Peter Jackson Personal Profile
| Famous as: |
Director |
| Birth Name: |
Peter Robert Jackson |
| Birth Date: |
October 31, 1961 |
| Birth place: |
Pukerua Bay, New Zealand |
| Nationalty: |
New Zealand |
| Father: |
William (Bill) Jackson |
| Mother: |
Joan |
| Spouse: |
Fran Walsh (m. 1987) |
| Children: |
Katie Jackson, Billy Jackson |
Information
Sir Peter Robert Jackson better known as Peter Jackson is a New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter. He was born on October 31, 1961 in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand. He is the son of William (Bill) Jackson and Joan. He is best known for his film The Lord of the Rings trilogy and its prequel The Hobbit trilogy. He started his career with horror comedies like: Bad Taste and Braindead. For the film Heavenly Creatures he has been nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with his partner Fran Walsh. For his work he has been awarded three Academy Awards in his career, including the award for Best Director in 2003, and has been nominated for nine Academy Awards overall. He has also received a Golden Globe, four Saturn Awards and three BAFTAs. He also owns a production company named Wingnut Films. In The Queen’s Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours 2012, he was appointed to the Order of New Zealand which is the New Zealand’s highest honour and with the previous honours he is now Sir Peter Jackson ONZ KNZM. On 27 September 2006 he was set to make games with Microsoft Game Studios at X06. According to Forbes his current worth is NZ$450 million.
In 1987 he married to Fran Walsh and the couple have two children Katie Jackson and Billy Jackson.
Peter Jackson Filmography
| Year |
Title |
Functioned as |
| Director |
Writer |
Producer |
| 1976 |
The Valley (short) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1987 |
Bad Taste |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1989 |
Meet the Feebles |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1992 |
Valley of the Stereos (short) |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Braindead (Dead Alive) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| 1994 |
Heavenly Creatures |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 1995 |
Forgotten Silver |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| 1996 |
Jack Brown Genius |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| The Frighteners |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 2001 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 2002 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 2003 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| The Long and Short of It (short) |
No |
No |
Yes
(executive) |
| 2005 |
Lord of the Brush |
No |
No |
No |
| King Kong |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 2007 |
Hot Fuzz |
No |
No |
No |
Entourage (TV series)
(episode: “Gary’s Desk”) |
No |
No |
No |
| 2008 |
Crossing the Line (short) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| 2009 |
District 9 |
No |
No |
Yes |
| The Lovely Bones |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 2011 |
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 2012 |
West of Memphis |
No |
No |
Yes |
| The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 2013 |
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 2014 |
The Hobbit: There and Back Again |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| 2015 |
The Adventures of Tintin sequel |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
As Director
| Year |
Film |
| 1987 |
Bad Taste |
| 1989 |
Meet the Feebles |
| 1992 |
Braindead |
| 1994 |
Heavenly Creatures |
| 1996 |
The Frighteners |
| 2001 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
| 2002 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
| 2003 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| 2005 |
King Kong |
| 2009 |
The Lovely Bones |
| 2012 |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
Box Office
| Year |
Film |
Domestic (USA) |
Overseas |
Worldwide |
| 1987 |
Bad Taste |
|
|
$26,000 |
| 1989 |
Meet the Feebles |
|
|
$750,000 |
| 1992 |
Braindead |
$242,623 |
$1,627,955 |
$1,870,578 |
| 1994 |
Heavenly Creatures |
|
|
$3,049,135 |
| 1996 |
The Frighteners |
$16,759,216 |
$12,600,000 |
$29,359,216 |
| 2001 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
$315,544,750 |
$555,985,574 |
$871,530,324 |
| 2002 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
$339,789,881 |
$583,495,746 |
$926,047,111 |
| 2003 |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
$377,845,905 |
$742,083,616 |
$1,119,929,521 |
| 2005 |
King Kong |
$218,080,025 |
$332,437,332 |
$550,517,357 |
| 2009 |
District 9 |
$115,646,235 |
$95,173,376 |
$210,819,611 |
| 2009 |
The Lovely Bones |
$44,114,232 |
$49,507,108 |
$93,621,340 |
| 2011 |
The Adventures of Tintin |
$77,591,831 |
$296,402,120 |
$373,993,951 |
| 2012 |
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey |
$302,517,733
|
$711,700,000 |
$1,014,217,733 |
| 2013 |
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug |
|
|
|
| 2014 |
The Hobbit: There and Back Again |
|
|
|
| Total |
$1,808,170,213 |
$3,392,750,281 |
$5,140,968,664 |
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Sir Peter Robert Jackson better known as Peter Jackson is a New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter. He was born on October 31, 1961 in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand.
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Written by: Asbar Ali
Date Published: 09/19/2013
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