Paul Verhoeven

Director

Birthday July 18, 1938

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Amsterdam, Netherlands

Age 85 years old

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About

Dutch director whose best known films include RoboCop (1987), Total Recall (1990), Starship Troopers (1997), and Basic Instinct (1992). RoboCop earned him a Saturn Award for Best Director.

Before Fame

He double majored in mathematics and physics at Leiden University.

Trivia

His 2006 feature Black Book was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language.

Family Life

He married Martine Verhoeven on April 7, 1967 and he has three children.

Associated With

Screenwriter Edward Neumeier wrote the scripts for Verhoeven's hit films RoboCop and Starship Troopers.