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46 years |
Birth date |
August 7, 1978 |
Zodiac sign |
Leo |
Place of Birth |
France |
Occupation |
Screenwriter, director |
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Alexandre Jouan-Arcady, known professionally as Alexandre Aja, (French: ; born 7 August 1978) is a French film director best known for his work in the horror genre. Aja rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film Haute Tension (known as High Tension in the US and Switchblade Romance in the UK). He has also directed the films The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Mirrors (2008), Piranha 3D (2010), Horns (2013) and Crawl (2019).
His pseudonymous surname is formed from the initial letter of each of the three parts of his real name. He was born in Paris, France, and is the son of Jewish French Pied-Noir director Alexandre Arcady and French cinema critic Marie-Jo Jouan.
He acted at a very young age in minor roles in his father's films such as Le Grand Carnaval, and the two Le Grand Pardon films.
He made his directorial debut at the age of eighteen with the short film Over the Rainbow, which received a Cannes Film Festival Golden Palm Award nomination for best short film. In 1999 he directed Furia, a film based on Julio Cortázar's short story Graffiti. From Furia and his next features, he frequently works with Grégory Levasseur as writers such as in The Hills Have Eyes, Mirrors, P2, and Piranha 3D. Levasseur also made his works as production designer too.
Height | 6 ft 1 in / 185 cm |
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Weight | 181 lb / 82 kg |
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Nationality | French |
Race / ethnicity | White |