Quick Facts

Full Name	M. Night Shyamalan
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Aug 6, 1970(1970-08-06)
Age	54
Birthplace	Mahé
Country	India
Birth City	Puducherry
Horoscope	Leo

M. Night Shyamalan Biography

M. Night Shyamalan is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on August 6, 1970 in Mahé, Puducherry, India. He is a filmmaker and actor, who became famous for his suspense thriller The Sixth Sense in 1999. The Sixth Sense was his first film. He went on to direct The Visit, The Village and Signs, as well as The Happening. He is best known for his psychological thrillers. His Unbreakable series of films earned him additional fame.

He was also the ghost writer of the rom-com She’s All That starring He was the ghost writer for the rom com She’s All That starring Freddie Prinze Jr.

Shyamalan’s parents emigrated to the United States when he was six weeks old. Shyamalan was raised in his hometown of Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. Shyamalan was raised Hindu. He attended the private Roman Catholic grammar school Waldron Mercy Academy, followed by the Episcopal Academy, a private Episcopal high school located at the time in Merion Station, Pennsylvania. Shyamalan earned the New York University Merit Scholarship in 1988. Shyamalan is an alumnus of New York University Tisch School of the Arts in Manhattan, graduating in 1992. It was while studying there that he adopted “Night” as his second name.

He made his directorial debut in 1992 with his first movie Praying with Anger. His second movie was the comedy-drama film Wide Awake (1998). His most well- received films include the supernatural thriller The Sixth Sense (1999), the superhero thriller Unbreakable (2000), the science fiction thriller Signs (2002) and the period-piece thriller The Village (2004). For The Sixth Sense, Shyamalan received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Afterward, Shyamalan released a series of poorly received but sometimes financially successful movies, including the dark fantasy Lady in the Water (2006), the eco-thriller The Happening (2008), The Last Airbender (2010) (an adaptation of the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender), and the science fiction film After Earth (2013). Following the financial failure of After Earth, Shyamalan’s career was revived with the release of the found footage horror film The Visit (2015), the psychological thriller Split (2016), and continued with the superhero thriller Glass (2019), with these three made for a combined total of $34 million, while earning a combined box office of $625 million. Glass is the third and final chapter of his Unbreakable film series.

When he was six weeks old, he and his family moved to the U.S. He married Bhavna Vaswani, and they had three children: Saleka, Shivani, and Ishani.

M. Night Shyamalan Net Worth

M. Night Shyamalan is one of the richest Director from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, M. Night Shyamalan 's net worth $50 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1992, he graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He also adopted “Night” as his middle name while at Tisch School of the Arts. His directorial debut was made in 1992 with Praying with Anger.

For his work on The Sixth Sense, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Manoj Nelliyattu “M. Night” Shyamalan (/ˈ ʃ ɑː m ə l ɑː n / SHAH -mə-lahn; born August 6, 1970) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is known for making films with contemporary supernatural plots and twist endings. He was born in Mahé, Pondicherry, India, and raised in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. The cumulative gross of his films exceeds $3 billion globally.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is M. Night Shyamalan Dating?

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Shyamalan cofounded the M. Night Shyamalan Foundation with his wife, Dr. Bhavna Shyamalan, in 2001. The M. Night Shyamalan Foundation supports grassroots work by identifying and empowering emerging leaders in their communities removing the barriers created by poverty and inequality in their communities.

Facts & Trivia

M. Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. M. Night Shyamalan celebrates birthday on August 6 of every year.

His 2002 film Signs, where he also played Ray Reddy, gained both critical and financial success. His next movie The Village (2004) received mixed reviews from the critics, but turned out to be a financial success.

What is M. Night Shyamalan's best movie?

• 8. The Village (2004) 43% #8. …

• 7. Wide Awake (1998) 45% #7. …

• 6. Old (2021) 50% #6. …

• 5. The Visit (2015) 68% #5. …

• 4. Unbreakable (2000) 70% #4. …

• 3. Signs (2002) 74% #3. …

• 2. Split (2016) 77% #2. …

• 1. The Sixth Sense (1999) 86% #1.

Is M. Night Shyamalan good?

Night Shyamalan Is a Good Filmmaker , Actually, and Old Is His Best Work Since The Sixth Sense. The varied career of M. Night Shyamalan has been a complicated yet fascinating one.

Is M. Night Shyamalan his real name?

Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan

Are Bruce Willis and M. Night Shyamalan friends?

Shyamalan said in a 2020 interview with The New Indian Express that he and Willis have remained friends over the years , telling the outlet, “Bruce and I have actually stayed in touch and our families have stayed close. So, we’ve stayed in touch and he’s always been the big brother in my life …

Will there be a 4th Unbreakable movie?

However, sequels were not Shyamalan’s plan — it’s just that he had too much story for one movie. “ The Unbreakable series was a very specific thing that I don’t believe will ever happen again ,” Shayamlan told ComicBook.com.