Charlie McDowell

Charlie McDowell
Born (1983-07-10) July 10, 1983
Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality American
Occupation Filmmaker
Partner(s) Rooney Mara (2010–present)

Charlie McDowell (born July 10, 1983)[1] is an American film director and writer. He is most known for his film The One I Love.

Career

In 2011, McDowell's Twitter feed, @charliemcdowell, was described by Time as "one of the most hilarious Twitter feeds out there,"[2] and in 2013 Three Rivers Press published McDowell's book, Dear Girls Above Me, based on his Twitter feed.[3][4]

His debut film, The One I Love, starring Mark Duplass and Elisabeth Moss had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2014, where shortly after it was acquired by RADiUS-TWC and released in August 2014.[5][6][7] In 2015, McDowell directed Sarah Silverman's HBO pilot.[8] McDowell's next film The Discovery, stars Rooney Mara, Jason Segel, and Robert Redford.[9][10] The film was acquired by Netflix for a global release in 2017.[11]

Personal life

McDowell was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of English actor Malcolm McDowell and American actress Mary Steenburgen.[12][13] He has an older sister, Lilly Amanda (born 1981), and three younger half-brothers, Beckett Taylor (born 2004), Finnian Anderson (born 2006), and Seamus Hudson (born 2009), from his father's marriage to Kelley Kuhr.[14]

He has been in a long-term relationship with actress Rooney Mara since 2010.[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ "Charlie McDowell". Celebrity-birthday.sorg. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ Megan Gibson (28 March 2011). "Charlie McDowell". Time. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dear Girls Above Me [review]". Publishers Weekly. 2013-07-01.
  4. ↑ Zosia Bielski (2013-06-27). "'Forced to listen' to the girls upstairs, Charlie McDowell took to Twitter". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  5. ↑ "Sundance 2014: You're not supposed to know anything about 'The One I Love'". Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ Fleming Jr, Mike (January 23, 2014). "Sundance: Radius-TWC Acquires 'The One I Love'". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  7. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 19, 2014). "Hot Trailer: Elisabeth Moss & Mark Duplass Get Trippy In 'The One I Love'". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  8. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 13, 2015). "Charlie McDowell To Direct HBO's Sarah Silverman Pilot, Jeremy Garelick To Helm Fox's 'Detour'". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  9. ↑ Dave McNary (2015-10-27). "Nicholas Hoult, Rooney Mara Starring in Romance 'The Discovery'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  10. ↑ Busch, Anita (March 9, 2016). "Robert Redford & Jason Segel Join Rooney Mara In 'The Discovery'". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  11. ↑ Jafaar, Ali (June 13, 2016). "Netflix Acquires The World On 'The Discovery' With Rooney Mara, Robert Redford And Jason Segel". Deadline.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  12. ↑ Matt Patches (2014-01-08). "Sundance Preview: Mark Duplass is Both Mentor and Star on Set of 'The One I Love'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  13. ↑ Nigel M Smith (2015-04-18). "The Indiewire Springboard: Meet Twitter Sensation, Published Author and Director of 'The One I Love, Charlie McDowell". Indiewire. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  14. ↑ Finn, Natalie (January 11, 2012). "Five Things to Know About Rooney Mara's Boyfriend, Charlie McDowell". E! News. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Rooney Mara Is Dating Charlie McDowell". People Magazine. 18 January 2012.
  16. ↑ Whiteman, Bobbie (May 6, 2016). "Still going strong! Rooney Mara and beau of six years Charlie McDowell make rare appearance together in NYC during shopping spree". Daily Mail. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

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