American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter
Awarded honorary degree by Wesleyan University (June 3, 1990).
He co-directed, with Ted Demme , Bruce Springsteen s "Streets of Philadelphia" music video.
Uncle of Ted Demme.
Has 3 children, with wife Joanne Howard.
Directed Bruce Springsteen s "Murder Incorporated" music video .
Frequently uses Pablo Ferro for his title sequences and montages.
Was voted the 45th Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
Biography in: John Wakeman , editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 255-258. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.
Father of Josephine Demme.
Directed 8 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Mary Steenburgen , Jason Robards , Christine Lahti , Dean Stockwell , Anthony Hopkins , Jodie Foster , Tom Hanks , and Anne Hathaway. Steenburgen, Hopkins, Foster and Hanks won Oscars for their performances in one of Demmes movies.
He and Michael Mann have both directed a Hannibal Lecter film and have also both been involved in a film about Howard Hughes. Mann directed Manhunter and produced The Aviator , which he was originally to have directed. One of Demmes earliest films was Melvin and Howard , and he later went on to direct The Silence of the Lambs .
Member of Official Competition jury at the 53rd Cannes International Film Festival in 2000.
Uncle-in-law of Amanda Scheer-Demme.
Cousin of Robert W. Castle.
Writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson is one of his biggest fans and as a result, pays homage to Demme (his famous close-ups, for example) in his work.
Former critic who began his career as a publicist for Joseph Levine before becoming a screenwriter and producer for Roger Cormans New World Productions.
Graduated from the University of Florida.
In 1987 he formed a production company, Clinica Estetico, in conjunction with producers Edward Saxon and Peter Saraf.
Was friends with Jodie Foster , and Justin Timberlake.
I was really hooked on movies at a very young age.
