Julian Schnabel

Julian Schnabel (b. 26 October 1951) is a filmmaker and American artist. He has been acclaimed at Cannes and has won a Golden Globe, as well as BAFTA, César Award, Golden Palm and two nominations for the Golden Lion and an Academy Award nomination. He has directed three films which were widely acclaimed, including Before Night Falls, which became Javier Bardem's breakthrough Academy Award nominated role, and the four-time Academy Award nominated The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Born in Brooklyn, New York City to Esta and Jack Schnabel. Schnabel moved with his family to Brownsville, Texas when still young. Although he was Jewish, he attended a Marist Brothers Catholic school there. It was in Brownsville that he spent most of his formative years and where he took up surfing and resolved to be an artist. He received his B.F.A. at the University of Houston. After graduating, he sent an application to the independent study program at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. His... full article at wikipedia