Gore Verbinski

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Biography

Well-versed in crafting stylish, glossy images and particularly adept at creating suspense, film director Gore Verbinski made short films and worked on award-winning advertising campaigns - winning four Clio awards, one Cannes advertising Silver Lion, and created the Budweiser Frogs - before moving into film. While making a rather inauspicious debut with the family comedy "Mouse Hunt" (1997), Verbinski propelled himself into the upper echelon …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Music, Consultants & Advisors, Visual Effects & Animation, Other

Born

Gregor Verbinski on March 16, 1964 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA

Career Milestones

2011

Directed the computer-animated comedy "Rango"

2007

Returned to direct the third installment, "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End"

2006

Directed the 'Pirates' sequel, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"

2005

Directed "The Weather Man," starring Nicolas Cage as a Chicago weather man trying to figure out his life

2003

Directed the commercially and critically successful feature "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl," based on the Disneyland theme ride

2002

Directed Naomi Watts in the thriller "The Ring"

2001

Helmed second feature, "The Mexican"

1998

Feature film debut as director, "Mouse Hunt"

1996

Wrote and directed the short film, "The Ritual"

1995

Directed the popular Budweiser campaign featuring belching frogs

1993

Directed commercial advertisements

In the late 1980s, began directing music videos for alternative bands like L7

As a teenager, began shooting 8mm films with his friends

Awards

2012

Producers Guild of America Award for Animated Motion Pictures in Rango

2011

Academy Award for Animated Feature Film in Rango

2011

BAFTA Award for Animated Feature Film in Rango

2011

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animation in Rango