Wes Anderson (born May 1st 1969)
Wes Anderson is a director, writer and producer best known for films such as 'The Royal Tenenbaums', 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' and 'The Grand Budapest Hotel'.
Wes Anderson: Net worth
Wes Anderson has a net worth of $15 million according to Celebrity Net Worth (2015).
Wes Anderson: Film career
In 1996, Wes Anderson released his first film 'Bottle Rocket' with Owen Wilson, based on his original short film.
He re-teamed with Wilson for 1998's 'Rushmore' and 2001's 'The Royal Tenenbaums'; the former which began Bill Murray's string of Wes Anderson film appearances, the latter which was an Oscar nomineee and a box office success.
In 2004, he released 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou', co-written by Noah Baumbach, which performed poorly both commercially and critically.
In 2007, 'The Darjeeling Limited' was released on which he worked alongside Jason Schwartzman and Roman Coppola.
He directed and wrote the 2009 stop motion animation adaptation of Roald Dahl's 'Fantastic Mr Fox' which was subsequently nominated for an Oscar.
Following in 2012 was another Oscar nominee 'Moonrise Kingdom', his best film so far commercially.
In 2014, he released the comedy 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' starring Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law and Saoirse Ronan, which grossed $175 million globally.
Wes Anderson: Personal life
Wes Anderson grew up in Houston, Texas with his archaeologist mother Texas Ann and advertising executive father Melver, though they divorced when he was a child.
He went to St. Francis Episcopal Day School and later St. John's School, before graduating from the University of Texas at Austin.
He made money from being a cinema projectionist.
Wes Anderson is currently in a relationship with Juman Malouf and lives in New York.
Biography by Contactmusic.com