella Pick in November 2018. Their son was born in 2020 and their daughter in 2022.
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