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 Samuel Alexander Mendes was born on August 1, 1965 in Reading, England, UK to parents James Peter Mendes, a retired university lecturer, and Valerie Helene Mendes, an author who writes children's books. Their marriage didn't last long, James divorced Sam's mother in 1970 when Sam was just 5-years-old. Sam was educated at Cambridge University and joined the Chichester Festival Theatre following his graduation in 1987. Afterwards, he directed Judi Dench in "The Cherry Orchard", for which he won a Critics Circle Award for Best Newcomer. He then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he directed such productions as "Troilus and Cressida" with Ralph Fiennes and "Richard III". In 1992, he became artistic director of the reopened Donmar Warehouse in London, where he directed such productions as "The Glass Menagerie" and the revival of the musical "Cabaret", which earned four Tony Awards including one for Best Revival of a Musical. He also directed "The Blue Room" starring Nicole Kidman. In 1999, he got the chance to direct his first feature film, American Beauty (1999). The movie earned 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Mendes, which is a rare feat for a first-time film director.
Bio:
Samuel Alexander Mendes was born on August 1, 1965 in Reading, England, UK to parents James Peter Mendes, a retired university lecturer, and Valerie Helene Mendes, an author who writes children's books. Their marriage didn't last long, James divorced Sam's mother in 1970 when Sam was just 5-years-old. Sam was educated at Cambridge University and joined the Chichester Festival Theatre following his graduation in 1987. Afterwards, he directed Judi Dench in "The Cherry Orchard", for which he won a Critics Circle Award for Best Newcomer. He then joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he directed such productions as "Troilus and Cressida" with Ralph Fiennes and "Richard III". In 1992, he became artistic director of the reopened Donmar Warehouse in London, where he directed such productions as "The Glass Menagerie" and the revival of the musical "Cabaret", which earned four Tony Awards including one for Best Revival of a Musical. He also directed "The Blue Room" starring Nicole Kidman. In 1999, he got the chance to direct his first feature film, American Beauty (1999). The movie earned 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director for Mendes, which is a rare feat for a first-time film director.
Tivia:
Sam married English actress Kate Winslet in the West Indies in May 2003.Was born in the same small Reading hospital where his wife, Kate Winslet, was born 10 years later.His father is Trinidadian.His paternal grandparents were of Trinidad's ethnic Portuguese community. His grandfather is famed West Indian writer Alfred H. Mendes.To date (2009), all of the leading actresses in his films are in relationships with film directors: American Beauty (1999)'s Annette Bening (Warren Beatty), Road to Perdition (2002)'s Jennifer Jason Leigh (Noah Baumbach), Away We Go (2009)'s Maya Rudolph (Paul Thomas Anderson), and his own wife, Kate Winslet, in Revolutionary Road (2008). The only exception is Jarhead (2005), in which the leading actors are all male.He is the first Oscar-Winning director to helm a James Bond movie. He is also the first director, since John Glen, to helm two movies in a row.He was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Director of the 1997 season for "Othello" at the Royal National Theatre.Educated at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England, UK.Is a big cricket fan and is said to have incorporated the ideas of former England cricket captain Mike Brearly in his direction.He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Drama. He is a theatre and film director in Greater London WC2H, England.Resides in both New York City and London, England.He was offered the chance to direct The Avengers (2012) but turned it down.He was awarded the 1989 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Most Promising Newcomer as Director of Minerva Studio in Chichester, England.Suggested the idea for initiating production on "Shrek the Musical" to Jeffrey Katzenberg of DreamWorks Animation during the creation of Shrek 2 (2004). Is a big fan of the first "Shrek" film.Directed 4 actors in Oscar nominated performances: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Paul Newman, and Michael Shannon. Spacey won for his performance in American Beauty (1999).Along with Delbert Mann, Jerome Robbins, Robert Redford, James L. Brooks and Kevin Costner, he is one of only six people to win the Academy Award for Best Director for their directorial debut: Mann for Marty (1955), Robbins for West Side Story (1961) (which he co-directed with Robert Wise, Redford for Ordinary People (1980), Brooks for Terms of Endearment (1983), Costner for Dances with Wolves (1990) and Mendes for American Beauty (1999).He was awarded the 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Director of 2002 for "Twelfth Night" and "Uncle Vanya" in repertory company at the Donmar Warehouse in London.Announced new film and theater production company, Scamp, with his two business partners, Pippa Harris (who heads the film division) and Caro Newling (who heads the theater division). Dreamworks is to automatically get first privileges with all of Scamp's film projects. (February 2004)It was announced in March 2010 that he and Kate Winslet had separated earlier the same year.In 2000, he won his first Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for his production of "The Real Thing".He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1996 (1995 season) for Best Director for both "Company" and "The Glass Menagerie" at the Donmar Warehouse.He is directing Julianne Moore and Bill Nighy in the Broadway theater production of "The Vertical Hour" in New York City. (January 2007)He was awarded the 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award: Special for his services and contributions as Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse for the past ten years.He was awarded the 2002 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best Director for both "Uncle Vanya" and "Twelfth Night" performed at the Donmar Warehouse.Was nominated for Broadway's 1998 Tony Award as Best Director (Musical), along with collaborator Rob Marshall, for a revival of "Cabaret."He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Birthday Honors List for his services to drama.He is one of only six directors to win an Academy Award for Best Director for their debut film.He was nominated for Best Director at the 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards for the 1998 production of "The Blue Room".He was awarded the 1995 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre) for Best Director for "The Glass Menagerie".Son, Joe Alfie Winslet Mendes, was born on December 22, 2003, in New York, and weighed 7 pounds and 13 ounces.Taught cricket (his passion) at Summer Fields School, Oxford, UK after leaving school for a year.In 1999, he was Nominated for a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for "Electra".Childhood friend of Tom Hollander.Ranked #91 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List.He was awarded the 2002 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Director for "Uncle Vanya" and "Twelfth Night" performed at the Donmar Warehouse.Ranked #15 in the 2008 Telegraph's list "the 100 most powerful people in British culture".Cites German director Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas (1984) as an "untouchable masterpiece".Ex-stepfather of Kate Winslet's daughter, Mia.Grandson of writer Alfred H. Mendes.Directing "Twelfth Night" and "Uncle Vanya" for the Donmar Warehouse Theatre Co. at the Brooklyn Academy of Music featuring Emily Watson. (February 2003)Has a home in Cotswolds, England.Ex-brother-in-law of Anna Winslet, Beth Winslet, Joss Winslet and Edmund Harcourt.Ex-son-in-law of Roger Winslet. |
| Name: |
Sam Mendes |
Type: |
Producer,Director,Additional Crew (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
| Category: |
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Business scope: |
Producer,Director,Additional Crew |
| Products for sale: |
Producer,Director,Additional Crew |
| Model rank: |
342 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:37:39 |
| Height: |
5' 9' (1.75 m) |
| Biography: |
Samuel Alexander Mendes was born on August 1, 1965 in Reading, England, UK to parents James Peter Mendes, a retired university lecturer, and Valerie Helene Mendes, an author who writes children\'s books. Their marriage didn\'t last long, James divorc |
| Trivia: |
Sam married English actress Kate Winslet in the West Indies in May 2003.Was born in the same small Reading hospital where his wife, Kate Winslet, was born 10 years later.His father is Trinidadian.His paternal grandparents were of Trinidad's ethnic Portuguese community. His grandfather is famed West Indian writer Alfred H. Mendes.To date (2009), all of the leading actresses in his films are in relationships with film directors: American Beauty (1999)'s Annette Bening (Warren Beatty), Road to Perdition (2002)'s Jennifer Jason Leigh (Noah Baumbach), Away We Go (2009)'s Maya Rudolph (Paul Thomas Anderson), and his own wife, Kate Winslet, in Revolutionary Road (2008). The only exception is Jarhead (2005), in which the leading actors are all male.He is the first Oscar-Winning director to helm a James Bond movie. He is also the first director, since John Glen, to helm two movies in a row.He was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Director of the 1997 season for "Othello" at the Royal National Theatre.Educated at Cambridge University in Cambridge, England, UK.Is a big cricket fan and is said to have incorporated the ideas of former England cricket captain Mike Brearly in his direction.He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Drama. He is a theatre and film director in Greater London WC2H, England.Resides in both New York City and London, England.He was offered the chance to direct The Avengers (2012) but turned it down.He was awarded the 1989 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Most Promising Newcomer as Director of Minerva Studio in Chichester, England.Suggested the idea for initiating production on "Shrek the Musical" to Jeffrey Katzenberg of DreamWorks Animation during the creation of Shrek 2 (2004). Is a big fan of the first "Shrek" film.Directed 4 actors in Oscar nominated performances: Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Paul Newman, and Michael Shannon. Spacey won for his performance in American Beauty (1999).Along with Delbert Mann, Jerome Robbins, Robert Redford, James L. Brooks and Kevin Costner, he is one of only six people to win the Academy Award for Best Director for their directorial debut: Mann for Marty (1955), Robbins for West Side Story (1961) (which he co-directed with Robert Wise, Redford for Ordinary People (1980), Brooks for Terms of Endearment (1983), Costner for Dances with Wolves (1990) and Mendes for American Beauty (1999).He was awarded the 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Director of 2002 for "Twelfth Night" and "Uncle Vanya" in repertory company at the Donmar Warehouse in London.Announced new film and theater production company, Scamp, with his two business partners, Pippa Harris (who heads the film division) and Caro Newling (who heads the theater division). Dreamworks is to automatically get first privileges with all of Scamp's film projects. (February 2004)It was announced in March 2010 that he and Kate Winslet had separated earlier the same year.In 2000, he won his first Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for his production of "The Real Thing".He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1996 (1995 season) for Best Director for both "Company" and "The Glass Menagerie" at the Donmar Warehouse.He is directing Julianne Moore and Bill Nighy in the Broadway theater production of "The Vertical Hour" in New York City. (January 2007)He was awarded the 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award: Special for his services and contributions as Artistic Director of the Donmar Warehouse for the past ten years.He was awarded the 2002 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama) for Best Director for both "Uncle Vanya" and "Twelfth Night" performed at the Donmar Warehouse.Was nominated for Broadway's 1998 Tony Award as Best Director (Musical), along with collaborator Rob Marshall, for a revival of "Cabaret."He was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2000 Queen's Birthday Honors List for his services to drama.He is one of only six directors to win an Academy Award for Best Director for their debut film.He was nominated for Best Director at the 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards for the 1998 production of "The Blue Room".He was awarded the 1995 London Critics Circle Theatre Award (Drama Theatre) for Best Director for "The Glass Menagerie".Son, Joe Alfie Winslet Mendes, was born on December 22, 2003, in New York, and weighed 7 pounds and 13 ounces.Taught cricket (his passion) at Summer Fields School, Oxford, UK after leaving school for a year.In 1999, he was Nominated for a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for "Electra".Childhood friend of Tom Hollander.Ranked #91 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List.He was awarded the 2002 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Director for "Uncle Vanya" and "Twelfth Night" performed at the Donmar Warehouse.Ranked #15 in the 2008 Telegraph's list "the 100 most powerful people in British culture".Cites German director Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas (1984) as an "untouchable masterpiece".Ex-stepfather of Kate Winslet's daughter, Mia.Grandson of writer Alfred H. Mendes.Directing "Twelfth Night" and "Uncle Vanya" for the Donmar Warehouse Theatre Co. at the Brooklyn Academy of Music featuring Emily Watson. (February 2003)Has a home in Cotswolds, England.Ex-brother-in-law of Anna Winslet, Beth Winslet, Joss Winslet and Edmund Harcourt.Ex-son-in-law of Roger Winslet. |
| Trademarks: |
Often begins his films with a voice-over narration from the main character; at the end of the movie the character finishes his narration in very much the same way it began.
Music scores from Thomas Newman
Very slow pull in, especially on table scenes
Films typically deal with a family unit, be it real or surrogate.
In his films rain frequently marks the event of a death |
| Quotes: |
Sex. What Fun. to the students of Atlantic Theater School
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If you shout in the theater, people think you've gone a bit mad. But if you raise your voice on a film set, people just work a bit harder.
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My process is slow and I enjoy it too much to rush. And I like to return to the theater between films. But after not doing any movies for a few years, perhaps I might do two in two years.
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[on directing Jarhead (2005) without having a military background] This is new territory to me, but I hadn't spent two days in American suburbia when I directed American Beauty (1999). I only knew the script had an unusual and original voice and it was a challenge I wanted to take on. "Jarhead" is equal parts black humor, honesty, rage, lyricism, profanity and the mixture of machismo jarhead culture. With the exception of Three Kings (1999) this is a war that has been overlooked but which has a burning relevance to what is happening right now in the Middle East.
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[receiving his Lifetime Achievement award from the Directors Guild of Great Britain] I feel very undeserving. I feel the award is a bank loan, which I'll take out and pay back by the end of 20 years, and by then I'll feel more deserving. |
| Salaries: |
Road to Perdition (2002) - $1,200,000
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American Beauty (1999) - $150,000 |
| Job title: |
Producer,Director,Additional Crew |
| Others works: |
London and Broadway theatrical productions of Cabaret.
(1999) Directed The Blue Room, starring Nicole Kidman.
Directed original stage version of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.
Ran the Donmar Warehouse, a theatre in London (1993-2002).
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| Spouse: |
Alison Balsom (January 26, 2017 - present) (1 child)Kate Winslet (May 24, 2003 - October 3, 2010) (divorced, 1 child) |
| Children: |
Joe Alfie MendesJoe Mendes |
| Parents: |
James Peter Mendes
Valerie Helene Mendes |
| Relatives: |
Alfred H. Mendes (Grandparent) |
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