Gregg Araki

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gregg Araki
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Dec 17, 1959(1959-12-17)
Age	65
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Gregg Araki Biography

Gregg Araki is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on December 17, 1959 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Indie filmmaker from the New Gay Cinema movement who directed The Living End about two HIV-positive males and Smiley Face which starred Alyssa Milano.

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Gregg Araki (born December 17, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is noted for his heavy involvement with the New Queer Cinema movement. His film Kaboom (2010) was the first winner of the Cannes Film Festival Queer Palm.

Araki made his directorial debut in 1987 with Three Bewildered People in the Night. With a budget of only US$5,000 and using a stationary camera, he told the story of a romance between a video artist, her sweet-heart and her gay friend. Two years later, Araki followed up with The Long Weekend (O’ Despair), another film with a US$5,000 budget. His third film, The Living End (1992), saw an increase to US$20,000. He had to shoot his early movies often spontaneously and lacking proper permits.

He was gay until 1997, when he began an affair in 1997 with He identified as gay until 1997 when he started a relationship with Kathleen Robertson. After the relationship ended, he identified himself as bisexual.. Following the break-up the couple, he was identified as bisexual.

Gregg Araki Net Worth

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

He went to USC as well as UC Santa Barbara.

The film he directed in 1992 The Living End was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. He was awarded an award called the Filmmaker on the Edge award at the Provincetown International Film Festival in 2006.

Araki was born in Los Angeles on December 17, 1959, to Japanese American parents. He grew up in nearby Santa Barbara, California and enrolled in college at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He graduated with a B.A. from UCSB in 1982. He later attended the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, where he graduated with a M.F.A. in 1985.

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Who is Gregg Araki Dating?

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In 2010, Kaboom was named the first ever winner of the Cannes Film Festival Queer Palm. Araki has also been honored with the 2006 Filmmaker on the Edge Award at the Provincetown International Film Festival. In 2013, Araki was recognized by the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City with the retrospective God Help Me: Gregg Araki.

Facts & Trivia

Gregg Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gregg Araki celebrates birthday on December 17 of every year.

Araki followed that film with White Bird in a Blizzard (2014), which was given limited release to mixed reviews.

Top Facts about Gregg Araki

1. Gregg Araki is an American film director born in 1959.
2. He is known for his work on independent films.
3. Araki’s films often explore themes of sexuality and identity.
4. His breakthrough film was “The Living End” (1992).
5. Araki has directed over a dozen feature films.
6. He won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance for “The Doom Generation” (1995).
7. Araki has also directed episodes of popular TV shows like “Riverdale”.
8. Many of his films have been praised by critics for their unique style.
9. Araki is openly gay and often includes LGBTQ+ characters in his work.
10. He has cited David Lynch as one of his biggest influences in filmmaking.

How old is Gregg Araki?

62 years (December 17, 1959)

Where can I watch The Doom Generation?

Watch The Doom Generation on Netflix Today! NetflixMovies.com.

Is Gregg Araki retired?

Gregg Araki
Occupation| Film director, screenwriter, producer
Years active| 1987–present
Style| New Queer Cinema

What camera did Gregg Araki use?

Along with a medium-format Pentax , his primary camera, Araki keeps one autofocus and another manual 35mm, a mirrorless DSLR and a Polaroid SLR on standby. Although they are only part of his collection, one does not often meet photographers like him, who use these many cameras to shoot one model.

How long is the Doom Generation?

1h 25m