Stephen Gaghan
- January 5, 2024
- Director
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Stephen Gaghan |
| Occupation | Director |
| Date Of Birth | May 6, 1965(1965-05-06) |
| Age | 59 |
| Birthplace | Louisville |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Kentucky |
| Horoscope | Taurus |
Stephen Gaghan Biography
| Name | Stephen Gaghan |
| Birthday | May 6 |
| Birth Year | 1965 |
| Place Of Birth | Louisville |
| Home Town | Kentucky |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Spouse | Minnie Mortimer |
| Children(s) | Betsy Gaghan, Gardner Gaghan |
Stephen Gaghan is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on May 6, 1965 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Filmmaker who took home an Oscar award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2000 for his script for the screenplay for Traffic.
His film Syriana was a huge success and earned His film Syriana earned George Clooney the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Gaghan was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of the former Elizabeth Jane Whorton and her first husband, Stephen Gaghan (d. 1980), and a stepson of Tom Haag. Gaghan attended Kentucky Country Day School, a college preparatory school in Louisville. He was an All-State soccer player where he held the assist record at the school for nearly three decades. He is a grandson of Jerry Gaghan, a newspaper columnist and drama critic for Variety and the Philadelphia Daily News. Gaghan wrote in a 2001 article in Newsweek, “I also wanted to be a writer, like my grandfather, who carried a card in his wallet that read, “If you find me, call my son [my father] at this number…”
He attended the University of Kentucky and was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. He was a student on the Fall 1986 Voyage of the “Semester at Sea” Study Abroad Program where he attended classes on board the SS Universe and sailed around the world. He eventually graduated from Babson College in 1988 with a degree in screenwriting. He also started a catalog company, Fallen Empire Inc., which he hoped would support his writing career.
The second woman he married Minnie Mortimer became the heir of his Standard Oil fortune and a fashion designer.
Stephen Gaghan Net Worth
| Net Worth | $14 Million |
| Source Of Income | Director |
| House | Living in own house. |
Stephen Gaghan is one of the richest Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Stephen Gaghan 's net worth $14 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a top soccer player in high school and claims that he had spent the majority of his childhood consuming the narcotics and alcohol.
He also wrote and directed the thriller about politics Syriana that also won high praise from critics.
Stephen Gaghan (/ˈ ɡ eɪ ɡ ən / ; born May 6, 1965) is an American screenwriter and director. He is noted for writing the screenplay for Steven Soderbergh’s film Traffic, based on a Channel 4 series, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as Syriana which he wrote and directed. He also wrote and directed the thriller Abandon and the family film Dolittle, and directed the drama Gold.
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Who is Stephen Gaghan Dating?
According to our records, Stephen Gaghan married to Minnie Mortimer. As of December 1, 2023, Stephen Gaghan’s is not dating anyone.
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On January 19, 2017 it was announced that Ubisoft had hired Gaghan to direct the film adaptation of the popular video game The Division, but it was announced later that Gaghan was no longer attached to the project.
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Stephen Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Stephen Gaghan celebrates birthday on May 6 of every year.
What was the movie Syriana about?
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday (Jeffrey Wright) is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman (Matt Damon), a Switzerland-based energy analyst, experiences both personal tragedy and opportunity during a visit with Arabian royalty. Meanwhile, veteran CIA agent Bob Barnes (George Clooney) uncovers an assassination plot with unsettling origins.
Who wrote the screenplay for traffic?
Screenplay
Is Syriana a true story?
Syriana is loosely based on See No Evil , the memoir by former CIA case officer Robert Baer, who, in 2002, accompanied Gaghan as he globetrotted to Syria, Lebanon, Dubai and Geneva to meet with arms dealers and oil owners.
What happened at the end of Syriana?
Syriana(2005) Share: Scapegoated by the CIA, Barnes (George Clooney) is killed while attempting to warn the would-be reformist Prince Nasir (Alexander Siddig), that he is being targeted by the CIA (because he would have sold oil rights to the Chinese and not the Americans.)
Was Traffic based on a true story?
The story of Traffic takes place over the course of a single day and is inspired by a real-life incident from Chennai , as shown in the credits. In Mumbai city, Head Constable Ramdas Godbole (Manoj Bajpayee) is shown to join the force after a suspension for taking bribes (he did that in order to help his sister).