Martin Scorsese is a legendary filmmaker and historian. He is known for films such as Middle Streets, Taxi Driver, The Last Temptation of Christ, Goodfellas, Kapanst, Casino, Gangs of New York, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Deceased, The Aviator, Shutter Island, Hugo, and Silence . He is also a recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award, Oscar, Palme d’Or, Best Director Cannes Film Festival Award, Silver Lion, Grammy Award, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and Directors Guild of America Awards . Martin has a large following with over a million followers on Instagram and more than 2 million followers on Facebook.

Born name

Martin Charles Scorsese

nickname

Marty

Sun sign

Scorpio

Place of birth

New York City, New York, United States

Residence

New York City, New York, United States

nationality

training

Martin Scorsese attended Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, New York City. Later, in 1964, he attended New York University’s Washington Square College or College of Arts and Sciences and earned a BA in English. He then earned a Masters in Fine Arts from New York University ‘s School of the Arts or the Tisch School of the Arts in 1966.

occupation

Filmmaker, historian

family

• Father – Charles Scorsese (He was a clothes presser and an actor)
• Mother – Catherine Scorsese (She was a seamstress and an actress)
• Siblings – Frank Scorsese (Older Brother)
• Other – Martin “Filippo” Cappa (maternal grandfather)

Manager

Martin Scorsese is managed by –

• Rick Yorn, Manager, The Firm, Beverly Hills, Kalifornien, USA
• Ari Emanuel / Chris Donnelly / John Lesher, representatives, Endeavor Agency, Beverly Hills, California, USA
• Leslee Dart, Publicist, Dart Group, New York City, New York, United States
• Jake Bloom, Rechtsanwalt, Bloom Hergott Deimer Rosenthall La Violette, Beverly Hills, California, USA
• The Film Foundation, Inc., Production Company, Los Angeles, California, USA
• Sikelia Productions, Production Company, New York, USA

To build

Average

Height

5 feet 4 inches or 162.5 cm

weight

64 kg or 141 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Martin Scorsese dated –

1. Dawn Steel – Martin and singer Dawn Steel had a brief relationship.
2. Laraine Brennan (1965-1971) – On May 15, 1965, Martin married his college sweetheart Laraine Marie Brennan. They also have a daughter named Catherine Scorsese. However, the marriage ended in divorce in 1971.
3. Sandy Weintraub (1971-1975) – From 1971 to 1975, Martin dated Sandy Weintraub.
4. Julia Cameron (1975-1977) – On December 30, 1975, he married journalist Julia Cameron. They have a daughter named Domenica Elizabeth Cameron-Scorsese (b. 1976). However, their divorce was finalized on January 19, 1977.
5. Liza Minnelli (1976-1977) – Martin dated singer Liza Minnelli for a year between 1976 and 1977.
6. Isabella Rossellini (1979-1983) – On September 29, 1979, he got married for the third time to a daughter of his favorite director Roberto Rossellini, actress Isabella Rossellini. Unfortunately, this marriage also ended in divorce in 1983.
7. Barbara De Fina (1985-1991) – Martin exchanged vows with producer Barbara De Fina for the fourth time on February 8, 1985. Their marriage lasted 6 good years before they separated on October 5, 1991.
8. Illeana Douglas (1989-1997) – From 1989 to 1997, Martin was in a relationship with actress Illeana Douglas.
9. Helen Morris – Around 1996, Martin met writer Helen Morris on the set of the biographical drama. kundun . The two later fell in love and were married on July 22, 1999. They have a daughter named Francesca Scorsese (born 2003). Martin and Helen seem to have a happy married life.

race/ethnicity

White

He is of Italian-Sicilian descent.

hair colour

Grau

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• thick glasses
• Thick natural eyebrows and a full head of gray hair

brand promotion

Martin Scorsese has promoted brands like –

• S. Satellitenrundfunk (1997)
• Icelandic Airlines (1968)
• Vidikron video projectors (1990s)
• Johnnie Walker Whisky (2002)
• American Express (2003)
• American Express credit card (2004)
• La Clava Reserve Wein (2007)
• American Express Membership Project (2007)
• Apple Siri (2012)

Religion

Christianity

Known for

• His directorial credits include Mean Streets (1973), Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), The Comedy King (1983), After Hours (1985), The Color of Money (1986) , The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Cape Fear (1991), The Age of Innocence (1993), Casino (1995), Kundun (1997), Criminal Organizations of New York (2002), No Direction After home (2005),The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), The Dead (2006), The Aviator (2004), Shutter Island (2010), Hugo (2011) and Silence (2016)
• His writing credits included the screenplays for Silent (2016), Casino (1995), The Age of Innocence (1993), Goodfellas (1990), and Mean Streets (1973); Documentary writing for My Trip to Italy (1999), New York City…Melting Point (1966); 10 Episodes for TV Series Vinyl (2016); Short films such as for The Big Shave (1967), It’s Not Just You Murray! (1964), What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963); and TV film documentary Lady by the Sea: The Statue of Liberty (2004) andA Personal Journey through American Films with Martin Scorsese (1995)
• He has also directed numerous documentaries on the subject of rock music, including The Last Waltz (1978), No Direction Home (2005), Shining a Light (2008) and George Harrison: Life in the Material World (2011).

first movie

In 1967 he made his feature film debut as a gangster in the romantic drama film. Who’s knocking on my door? . However, he was uncredited for his appearance.

In 1976 he made his acclaimed motion picture debut in the crime film. taxi driver .

First TV show

In 1976 he made his first appearance in the documentary series. Speaking of movies .

Martin Scorsese favorite things

• Movies – Citizen Kane (1941), The Red Shoes (1948), The Leopard (1963)

Martin Scorsese Facts

1. Duel in the Sun (1946) was the first film he saw in cinemas when he was 4 years old. The film had a major impact on him.
2. Growing up in the Bronx, he often rented Michael Powell’s The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).
3. The film that made him realize he could become a filmmaker was The Magic Box (1951).
4. In his youth he served as an altar boy at Old St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
5. Is hate Asthma.
6. In 1995, the Artists Rights Foundation presented Martin Scorsese with the 3rd Annual John Huston Award for Artists’ Rights.
7. In 1976, Michael Powell presented him with a special tribute award at the Telluride Film Festival.
8. Michael Jackson’s song Bad (1987) was directed by Martin Scorsese .
9. He has worked in 8 films in collaboration with Robert De Niro.
10. He had a personal relationship with the films The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and Crime Organizations of New York (2002) and had wanted to do them since the 1970s.
11. Martin was responsible for dismissing the term “director’s cut” as he felt the film should not be altered once it was made.
12. In 2005, Empire (UK) magazine ranked him 3rd in their list of The Greatest Directors of All Time!
13. He has served as a mentor to Georgia Lee by inviting her to apprentice in Criminal Organizations of New York (2002) in Europe.
14. His highest-grossing film of his career over the past 47 years is The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), which grossed worldwide $389,600,694.
15. His film, The Aviator (2004) was his first film to gross over $100 million in the United States.
16. He has also worked with musical geniuses such as Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones , U2 , Michael Jackson and David Bowie.
17. He has directed 18 actors leading to Oscar-nominated performances such as Jodie Foster, Robert De Niro (three times), Joe Pesci (twice), Leonardo DiCaprio (twice), Daniel Day-Lewis, Cate Blanchett, Winona Ryder, Ellen Burstyn, Sharon Stone, Diane Ladd and Cathy Moriarty Juliette Lewis, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Newman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Alan Alda, Mark Wahlberg and Jonah Hill.
18. In 2007 he received the Kennedy Center Honors along with Leon Fleisher, Steve Martin, Diana Ross and Brian Wilson.
19. He has admitted that the only regret he has in his career is making The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) on a budget. He wanted it to be great.
20. He is a big fan of the British Hammer Films series.
21. Seven of Scorsese’s films were made into Steven Jay Schneider’s edited version of The 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die . They are Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), The Comedy King (1982), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995) and The Dead (2006).
22. In 1994 he said that the directors who inspired him the most were John Cassavetes, Orson Welles, John Ford, Federico Fellini, Elia Kazan, Roberto Rossellini, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger.
23. Martin used the widescreen aspect ratio (1.85:1) to shoot his entire film from 1972 to 1990 and the CinemaScope aspect ratio (2.35:1) to shoot his entire film from 1992 onwards.
24. The script for Taxi Driver (1976) was given to him by his friend Brian De Palma.
25. In 2005 he was appointed Honorary President of the Vienna Film Museum.
26. He has admitted to making Hugo (2011) for his daughter so that she can see at least one of his films.
27. Martin has written 3 books on cinema which are A Director’s Diary: The Making of Kundun, The Magic Box: 201 Favorite Movies, and A Personal Journey through American Movies with Martin Scorcese.
28. On February 28, 2003 he received the star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
29. He has a phobia of flying on airplanes.
30. At the 55th Cannes International Film Festival in 2002, he was President of the Jury for the Cinéfondation and Short Films.
31. He first heard about Leonardo DiCaprio through his old friend Robert De Niro.
32. On November 30, 2016, he had the privilege of a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican along with his wife Helen Morris, daughters Francesca Scorsese and Cathy Scorsese, and producer Gastón Pavlovich.
33. He had previously appeared in 6 of his Oscar Best Picture nominated films in which he also made cameo appearances such as Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), Criminal Organizations of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004) , Hugo (2011) and Quiz Show (1994).
34. He is the only director to have 2 of his films, Raging Bull (1980) and Goodfellas (1990), selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in their first year of eligibility.
35. Martin loved the film Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977).
36. He supports organizations like the David Lynch Foundation, which is dedicated to helping 10,000 military veterans overcome PTSD through Transcendental Meditation.
37. Martin has also admitted to practicing Transcendental Meditation.
38. In 1990 he founded a non-profit organization called The Film Foundation dedicated to film preservation.
39. In 2007 he also founded the World Cinema Foundation.
40. He has won multiple awards including AFI Life Achievement Award, Oscar, Palme d’Or, Best Director Cannes Film Festival Award, Silver Lion, Grammy Award, Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and Directors Guild of America Awards .
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