Eli Roth

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Biography

One of the most profitable directors working in the horror genre, Eli Roth earned both industry respect and fanboy acclaim following his first thriller, "Cabin Fever" (2002), a low-budget film that took years to make but propelled him into the spotlight. Roth followed up with "Hostel" (2006), an excessively graphic film that was a surprise box office hit and earned him the dubious honor of inventing the so-called horror subgenre, torture porn. …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Music, Consultants & Advisors, Below The Line

Born

Ely Raphael Roth on April 18, 1972 in Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Career Milestones

2010

Played a Wet t-shirt contest emcee opposite Elisabeth Shue in the action thriller "Piranha 3-D"

2009

Starred as a Nazi hunter in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds"

2007

Directed, "Hostel Part II," the sequel to the 2006 film about a torture ring in Europe

2007

Helmed the fake trailer segment "Thanksgiving" in addition to acting in "Death Proof," Quentin Tarantino's segment of the film "Grindhouse"

2005

Helmed second feature, the psychological thriller "Hostel"

2001

Made directorial debut with the horror film, "Cabin Fever" (sold at the 2002 Toronto Film Festival for $3.5 million dollars after a massive bidding war between eight studios)

2000

Directed and produced the animated series, "The Rotten Fruit"

1999

Directed and produced the animated series, "Chowdaheads"

1997

Worked as a production assistant on the feature film "Private Parts"

1995

Co-wrote the horror film "Cabin Fever" with his roommate and friend from NYU Randy Pearlstein

1995

Won a Student Academy Award for his thesis film, "Restaurant Dogs"

Awards

2011

Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature in The Last Exorcism

2010

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in Inglourious Basterds