Cameron Crowe

Writing · Born 1957-07-13 in Palm Springs, California, USA

Biography

Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American screenwriter and film director. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine, for which he still frequently writes. Crowe has made his mark with character-driven, personal films that have been generally hailed as refreshingly original and devoid of cynicism. Michael Walker in The New York Times called Crowe "something of a cinematic spokesman for the post-baby boom generation" because his first few films focused on that specific age group, first as highers and then as young adults making their way in the world. Crowe's debut screenwriting effort, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, grew out of a book he wrote while posing for one year undercover as a student at Clairemont High School in…

Filmography

• Minority Report as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
• Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. as Self
• Only in Theaters as Self
• Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher as Self
• The Wild Life as Cop #2
• Culture Vulture as Self
• Singles as Club Interviewer
• Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf as Self
• Welcome to Hollywood as Cameron Crowe
• Pearl Jam Twenty as Himself

TV

• CBS News Sunday Morning as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest