Peter Jackson - Celebrity

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NAME:	Peter Jackson
PROFILE:	Name: Peter Jackson Height: 5' 6½'' Sex: M Nationality: New Zealander Birth Date: October 31, 1961 Birth Place: Pukerua Bay, North Island, New Zealand Profession: Director, Producer, Screenwriter Education: Kapiti College, Wellington, New Zealand Massey University (received the honorary graduation together with his wife Fran Walsh on November 26, 2001) Husband/Wife: Frances Walsh (screenwriter; born in 1961; married in 1987) Father: William 'Bill' Jackson (died) Mother: Joan Jackson (died) Son: Billy Jackson (born in 1995) Daughter: Katie Jackson (born in 1996) Claim to fame: The Lord of the Rings trilogy Contact: Click here
GOSSIP:	Jackson and Steven Spielberg are to join forces to direct and produce a series of three-films based on the beloved Belgian comic-strip hero Tintin. (May 16, 2007) As LORD OF THE RINGS fans mounted a protest following word that New Line had dropped Jackson from consideration as director of THE HOBBIT and another LORD OF THE RINGS prequel, producer Saul Zaentz has given assurances that Jackson will indeed direct the two films. (November 24, 2006) Is disappointed after Hollywood studios Fox and Universal pulled out of financing video game movie HALO, reportedly because they are worried at its escalating budget. (October 23, 2006) Ranked #11 on Premiere's 2006 Power 50 list. Had ranked #1 in 2005. Ranked #7 in Empire (UK) magazine's The Greatest directors ever! (2005) Lost 70 lbs. during the production of KING KONG (2005). No longer needs glasses after undergoing eye surgery during the making of KING KONG (2005). He is among an elite group of 5 Directors who have won Best Picture, Best Director & Best Screenplay (Orig/Adapted) for the same film. In 2004 he won all three for LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003) . The other Directors are Leo McCarey, Billy Wilder, Francis Ford Coppola & James L. Brooks. Ranked #6 in Premiere's 2004 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #20 in 2003. He is the second-highest rated director on the list, behind only Steven Spielberg. Along with his wife Fran Walsh, he was one of two husband/wife teams to be nominated for an Oscar for the 2003 season, the other team was Michael McKean and his wife, Annette O'Toole. Ranked #20 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #41 in 2002. Owns two houses in Wellington, New Zealand Made the latex models for BAD TASTE (1987) in his mom's kitchen oven, often forcing the family to have sausages for dinner because they couldn't use the oven. Owner of production companies WingNut Films, Weta Limited and Three Foot Six. He collects models of airplanes from World War One. MORE PETER JACKSON TRIVIA
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