Craig Gillespie

Quick Facts

Full Name	Craig Gillespie
Occupation	Film Director
Date Of Birth	Sep 1, 1967(1967-09-01)
Age	57
Birthplace	Sydney
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Virgo

Craig Gillespie Biography

Craig Gillespie is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on September 1, 1967 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Gillespie started out as an intern at ad agency J. Walter Thompson, New York. He then moved on to D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles, BBDO, Deutsch, and Ammirati & Puris, first as an art director, later as a creative director. After eight years working on the agency side he moved into directing in 1995. Based on the strength of his spec reel and agency experience, he gained representation by production company Fahrenheit Films in late 1995. One year later, he signed with Coppos Films. He has been with MJZ since 2000 and continues to work as a commercial director, commonly working with cinematographers Adam Kimmel and Rodrigo Prieto. Following nominations in 2001 and 2002 in the Directors Guild of America Award category for “Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials”, he won in 2006 for his Ameriquest and Altoids commercials. He also won a Golden Lion Award at 2005’s Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, and two of his commercials belong to the Museum of Modern Art in Midtown Manhattan’s permanent collection.

Gillespie’s debut feature film was 2007’s Mr. Woodcock. He left the project after several negative test screenings, and many scenes were re-written and re-shot. David Dobkin replaced Gillespie in the director’s role. Upon initially receiving the script, Gillespie had assumed that audiences would respond well to the dark humor he had been using in his commercials, but, according to him, “it was obvious the audience wanted a broader comedy, not the one I’d made. I appreciated the predicament New Line was in, so I stepped aside.” Less than a month after principal photography of Mr. Woodcock concluded, Gillespie set up pre-production of Lars and the Real Girl. He had had the Lars script for four years but had not yet attached any cast members or a studio. He had first read the script before he was attached to Mr. Woodcock, but the pitch for Lars and the Real Girl—a man falling in love with a sex doll—which he had almost turned down himself, believing the premise to be an “absurd notion”, put off many major studios. He chose to direct Mr. Woodcock first.

Craig Gillespie Net Worth

Craig Gillespie is one of the richest Film Director from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Craig Gillespie 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Craig Gillespie (born 1 September 1967) is an Australian film, television, and commercial director. He is best known for his direction in the films Lars and the Real Girl, Fright Night, and I, Tonya.

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Who is Craig Gillespie Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Cyril Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Craig Gillespie celebrates birthday on September 1 of every year.

How old is Craig Gillespie?

54 years (September 1, 1967)

Who directed I Tonya?

Craig Gillespie

Who is Jason Gillespie married to?

Anna (née McEvoy)

Is Jason Gillespie white?

Jason Gillespie is a descendant on his father’s side of the Kamilaroi people of Indigenous Australians, and is the first acknowledged Aboriginal male to become a Test cricketer. His mother has Greek heritage and Jason is the eldest of the three children. He attended Cabra Dominican College in Adelaide, South Australia.

How much was Margot Robbie paid for Tonya?

However, she only made a fraction of what she makes today. It’s reported that Robbie only made $347,000 for the movie, which isn’t bad for a new actress, but is much less than what she’s raking in for Birds of Prey.