Milos Forman

Biography

Born 02/18/1932

Milos Forman stands as one of the few established foreign directors to find success within the American film industry. Like Fritz Lang, Forman was an influential filmmaker in his homeland who went on to achieve comparable influence in Hollywood. Forman's Czechoslovakian films, including "Loves of a...
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Awards

  • In 2000, received Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear for Best Director
  • In 1997, received Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear
  • In 1997, received European Film Academy Award for Achievement in World Cinema

Highlights

  • In 2007, Helmed "Goya's Ghosts," a film about Spanish grand master Francisco de Goya starring Javier Bardem and Natalie Portman
  • In 2007, Executive produced "Nomad," a historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan
  • In 2000, Co-starred with Edward Norton in the actor's directorial debut "Keeping the Faith," as the wise friend to Norton's young, conflicted priest

Family & Companions

  • Martina Zborilova: wife (mother of Forman's twin sons born in October 1998; married in Connecticut on November 27, 1999 )
  • Beverly D'Angelo: met during the filming of "Hair" (1979); no longer together

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