M.Night Shyamalan

Biography for M. Night Shyamalan

Date of Birth 6 August 1970, Mahé, Pondicherry, India

Birth Name Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan

Height 5' 11" (1.80 m)

Short Biography:

Born in India but raised in the posh suburban Penn Valley area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, M. Night Shyamalan is the son of two doctors. His passion for filmmaking began when he was given a Super-8 camera at age eight, and even at that young age began to model his career on that of his idol,

Steven Spielberg. His first film, Praying with Anger (1992), was based somewhat on his own trip back to visit the India of his birth. He raised all the funds for this project, in addition to directing, producing and starring in it. Wide Awake (1998), his second film, he wrote and directed, and shot it in the Philadelphia-area Catholic school he once attended--even though his family was of a different religion, they sent him to that school because of its strict discipline.

Filmography

The Happening (2008) (pre-production) (written by)
Lady in the Water (2006) (written by)
The Village (2004) (written by) ... aka Grey (Philippines: English title: review title) ... aka M. Night Shyamalan's The Village (USA: promotional title)
Signs (2002) (written by) ... aka M. Night Shyamalan's Signs (USA: promotional title)
Unbreakable (2000) (written by)
Stuart Little (1999) (screenplay)
The Sixth Sense (1999) (written by)
Wide Awake (1998) (written by)
Praying with Anger (1992) (written by)