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Quentin Tarantino


Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, to Connie (McHugh), a nurse, and Tony Tarantino, an Italian-American actor and musician from New York. Quentin moved with his mother to Torrance, California, when he was four years old. In January of 1992, first-time writer-director Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992) appeared at the Sundance... See full bio »
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Won 2 Oscars. Another 116 wins & 101 nominations. See more awards »

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 Kill Bill: Vol. 3(character The Bride - as Q) (announced)
 2015The Hateful Eight(written by) (filming)
 From Dusk Till Dawn(TV Series) (screenplay "From Dusk till Dawn" - 9 episodes, 2014) (based on the film screenplay by - 1 episode, 2014)
- The Take(2014)... (screenplay "From Dusk till Dawn")
- Boxman(2014)... (screenplay "From Dusk till Dawn")
- La Conquista(2014)... (screenplay "From Dusk till Dawn")
- Pandemonium(2014)... (screenplay "From Dusk till Dawn")
- Place of Dead Roads(2014)... (screenplay "From Dusk till Dawn")
 2012Django Unchained(written by)
 2009Inglourious Basterds(written by)
 2007Death Proof(written by)
 2007Grindhouse(written by - segment "Death Proof")
 2006Reservoir Dogs(Video Game) (screenplay) / (story)
 2005CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(TV Series) (story - 2 episodes)
- Grave Danger: Volume 2(2005)... (story)
- Grave Danger: Volume 1(2005)... (story)
 2004Kill Bill: Vol. 2(character The Bride - as Q) / (written by)
 2003Kill Bill: Vol. 1(character The Bride - as Q) / (written by)
 1997Jackie Brown(written for the screen by)
 1996Curdled(Gecko Brothers news report)
 1996From Dusk Till Dawn(screenplay)
 1995Four Rooms(written by - segment "The Man From Hollywood")
 1994Pulp Fiction(story) / (written by)
 1993True Romance(written by)
 1992Reservoir Dogs(background radio dialog) / (written by)
 1987My Best Friend's Birthday(written by)
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Show ShowSelf (179 credits)
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Other Works:

Co-wrote the song "Scooby Snacks" with Fun Lovin' Criminals for their usage of excerpts from Pulp Fiction (1994) and Reservoir Dogs (1992). See more »

Publicity Listings:

8 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 24 Interviews | 39 Articles | 4 Pictorials | 11 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

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Alternate Names:

Q | Kuenthin Taranthîno | Quentin Tarrantino

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Personal Quote:

On how to take the violence in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) (re: The final duel with Lucy Liu): "It's supposed to be kind of amusing and poetic at the same time. And also just a teeny-tiny bit solemn. When you see her head, it's funny. And then her line, 'that really was a Hattori Hanzo sword,' that's funny. But then, the next shot is not funny, when she tips over and Meiko Kaji is singing about ... See more »

Trivia:

Thanked by Nirvana in the liner notes of their album "In Utero". See more »

Trademark:

[The Mexican Standoff] All his movies (including True Romance (1993), which he only wrote and did not direct) feature a scene in which three or more characters are pointing guns at each other at the same time. See more »

Nickname:

Q See more »

Star Sign:

Aries

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