Darren Aronofsky

Directing · Born 1969-02-12 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are noted for their surreal, melodramatic, and often disturbing elements, frequently in the form of psychological fiction. Over his career, he has received a Primetime Emmy Award. He has been nominated for several awards including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Aronofsky studied film and social anthropology at Harvard University before studying directing at the AFI Conservatory. After completing his senior thesis film, Supermarket Sweep, he won several film awards, becoming a National Student Academy Award finalist. In 1997, he founded the film and TV production company Protozoa Pictures. His feature film debut, the surrealist psychological thriller Pi (1998), earned him the…

Filmography

• This Film Is Not Yet Rated as Self - Director of 'Requiem for a Dream'
• Requiem for a Dream as Visitor (uncredited)
• mother! The Downward Spiral as Self
• Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow as Self
• Edge of Outside as Self
• Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America as Self
• Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth as Himself
• Black Swan: Metamorphosis as Self
• From Jackie to Camelot as Self
• The Making of Requiem for a Dream as Self

TV

• HypaSpace as Self
• StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
• Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
• Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self