Biography

Brian De Palma

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Brian De Palma is an  American film director and screenwriter who has been active in the industry for more than five-decade.

Some of his prominent films include Dressed to Kill,  Carrie,  The Untouchables, Scarface, and Mission: Impossible

How old is Brian De Palma? 

Brian De Palma was born under the birth sign Virgo on September 11, 1940, in Newark, New Jersey as Brian Russell De Palma.

He was born to Italian-American parents Vivienne DePalma and Anthony DePalma who raised him alongside two brothers.

Educational Details

Regarding education, he joined  Protestant and Quaker schools. Later on, he completed his graduation from  Friends' Central School.

After completing his school, he joined Columbia University as a physics student. Also, he joined  Sarah Lawrence College where she received his M.A. in the discipline in 1964.

Who is Brian De Palma married to? 

Aged 80, Brian De Palma seems to be single as of now but previously he has faced three unsuccessful marriages. 

Firstly he married an American actress, Nancy Allen in 1979. However, after three years of marriage, they took divorced. After several years of single life, he married an American producer, Gale Anne Hurd in 1991 but took divorce in 1993.

CAPTION: Brian De Palma with ex-wife Nancy Allen SOURCE: pinterest

 His third marriage was with Darnell Gregorio in 1995. Unfortunately, his third marriage also didn't work well.

Net worth

Brian De Palma has a net worth of $40 million as of 2022 from his career as an American film director and screenwriter.

He started his career as a director in the short video named Icarus. After this, he directed several movies and series such as 660124: The Story of an IBM Card, The Responsive Eye, Murder à la Mod, The Wedding Party, Get to Know Your Rabbit, Phantom of the Paradise, Home Movies, Bruce Springsteen: Dancing in the Dark, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Mission: Impossible, Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000, Passion, Domino

Worked as a writer for Catch and Kill

Also, he worked as a writer for Catch and Kill, Femme Fatale, Dressed to Kill, Phantom of the Paradise, The Wedding Party, and Murder à la Mod

Apart from all this he also worked as an actor in movies such as The Black Dahlia, Rotwang muß weg!, The Great O'Grady and Greetings