Paul Thomas Anderson Biography

Paul Thomas Anderson is a famous American filmmaker. His films have been nominated for 25 Academy Awards, by winning three for cast and crew. In an alumnus of the Sundance Institute, he directed his first feature film, of Hard Eight, in 1996. He achieved critical and commercial success with Boogie Nights (1997), set during the Golden Age of Porn. He has other notable films like Magnolia (1999), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), The Master (2012), Inherent Vice (2014), and Phantom Thread (2017).

Paul Thomas Anderson Education

Paul Thomas went to a number of schools, including Buckley in Sherman Oaks, John Thomas Dye School, Campbell Hall School, Cushing Academy, and Montclair Prep. He then joined Santa Monica College before enrolling and spending two semesters as an English major at Emerson College where he was taught by David Foster Wallace, and only two days at New York University before he commenced his career as a production assistant on television films, music videos and game shows in Los Angeles and New York City. He later joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Paul Thomas Anderson Age

On 26 June 1970 Paul Thomas was born in Studio City, California, United States.

Paul Thomas Anderson Height

Paul Thomas is quite tall and stands at an average height of 1.79 m.

Paul Thomas Anderson Family

Paul Thomas is the son of Edwina (née Gough) and Ernie Anderson. Ernie was an actor who voiced the voice of ABC and Cleveland television late-night horror movie host known as “Ghoulardi” (after whom Anderson later named his production company). He is the third youngest of nine children, he had a troubled relationship with his mother but he was so close with his father, who encouraged him to become a writer and a director.

Paul Thomas Anderson Wife

Paul Thomas Anderson Maya Rudolph and have been dating since 2001, but are not married. Still, the Saturday Night Live host and actress calls Paul her husband. They are blessed with four children together.

Paul Thomas Anderson Children

Paul Thomas Anderson is blessed with four children, Minnie Ida Anderson, Pearl Minnie Anderson, Lucille Anderson, Jack Anderson.

Paul Thomas Anderson Career

Paul Thomas commenced his career in filmmaking at a young age. He made his first debut film when he was eight years old and he continued making movies on the Betamax video camera that his dad bought in 1982 when he was 12 years old. He later began using 8 mm film but realized that video was easier. While at the Sundance Feature Film Program, Anderson already had a deal with Rysher Entertainment to direct his first full-length feature, Sydney, retitled Hard Eight. Erson, who still had the workprint of his original cut, submitted the film to the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, where it was accepted and screened in the Un Certain Regard section. Erson managed to get his version released but only after he retitled the film, and raised the $200,000 necessary to finish it; Anderson and stars Philip Baker Hall, Gwyneth Paltrow, and John C. Reilly contributed the funding.
In his review of the film, Chicago Sun-Times critic Roger Ebert wrote, “Movies like Hard Eight remind me of what original, compelling characters the movies can sometimes give us.” Anderson began working on the script for his next feature film during his troubles with Hard Eight, completing the script in 1995. After the film’s production, Reynolds refused to star in Anderson’s third film Magnolia. After the success of Boogie Nights, New Line told Anderson that he could do whatever he wanted for his next film and granted him creative control. Though he initially wanted to make a film that was “Intimate and small-scale”, the script “Kept blossoming”.
His associate established that the idea for the film had been in Anderson’s head for about 12 years. Though the film makes no reference to the movement, it has “Long been widely assumed to be based on Scientology.” The Master received three nominations at the 85th Academy Awards: Joaquin Phoenix for Best Leading Actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman for Best Supporting Actor, and Amy Adams for Best Supporting Actress. His film marked the first time that Pynchon allowed his work to be adapted for the screen, and saw Anderson work with Phoenix for a second time. Following its release in December 2014, the film received two nominations at the 87th Academy Awards: Anderson for Best Adapted Screenplay and Mark Bridges for Best Costume Design.
As of 2015, he directed Junun, a 54-minute documentary about the making of the album of the same name by Jonny Greenwood, Israeli composer Shye Ben Tzur, and a group of Indian musicians. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis in his first acting role since Lincoln in 2012, an

Paul Thomas Anderson Salary

He has not disclosed many details regarding his salary to the public yet. This section is under review and will be updated once we get the info.

Paul Thomas Anderson Net Worth

Paul Thomas has a presumed net worth of $70 million.