Damien Chazelle

Damien Sayre Chazelle (/ʃəˈzɛl/; born January 19, 1985) is an American filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama Whiplash (2014), the musical romantic drama La La Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the period film Babylon (2022).

Damien Chazelle
Chazelle in 2014
Born
Damien Sayre Chazelle

(1985-01-19) January 19, 1985
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Citizenship
  • France
  • United States
Alma materHarvard University
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active2008–present
Spouses
  • Jasmine McGlade
    (m. 2010; div. 2014)
  • Olivia Hamilton
    (m. 2018)
Children2
Parent(s)Bernard Chazelle
Celia Chazelle
AwardsFull list
Signature

For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. His biggest commercial success came with La La Land, which was nominated for 14 Academy Awards, winning six including Best Director, making him the youngest person to win the award at age 32. He has directed two episodes of the Netflix limited series The Eddy (2020).

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