Roland Emmerich

Quick Facts

Full Name	Roland Emmerich
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Nov 10, 1955(1955-11-10)
Age	69
Birthplace	Stuttgart
Country	Germany
Birth City	Baden-Württemberg
Horoscope	Scorpio

Roland Emmerich Biography

Roland Emmerich is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on November 10, 1955 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Director of blockbuster films such as The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and Godzilla (1998).

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Emmerich was born in Stuttgart, West Germany, and grew up in the nearby town of Sindelfingen. As a youth, he traveled extensively throughout Europe and North America on vacations financed by his father, Hans, the wealthy founder of a garden machinery production company. In 1977, he began attending University of Television and Film Munich with the intention of studying to become a production designer. After watching Star Wars, he instead decided to enroll in the school’s film director program. Required to create a short film as his final thesis in 1981, he wrote and directed the full-length feature The Noah’s Ark Principle, which was screened as the opening film of the 34th Berlin International Film Festival in 1984.

In 1985, he founded Centropolis Film Productions (now Centropolis Entertainment) in partnership with his sister, producer Ute Emmerich, and directed his major film debut, a fantasy feature named Joey. He subsequently directed the 1987 comedy Hollywood-Monster and the 1990 science-fiction film Moon 44. Theatrically, these were only released in and nearby his native country, although Emmerich filmed them in English and went against conventional German styles in an attempt to appeal to a larger market. This subsequently resulted in Moon 44 being released direct-to-video in the U.S. in early 1991. Joey and Hollywood-Monster eventually also saw home video releases in the U.S. (as Making Contact and Ghost Chase, respectively) once Emmerich achieved more prominence in America.

He is openly gay, and a supporter of the LGBT community.

Roland Emmerich Net Worth

Roland Emmerich is one of the richest Director from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Roland Emmerich 's net worth $200 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He initially wanted to be an editor, but he decided to become a director after seeing the original Star Wars.

In 1984, he directed The Noah’s Ark Principle his first feature.

Roland Emmerich (German: [ˈʁoːlant ˈɛməʁɪç] ; born 10 November 1955) is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer, widely known for his disaster films. His films, most of which are English-language Hollywood productions, have made more than $3 billion worldwide, including just over $1 billion in the United States, making him the country’s 15th-highest-grossing director of all time. He began his work in the film industry by directing the film The Noah’s Ark Principle (1984) as part of his university thesis and also co-founded Centropolis Entertainment in 1985 with his sister. He is a collector of art and an active campaigner for the LGBT community, and is openly gay.

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Who is Roland Emmerich Dating?

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Producer Mario Kassar invited Emmerich to come to the United States to direct a futuristic action film entitled Isobar. Dean Devlin, who appeared in Moon 44, soon joined Emmerich as his writing and producing partner, and served in this capacity until 2000. Emmerich subsequently refused the offer to direct after producers rejected Devlin’s re-write of the script, and the Isobar project was eventually scrapped. Instead, Emmerich was hired to replace director Andrew Davis for the action movie Universal Soldier. The film was released in 1992, and has since been followed by two direct-to-video sequels, a theatrical sequel, and another sequel released in 2010.

Facts & Trivia

Roland Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Roland Emmerich celebrates birthday on November 10 of every year.

In 2006, he pledged $150,000 to the Legacy Project, a campaign dedicated to gay and lesbian film preservation. Emmerich made the donation on behalf of Outfest, making it the largest gift in the festival’s history. In 2007, on behalf of the LGBT community, he held a fundraiser at his Los Angeles home for Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

What is Roland Emmerich known for?

Roland Emmerich, born in Stuttgart in 1955, is a German director, screenwriter and producer. Most of his blockbuster productions are catastrophe films like “Godzilla” (1998) and “Independence Day” (1996).

Are Roland Emmerich and Noah Emmerich related?

Emmerich’s brother is film producer Toby Emmerich, but they are not , Emmerich explains, related to director Roland Emmerich.

How much did Moonfall make?

Today, Moonfall will need an against-the-odds heroic ending of the sort common to Emmerich’s filmmaking to escape major financial losses. The movie cost an estimated $146 million to make and it has earned just $18.9 million in North America and $39.4 million worldwide.

Is Roland Emmerich German?

Roland Emmerich is a German film director and producer of blockbuster films like The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Godzilla (1998), Independence Day (1996) and The Patriot (2000). Before fame, he originally wanted to be a production designer, but decided to be a director, after watching the original Star Wars (1977).

Are they going to make another Moonfall?

We already know that the movie’s writer and director, Roland Emmerich, had plans for a Moonfall trilogy, too, so everything adds up to Moonfall 2 becoming a reality eventually.