Damien Chazelle is a producer, writer and Oscar winner. He directed the 2016 sensational musical film, La La Land , which won 14 Academy Award nominations at the 87 ^th Academy Awards (2017). He is also known for his other films including Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, The Last Exorcism Part II, Wings, Whiplash, 10 Cloverfield Lane, and First Man . His unique trademark is the inclusion of jazz music in his films.

Born name

Damien Sayre Chazelle

nickname

Damien

Sun sign

Capricorn

Place of birth

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

nationality

training

When Damien Chazelle was young, his parents put him in a Hebrew school for four years due to a lack of satisfactory schools near their home. He later joined Princeton High School , New Jersey. In 2007, he graduated from Harvard University’s Department of Visual and Environmental Studies after filmmaking.

occupation

Director, film producer, screenwriter

family

• Father – Bernard Chazelle (Eugene Higgins Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University)
• Mother – Celia Sayre Chazelle (Medieval History teacher at College of New Jersey, writer)
• Siblings – Anna Chazelle (Sister) (Actress, Circus Performer)
• Other – John Sayre Martin, Jr. (maternal grandfather) (Professor of English), Constance Stephenson (maternal grandmother), John Sayre Martin (maternal great-grandfather) (worked for Paramount Pictures in London), Eileen Earle (maternal great-grandmother) (stage actress)

Manager

Damien Chazelle is managed by William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, Talent and Literary Agency, Beverly Hills, California, USA.

To build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 9½ inches or 176.5 cm

weight

70 kg or 154 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Damien Chazelle dated –

1. Jasmine McGlade – Damien married producer Jasmine McGlade in 2010. They met while studying at Harvard University. She produced his first feature film, Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009). But they divorced in 2014.
2. Olivia Hamilton – Damien was in a relationship with actressOlivia Hamilton, a Princeton University graduate and former McKinsey & Company consultant. The couple has been together for a while. They secretly fled and married in December 2017.

race/ethnicity

White

He is of French descent on his father’s side and of English, Scottish and Dutch descent on his mother’s side.

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Curly hair
• Slim figure

brand promotion

He hasn’t endorsed any brand yet.

Religion

He was raised Catholic.

Known for

• His Oscar-winning musical film La La Land (2016), written and directed by him and starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. The film received 14 nominations at the 87 ^th Oscar Awards (Academy Awards) (2017) and won a total of 6 awards. Damien Chazelle received his first Oscar for Best Director in 2017. He received many other prestigious awards for La La Land (2016) including Golden Globe Awards (2017) for Best Director and Best Screenplay and BAFTA Awards for Best Director.
• Other prominent works like Whiplash (2014), which also received Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay in 2015

first movie

In 2009, he made his big screen debut as a drumming instructor in his own musical drama film, Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench . However, he remained uncredited for his appearance.

First TV show

In 2014, he made his first TV show appearance by guest-starring on the talk show, Live @ Sundance .

Damien Chazelle favorite things

• Movie – The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
• Soundtrack Song – “How Time Flies” by Casablanca (1942)
• Movie scene – “Cheek to Cheek” dance number with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the movie, Top Hat (1935)
• Dialogue – “Forget it, Jake, it’s Chinatown,” Joe Mantell told Jack Nicholson Chinatown (1974)
• End of Movie – Charles Chaplin’s City Lights (1931)

Damien Chazelle Facts

1. His fascination with jazz music was evident from his father, who loved the genre.
2. His films are often characterized by jazz music and always ambitious protagonists.
3. On February 26, 2017, at age 32, he became the youngest-ever winner of the Academy Award for Best Director for the musical film La La Land (2016).
4. He is also the youngest to win the Golden Globe Award (2017) for Best Director.
5. His Oscar win made him the only non-Mexican “Best Director” winner between 2013 and 2017. He was also the only American to win the Oscar for Best Director between 2010 and 2017.
6. The first movie he ever saw was Disney’s Cinderella (1950).
7. Damien likes to relax by reading, watching movies, listening to music or walking around town.
8. One of his positive traits is that he is a terrible procrastinator.
9. As a writer, he has worked on films including La La Land (2016), 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), Whiplash (2014), Grand Piano (2013), The Final Exorcism Part II (2013) and Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009 ).
10. He has worked as a producer on films such as First Man (2018), Surrogate (2016), Mary My Love (2011) and Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (2009).
11. He has also supported the American Civil Liberties Union in their charity work.
12. Follow Damien Chazelle on Twitter.