Alexander Payne

AKA:
Constantine Alexander Payne
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
02/10/1961
Birthplace:
Omaha, Nebraska
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biography
Writer-director Alexander Payne has shown a remarkably interesting vision with his films, in which the often quirky set-up is merely a seriocomic stage through which to explore human foibles. With "Citizen Ruth" (1996), he examined the gravely serious issue of reproductive rights, an unlikely subject for a comedy, and turned out a smart satire. In "Election" (1999), he used a seemingly inconsequential high school presidential race to plumb the darkest recesses of human nature. Then there were two road movies, "About Schmidt" (2002) which used a cross country journey to his daughter's wedding Continued
Credits
Executive Producer
2007
Producer
2007
Screenplay
2007
Director
2007
Executive Producer
2004
Director
2004
Screenplay
2004
Director
2002
Screenplay
2002
screenplay
2001
Screenplay
2001
Screenplay
1999
Director
1999
Director
1996
screenplay
1996
Executive Producer
milestones
Year
Milestone
1984 
Enrolled as a graduate film student at UCLA after considering attending New York's Columbia School of Journalism
1989 
Student film "The Passion of Martin" screened at Sundance Film Festival
 
Landed a job at Universal Pictures; while in the studio's employ, wrote unproduced scripts
 
Completed several shorts for Propaganda Films, aired on the Playboy Channel
 
Roomed in Los Angeles with frequent collaborator Jim Taylor
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