Shane Black
Shane Black | |
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Black in 2018 | |
| Born | December 16, 1961 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
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Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American screenwriter, film director, and actor, known for his distinctive style of action and action comedy films. He is the original creator of the Lethal Weapon franchise, and has also written such films as The Monster Squad (1987), The Last Boy Scout (1991), Last Action Hero (1993), and The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996). As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Hawkins in Predator (1987).
He made his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. Black went on to write and direct Iron Man 3 (2013), The Nice Guys (2016), and The Predator (2018).