Shane Black
Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA — Dec 16 1961
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Biography
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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Shane Black's Credits
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Lethal Weapon
Writing
Iron Man 3
Directing
Predator
Rick Hawkins
Play Dirty
Writing
Lethal Weapon
Writing
The Nice Guys
Directing
The Predator
Directing
The Hunt for Red October
Crewman, USS Reuben James (uncredited)
Lethal Weapon 4
Writing
As Good as It Gets
Cafe 24 Manager
Lethal Weapon 2
Writing
The Last Boy Scout
Writing
Lethal Weapon 3
Writing
Last Action Hero
Writing
RoboCop 3
Donnelly
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Directing
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Writing
The Monster Squad
Writing
Edge
Directing
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Self
Dead Heat
Patrolman
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
Disembodied Voice (voice)
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Self
Edge
Writing
Tales from the Script
Self
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Self
Swing State
Luke
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
The Craft of Dirty Harry
Self
Any Day
Gino
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
Self
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
Self
The Executioner
Directing
Wolfman's Got Nards
Self
Container
Crew
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
Cold Warrior
Directing
In Search of the Last Action Heroes
Self
Lethal Weapon 5
Writing
Iron Man 3 Unmasked
Self