Roger Avary
Roger Avary
Roger Avaryis a Canadian film and television producer, screenwriter and director in the American mass media industry. He worked on Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, for which he and Quentin Tarantino were awarded the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay at the 67th Academy Awards. He wrote the screenplays of Silent Hill and Beowulf. He also directed Killing Zoe and The Rules of Attraction...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth23 August 1965
CountryCanada
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One of my very favorite television shows growing up was 'The Prisoner.'
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