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Stephen Gaghan (/ ˈ ɡ eɪ ɡ ən / GAY-gən; born May 6, 1965) is an American screenwriter and director. He is noted for writing the screenplay for Steven Soderbergh's film Traffic, based on a Channel 4 series, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as Syriana which he wrote and directed.
Stephen Gaghan was born on 6 May 1965 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Syriana (2005), Traffic (2000) and Dolittle (2020). He has been married to Minnie Mortimer since 19 May 2007. They have two children.
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Dec 3, 2016 · For the one-time screenwriting wunderkind Stephen Gaghan – he won an Oscar for “Traffic” in the year of his first feature credit — there have been so many colorful stops on the Hollywood road...
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Feb 29, 2024 · During his recent appearance on Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History podcast miniseries, Development Hell, director Stephen Gaghan talked about the film he almost made with Heath Ledger.
Dec 5, 2016 · The director of Gold, starring Matthew McConaughey, talks about his creative habits, his love for dogs, and his desire to make a James Bond movie. Read the interview and learn more about his career and his new film.
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Learn about the life and career of Stephen Gaghan, a writer and director of Syriana, Traffic and Dolittle. Find out his family, trivia, quotes and awards on IMDb.
Syriana is a 2005 American political thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, loosely based on Robert Baer 's 2003 memoir See No Evil. The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of George Clooney, Matt Damon, Jeffrey Wright, Chris Cooper, William Hurt, Tim Blake Nelson, Amanda Peet, Christopher Plummer, Alexander Siddig ...
