Director: Martin Scorsese.

Taxi Driver director Martin Scorsese was born 17 November, 1942, in New York City. He grew up an asthmatic youngster in Little Italy, and spent a great deal of time in movie theatres. Believing he was destined for priesthood, he went to study at Cathedral College, but dropped out after a year and entered New York University, where he obtained his masters degree in film. In fact, many of his movies throughout his career reflect his Italian-American Catholic upbringing. Starting in 1963, he made several well-received shorts, including Who's That Knocking at my Door, starring a young Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro.

Scorsese went on to make Mean Streets with these same two stars in 1973, and then in 1976, Taxi Driver. His further successes proved to Hollywood that Scorsese could handle big-budget productions, and he has become one of America's most critically acclaimed filmmakers.

Martin Scorsese Filmography

(1963) What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (short) - director
(1964) It's Not Just You, Murray (short) - director
(1967) The Big Shave (short) - director
(1968) Who's That Knocking at My Door?/J.R. - director, screenwriter
(1969) Bezeten--het gat in de muur - screenwriter
(1970) Street Scenes, unreleased - production supervisor, post-production director
(1970) Woodstock - assistant director, editor
(1971) Medicine Ball Caravan - associate producer, post-production supervisor
(1972) Boxcar Bertha - director
(1972) Elvis on Tour - editing supervisor - montage
(1972) Unholy Rollers - supervising editor
(1973) Mean Streets - director, screenwriter
(1974) Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore - director
(1974) Italianamerican (short) - performer, director
(1976) Cannonball - performer
(1976) Taxi Driver - performer, director
(1977) American Boy - performer, director
(1977) New York, New York - director
(1978) The Last Waltz - performer, director
(1978) Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel - performer
(1980) Raging Bull - performer, director
(1983) The King of Comedy - performer, director
(1983) Pavlova - performer
(1985) After Hours - director
(1986) The Color of Money - director
(1986) Round Midnight/Autour de Minuit - performer
(1987) Not Just Any Flower (short) - assistant
(1988) The Last Temptation of Christ - director
(1989) New York Stories - director
(1990) Akira Kurosawa's Dreams - performer
(1990) Goodfellas - director, screenwriter
(1990) The Grifters - producer
(1991) Cape Fear - director
(1991) Guilty by Suspicion - performer
(1992) Music For the Movies: Bernard Herrmann - documentary appearance
(1993) Mad Dog and Glory - producer
(1993) The Age of Innocence - director, writer
(1994) Quiz Show - performer
(1995) Casino - director
(1995) Clockers - producer
(1995) Search and Destroy - performer, executive producer
(1997) Kundun - director
(1999) Mio viaggio in Italia, Il ... aka My Voyage to Italy - director
(1999) Bringing Out the Dead - director
(2001) The Concert for New York City (TV) (segment "The Neighborhood") - director
(2002) Gangs of New York - director
(2003) "The Blues" (mini) TV Series (episode "Feel Like Going Home") - director
(2003) Michael Jackson: Number Ones (V) (video "Bad") - director
(2004) Lady by the Sea: The Statue of Liberty (TV) - director
(2004) The Aviator - director
(2005) No Direction Home: Bob Dylan - director
(2006) The Departed - director
(2007) Shine a Light - director

Martin Scorsese Links

Scorsese and His Films - unofficial Martin Scorsese fan site
AFI Life Achievement Award: Martin Scorsese - The Trustees of the American Film Institute have selected Martin Scorsese to receive the twenty-fifth Life Achievement Award.
Martin-Scorsese.net - News and discussion on Martin Scorsese and his films

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