Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater: Biography in Details

Who is Richard Linklater?

Richard Linklater is an American actor, director, and screenwriter known for his natural and realistic films such as Slacker (1990), Dazed and Confused (1993), and A Scanner Darkly (2006). Furthermore, Richard Linklater has won the  Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, and BAFTAs awards in the  Best Picture and Best Director categories.

Richard Linklater’s Early Life, Childhood and Education

Son of Diane Margaret (née Krieger) and Charles W. Linklater III in Houston, Texas on July 30, 1960. He has a mixed ethnicity of German, Irish, English, and Scottish and holds the American nationality.

Talking about his education he was enrolled at  Huntsville High School and later completed his high school at Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas. Then he attended  Sam Houston State University where he got a baseball scholarship and was later awarded with  Scholastic Art and Writing Award.

Is Richard Linklater active on social media?

Richard Linklater is active on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Richard Linklater has over 2.6k followers on Facebook, over 650 followers on Instagram and over 362 followers on Twitter.

Richard Linklater’s Career, Salary, and Net worth

After dropping out of school he co-founded Austin Film Society in 1985 with Lee Daniels and came up with the directorial debut It’s Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books. This was followed by back-to-back hit comedies like Slacker in 1990 and Dazed and Confused in 1993. After that, he came up with hit films like School of Rock, Waking Life, and A Scanner Darkly. Later, in 2013 he releases the final part of his romantic trilogy Before Midnight. Recently, he has directed films like Boyhood, Last Flag Flying, and Blaze.

Of all his filmmaking and screenwriting Richard Linklater has won a Best Picture and Best Director for the film Boyhood which has 5 nominations. As of 2022, he has an estimated net worth of $12 million.

Richard Linklater’s Rumors and Controversy

Richard Linklater has not been involved in any controversy yet and there are no rumors surrounding him too.

How tall is Richard Linklater?

Richard Linklater has a decent height of 5 feet and 9 inches and his weight is unknown. Furthermore, he has light brown hair and black color eyes.

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References: Wikipedia, IMDb

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