Julian Schnabel

Birthday: Oct 26, 1951

Bio: Raised in Texas, director Julian Schnabel began his career as an artist, holding his first solo exhibition in 1975 at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston. Schnabel became a key figure in the Neo-expressionism artistic movement, utilizing an audacious style that was often described as raw, evocative, and unapologetic. Schnabel's filmmaking career began in 1996… More Bio: Raised in Texas, director Julian Schnabel began his career as an artist, holding his first solo exhibition in 1975 at the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston. Schnabel became a key figure in the Neo-expressionism artistic movement, utilizing an audacious style that was often described as raw, evocative, and unapologetic. Schnabel's filmmaking career began in 1996 when he wrote and directed Basquiat, a biopic about the life of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. The film was well received by critics, and he followed it up with another biopic, 2000's Before Night Falls, about Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas. In 2007, Schnabel directed an adaptation of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, a memoir by Jean-Dominique Bauby, who suffered a stroke and became paralyzed in every part of his body except for a single eyelid. The film screened at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Golden Palm award; Schnabel also won the festival's Best Director award. His success there was just the beginning, as that film would garner him a Golden Globe for Best Director, as well as nominations in that category from the Academy and the National Society of Film Critics. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi

Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly)

Sketches of Frank Gehry

Lou Reed's Berlin

Before Night Falls

Filmography

Miral (2011)
- Director
- 17%
Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies (2010)
- Actor
- 67%
Lou Reed's Berlin (2007)
- Director
- 78%
Le Scaphandre et le Papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) (2007)
- Director
- 93%
Sketches of Frank Gehry (2006)
- Actor
- 81%
Rockets Redglare (2002)
- Actor
- 33%
Before Night Falls (2001)
- Director, Screenwriter
- 73%
Basquiat (1996)
- Director
- 70%
See all 8 films

Julian Schnabel Videos
                        
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly2 minutes 12 seconds

Miral2 minutes 5 seconds

Before Night Falls2 minutes 1 seconds

Lou Reed's Berlin2 minutes 54 seconds

Sketches Of Frank Gehry2 minutes 51 seconds