M Shyamalan

M. Night Shyamalan, the director and screenwriter of The Sixth Sense

Biography

Born 08/06/1970

One of the most successful and controversial filmmakers of the late 1990s and into the next millennium, M. Night Shyamalan was the writer and director of such supernaturally-themed dramas as “The Sixth Sense” (1999), “Signs” (2002) and “The Village” (2004). Like his idol, Steven...
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Highlights

  • In 2008, Wrote and directed the apocalyptic film, "The Happening" starring Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel
  • In 2006, Directed (also wrote) Paul Giamatti and Bryce Dallas Howard in "Lady in the Water"; also co-starred
  • In 2004, Featured in the Sci-fi channel documentary, "The Buried Secret of M. Night Shyamalan

Family & Companions

  • Bhavna Shyamalan: wife (met at NYUl; married in 1993; as of 2000 was writing PhD thesis in child psychology)
  • Nelliate Shyamalan: father (Moved family from India to Pennsylvania; received producer credit on Shyamalan's debut film)
  • Jayalakshmi Shyamalan: mother (Moved with family from India to Pennsylvania; received producer credit on Shyamalan's debut film)

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