John Sayles

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Sayles
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Sep 28, 1950(1950-09-28)
Age	74
Birthplace	Schenectady
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Virgo

John Sayles Biography

John Sayles is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on September 28, 1950 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Director who co-wrote 2008’s movie The Spiderwick Chronicles and whose script Night Skies inspired what became E.T. : The Extra-Terrestrial.

He created a documentary about He made a documentary about Anthony Kiedis..

Sayles was born in Schenectady, New York, the son of Mary (née Rausch), a teacher, and Donald John Sayles, a school administrator. Both of Sayles’s parents were of half-Irish descent and Catholic. He attended Williams College with frequent collaborators Gordon Clapp and David Strathairn, as well as his longtime partner, Maggie Renzi. Sayles earned a B.A. in psychology in 1972.

After college, Sayles moved to Boston where he worked a variety of blue-collar jobs while writing short stories for The Atlantic. These writings culminated in his first novel, The Pride of the Bimbos, published in 1975.

He dated Maggie Renzi in 2013.

John Sayles Net Worth

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

He was a student at Williams College.

He was script doctor, revising scripts for films like Apollo 13 and Mimic.

John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, for Passion Fish (1992) and Lone Star (1996). His film Men with Guns (1997) was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film. His directorial debut, Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980), has been added to the National Film Registry.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

John Sayles height 6 ft 4 in John weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is John Sayles Dating?

According to our records, John Sayles is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, John Sayles’s is not dating anyone.

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In early 2003, Sayles signed the Not In Our Name “Statement of Conscience” (along with Noam Chomsky, Steve Earle, Brian Eno, Jesse Jackson, Viggo Mortensen, Bonnie Raitt, Oliver Stone, Marisa Tomei, Susan Sarandon and others) which opposed the invasion of Iraq

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Sayles celebrates birthday on September 28 of every year.

In February 2010, Sayles began shooting his 17th feature film, the historical war drama Amigo, in the Philippines. The film is a fictional account of events during the Philippine–American War, with a cast that includes Joel Torre, Chris Cooper, and Garret Dillahunt.

Who played Mr Wegler on The Sopranos?

David Strathairn? s memorable TV guest appearances include three episodes in the fifth season of The Sopranos; Strathairn plays Robert Wegler, a high school guidance counselor who has a romantic fling with Carmela? Before he had an acting career, David Strathairn worked as a circus clown.

How did John Sayles finance his first film?

As a financial strategy, it has worked for Sayles since 1979, when he financed his first film, “Return of the Secaucus 7,” with money he had from writing scripts for B-movie producer Roger Corman.

Is John Sayles alive?

John Sayles
Education| Williams College
Occupation| Director screenwriter editor actor author
Years active| 1978–present

How tall is John Sayles?

6′ 4″

Who is Strathairn's wife?

Logan Goodman