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Shane Black

WriterHollywood3 credits
52Star power

463rd of 1,031 in Hollywood

3 films led, $1.45B in reported gross.

Gross led
74
Consistency
43
Body of work
43
Momentum
45
Audience rating
22
The biggest Hollywood names
Born
16 December 1961
Birthplace
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Nationality
United States
Industry
Hollywood
In their own file

Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American filmmaker and actor who has written such films as Lethal Weapon, The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. He is also known as the original creator of the Lethal Weapon franchise. As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Rick Hawkins in Predator (1987). He made his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. Black went on to write and direct Iron Man 3 (2013), The Nice Guys (2016), and The Predator (2018).

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3 of 3 credits have a verdict, together taking $1.45B. The biggest was Iron Man 3 at $1.22B. The rest are still counting, or never reported a budget.

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