Peter Jackson: Biography in Details
Who is Peter Jackson?
Реtеr Јасkѕоn іѕ а popular fіlm dіrесtоr, producer, and screenwriter.
He is well-known to be the director, producer, and writer of J.R.R.
Tolkien’s novel-based series ‘Lord of the Rings trilogy’ from 2001-to 2003, and ‘The Hobbit.’
How old is Peter Jackson?
Peter Jackson was born in Wellington, New Zealand on 31 October 1961.
Jackson is 60 years old as of 2023 and holds and he holds New Zealanders nationality.
His ethnicity is European and Scorpio is his birth zodiac sign according to the astrological chart.
Sir Peter Robert Jackson is his full birth name.
William Jackson is his father’s name while Joan Ruck is his mother’s name.
His father worked as a wages clerk while his mother worked as a factory worker and was a housewife beside.
Peter Jackson- Professional Life, Careers
Peter Jackson appeared as a writer, director, and producer of the short movie, ‘The Valley’ in 1976. The full-length feature movie’ Bad Taste’ by Jackson premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1987.
In addition, his movie, ‘Meet the Feebles’ in 1989 and ‘Braindead’ in 1992.
His debut Hollywood movie, ‘The Frighteners’ was released in 1996 by Michel J. Fox.
Peter Jackson directed ‘The Lord of the Rings’ which is a series combination of three epic fantasy adventure movies made on the novel of J.R.R. Tolkien.
The movies have other subtitles including, ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’ in 2001 which was made under a 93 million budget, ‘The Towers in 2002 was made under a 94 million budget, and ‘The Return of the King’ in 2003 was made under a 94 million budget.
It stars an ensemble cast comprising Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Dominic Monaghan, Andy Serkis, Sean Bean, and Hugo Weaving.
Іn 2005, Peter Jackson wrote, directed, аnd produced thе movie, ‘Кіng Коng.’
The movie premiered on December 13, 2005, in New Zealand, while it premiered on December 14, 2005, in the United States.
He then produced the movie ‘District 9’ in 2009.
In the following year, he directed the supernatural thriller drama movie, ‘The Lovely Bones.’
In 2012, he produced, ‘West of Memphis.’ The Hobbit’ is movie series of three high fantasy adventure movies directed by him.
The subtitles of three movies are ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ in 2012, ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in 2013, and ‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ in 2014.
Altogether, come out as a sequel to his ‘The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.’
Then, in October 2016, his screenplay-written movie, ‘Mortal Engines world premiered on November 27, 2018, at the Empire, Leicester Square, in London.
In 2019, Peter Jackson directed and produced the documentary series, ‘The Beatles: Get Back.
Net worth, Salary
Being a professional and successful director, writer and producer he ranked No.1,929 of the 2,668 people on the Billionaires with a net worth of around 1.5 billion USD.
Peter Jackson’s yearly salary and income are still under review.
Rumors, Controversy
To date, there are no rumors or controversy revealed relating to Peter Jackson as he is able to maintain a low profile.
Height, Weight, and Body Stats
Peter Jackson is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs around 75 kg.
Moreover, he has a couple of hazel eyes and ash-colored hair.
Social Media
Peter Jackson is active on Instagram with more than 35.6 K followers under the username, @peter__jackson while his Twitter account has 12 K followers.
There is also an official Facebook page under his name, which is enriched with over 2.1 million followers.
Similarly, Peter Jackson has a self-titled youtube channel having around 297 K followers.
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Peter Jackson's Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
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| 2024 | October | Thursday |
| 2025 | October | Friday |
| 2026 | October | Saturday |
| 2027 | October | Sunday |
| 2028 | October | Tuesday |
