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AKA: Renny Lauri Mauritz Harjola
Nationality: Finnish
Birthdate: 03/15/1959
Birthplace: Riihimaki, Finland
biography
As a director of primarily action-oriented films, Renny Harlin began his career in the late 1980s on a promising note with the lucrative “Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master” (1988). Immediately following the highly profitable fourth installment to the horror series, Harlin – previously a successful filmmaker in his native Finland – suddenly found himself to be Hollywood’s go-to director of action movies. He kept expectations high with “Die Hard 2” (1990), another box office success that gave many the impression that this was no one-hit wonder. But Harlin started to falter a bit with
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Milestone
Published his own magazine at age nine
At age 20, founded his own production company which made short films and documentaries
By age 23, had produced several comercials, TV documentaries and short films
1982
Made documentary short, "Hold On"
1985
Moved to the US
movies
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