Jan de Bont

Director

Birthday October 22, 1943

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Netherlands

Age 80 years old

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About

Director of 1990s action films Speed and Twister and producer of the Steven Spielberg film Minority Report.

Before Fame

He was the cinematographer and cameraman for the Dutch avant-garde director Adriaan Ditvoorst.

Trivia

His remake of The Haunting and his sequel to Speed, Speed 2: Cruise Control, both "earned" him Golden Raspberry nominations for Worst Director.

Family Life

He was married to Dutch actress Monique van de Ven from 1973 until 1988.

Associated With

His breakthrough hit was 1994's Speed starring Keanu Reeves.