Frank Darabont (Director) – Overview, Biography

Name:Frank Darabont
Occupation: Director
Gender:Male
Height:183 cm (6′ 1”)
Birth Day: January 28,
1959
Age: 61
Birth Place: Montbeliard,
France
Zodiac Sign:Aquarius

Frank Darabont

Frank Darabont was born on January 28, 1959 in Montbeliard, France (61 years old). Frank Darabont is a Director, zodiac sign: Aquarius. Nationality: France. Approx. Net Worth: $15 Million.

Trivia

He was executive producer for the first season of The Walking Dead.

Net Worth 2020

$15 Million
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Physique

HeightWeightHair ColourEye ColourBlood TypeTattoo(s)
183 cm (6′ 1”) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Before Fame

He made a short film that was an adaption of Stephen King‘s The Woman in the Room.

Biography

Biography Timeline

1959

Darabont was born in a refugee camp in 1959 in Montbéliard, Doubs, France. His parents fled Hungary after the 1956 Hungarian Revolution with his 5 brothers, 4 sisters, and 3 cousins. When he was still an infant, his family moved to the United States, settling in Chicago. When Darabont was five the family moved to Los Angeles.

1977

Darabont was inspired to pursue a career in film after seeing the George Lucas film THX 1138 in his youth. Darabont graduated from Hollywood High School in 1977 and did not attend college. His first job after finishing school was working at the famed Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, working at the concession stand and as a seat finder, where he would get to watch films for free. He claims he got his writing skills from “endless hours” of writing at a desk on a typewriter in his free time, and from his childhood friend Cody Hills.

1983

Darabont became involved in filmmaking by becoming a production assistant on such films as Hell Night, The Seduction and Trancers. The first film he wrote and directed was a short adaptation of Stephen King’s The Woman in the Room, which was one of the first “Dollar Babies” and made the semi-finalist list for Academy Award consideration in 1983. Although Darabont was not happy with how the short turned out, it led to a close association with King, who granted him the “handshake deal” rights to another one of his shorter works, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption from the collection Different Seasons.

1986

Darabont sold his first screenplay titled Black Cat Run in 1986, but it was not produced until over a decade later as a television film under the same name. Darabont was approached by Chuck Russell (who was a producer on Hell Night and The Seduction) with an offer to become his writing partner, as he had become interested in Darabont’s writing after reading a spec script he had written for the television series M*A*S*H. The two began working on a script for a remake of the film The Blob, which they had planned to shop around to studios, until they were both hired to rewrite the script of A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors with Russell directing the film. The two were only given two weeks to rewrite the script and managed to do it in ten days. The success of their A Nightmare on Elm Street film allowed them to produce the first script they had originally written, The Blob. Darabont was now a successful writer for hire and went on to write The Fly II, an early draft of The Rocketeer, and an unproduced sequel to Commando.

1990

Darabont made his directorial debut with Buried Alive, a television movie with a $2,000,000 budget that aired on the USA Network in 1990. Darabont followed with an extended run as writer for George Lucas’s television series The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and writing two episodes of the television series Tales from the Crypt.

1994

Darabont’s next directorial effort was another Stephen King adaptation, The Green Mile, starring Tom Hanks. At first Darabont was reluctant to adapt the novel into a film, as its setting was too similar to Shawshank, but quickly changed his mind after reading the novel. Hanks and Darabont first met at an Academy Award luncheon in 1994 and the two were both eager to work on a project together. Stephen King stated he envisioned Hanks in the role and was happy when Darabont mentioned his name.

2002

Darabont was a script doctor for the Steven Spielberg films Saving Private Ryan and Minority Report. In 2002, he penned an early draft of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull; while Spielberg reportedly loved it, George Lucas rejected it. He also produced the 2002 film The Salton Sea, starring Val Kilmer and Vincent D’Onofrio.

2004

In 2004, he was hired by Tom Cruise to write Mission: Impossible III, but the script was later rewritten by J.J. Abrams, who directed the film. The same year, Darabont wrote the introduction for the Hellboy novel, Hellboy: Odder Jobs by Christopher Golden.

2005

Darabont developed and executive-produced the first season of The Walking Dead, the AMC series based on Robert Kirkman’s comic book of the same name. Darabont recalled first coming across the series in a comic book store in Burbank, California in 2005. When Darabont became interested, Kirkman called it “extremely flattering” and went on to say that “he definitely cares about the original source material, and you can tell that in the way he’s adapting it.” Darabont first initiated a deal with NBC for The Walking Dead, but was later declined and eventually brought it to AMC, who picked it up based on the source material and Darabont’s involvement. Darabont wrote and directed the pilot and was executive producer of the first season along with Gale Anne Hurd. The series features a number of actors who have regularly worked with Darabont in the past, including Jeffrey DeMunn, Laurie Holden and Melissa McBride. The series earned positive reviews upon release and the pilot received 5.3 million viewers, making it the most-watched series premiere episode of any AMC television series.

In 2005, Cemetery Dance Publications published Darabont’s novella Walpuski’s Typewriter in a limited edition. The story, originally written in his early twenties, first appeared in Jessie Horsting’s magazine Midnight Graffiti.

2007

In 2007, Darabont directed an episode of The Shield titled “Chasing Ghosts”. He also directed and executive produced the pilot episode of Raines, starring Jeff Goldblum.

2011

In July 2011, Darabont was fired from the position as showrunner. Initial reports suggested that he was unable to adjust to the schedule of running a television series; however, it was later confirmed that he was fired due to AMC’s desire to reduce the show’s budget (twice as many episodes for 20% less of a budget) and his strained relationship with the executives of AMC. He and his agents from the Creative Artists Agency have filed a lawsuit against AMC, seeking more than $280 million in unpaid profits to Darabont.

2012

At the 2012 Austin Film Festival, Darabont was awarded the Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award for his contribution to cinema.

2013

Not too long after leaving The Walking Dead, Darabont struck a deal with TNT to develop a pilot for a new series to air on their channel, titled L.A. Noir based on a book by author John Buntin. Darabont discovered the book at LAX Airport and after two days straight of reading it he decided to adapt it for television. Darabont was very passionate about the project as he had always wanted to produce a film noir project. Darabont cast Jon Bernthal, who he had worked with on The Walking Dead, in the lead role for the series. Other Darabont regulars cast included Jeffrey DeMunn and Alexa Davalos. The series was given a full season order of six episodes in the fall of 2012 and the title of the series was changed to Mob City. The series premiered in December 2013 and was met with mixed to positive reviews. The series was cancelled after only one season.

In 2013, he lent his voice to a lengthier version of the World War Z audio book. In November of the same year Bob Weinstein revealed that he and Darabont were developing a ten part television series based on Darabont’s 2007 film The Mist.

2014

In June 2014, it was reported that Darabont was on the shortlist to direct The Huntsman: Winter’s War, a sequel to the fantasy film Snow White and the Huntsman. A month later it was confirmed that Darabont would direct the film, but it would not be a sequel, but a prequel focusing on Chris Hemsworth’s character Eric, the Huntsman. However, Darabont left the project in January 2015, citing creative differences as the cause.

2017

In January 2017, Darabont appeared on Turner Classic Movies, cohosting a series of prison films alongside Ben Mankiewicz. Darabont returned to TCM on July 9, 2019 to host an evening of 1950s science fiction films.

🎂 Upcoming Birthday

Currently, Frank Darabont is 63 years, 6 months and 18 days old. Frank Darabont will celebrate 64th birthday on a Saturday 28th of January 2023.

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