M. Night Shyamalan



First NameM.
Middle NameNight
Last NameShyamalan
Full Name at BirthManoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan
Age41
Date of BirthAugust 6, 1970
BirthplacePondicherry, Tamil-Nadu, India
Height5' 11" (180 cm)
BuildAverage
Eye ColorBrown - Dark
Hair ColorBlack
Star SignLeo
ReligionHindu
EthnicityAsian/Indian
NationalityAmerican
UniversityBFA Film, New York University (1993)
Occupation CategoryFilm Director
Claim to FameThe Sixth Sense

Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan (Tamil: ; Malayalam: ,Ma?oj Nelliya??u Syama?a?; born 6 August 1970), known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan, is an Indian-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer known for making movies with contemporary supernatural plots that climax with a twist ending. He is also known for filming his movies (and staging his plots) in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was raised. Shyamalan released his first film, Praying with Anger, in 1992 while he was a New York University student. His second movie, the major feature film Wide Awake, made in 1995 but not released until three years later, did not succeed financially.


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Filmography

Selected M. Night Shyamalan film and TV show credits:


Director Credits

2013
One Thousand A.E.
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2008
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2004
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2002
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2000
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1998
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1992
Praying with Anger
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Producer Credits

2013
One Thousand A.E.
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2010
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2008
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2004
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2002
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2000
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1992
Praying with Anger
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Writer Credits

2010
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2008
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2004
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2002
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2000
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1999
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1998
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1992
Praying with Anger
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Films directed by M. Night Shyamalan
M. Night Shyamalan
Signs (2002)
The Happening (2008)
The Village (2004)
Unbreakable (2000)
Wide Awake (1998)