Known For
Writing
Born
Jul 13, 1957
Place of Birth
Palm Springs, California, USA
Credits
50 titles
Cameron Crowe
Biography
Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American screenwriter and film director. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine, for which he still frequently writes. Crowe has made his mark with character-driven, personal films that have been generally hailed as refreshingly original and devoid of cynicism. Michael Walker in The New York Times called Crowe "something of a cinematic spokesman for the post-baby boom generation" because his first few films focused on that specific age group, first as highers and then as young adults making their way in the world. Crowe's debut screenwriting effort, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, grew out of a book he wrote while posing for one year undercover as a student at Clairemont High School in San Diego, California, where he met Geraldine Edwards, who was a student there, and who he later based his Penny Lane character on in Almost Famous, when he discovered she was going backstage to rock and roll concerts. Later, he wrote and directed one more high school saga, Say Anything, and then Singles, a story of Seattle twentysomethings that was woven together by a soundtrack centering on that city's burgeoning grunge music scene. Crowe landed his biggest hit, though, with Jerry Maguire. After this, he was given a green light to go ahead with a pet project, the autobiographical effort Almost Famous. Centering on a teenage music journalist on tour with an up-and-coming band, it gave insight to his life as a 15-year-old writer for Rolling Stone. Crowe has stated that the Penny Lane character was based on his fellow San Diegan, Geraldine Edwards, who he met in 1975, as mentioned earlier. Part of the dialogue is also inspired by comments that were made by Bebe Buell in certain interviews. Also, in late 1999, Crowe released his second book, Conversations with Billy Wilder, a question and answer session with the legendary director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cameron Crowe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Self
Heretic
Thanks
Heartbreakers Beach Party
Self
Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf
Self
Culture Vulture
Self
Only in Theaters
Self
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Self
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Self
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
Self
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Self
David Crosby: Remember My Name
Self - Interviewer
Thlípsi
Thanks
The Other Side of the Wind
Party Guest
Roadies
Writer
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Aloha
Director
We Bought a Zoo
Producer
Pearl Jam: The Kids Are Twenty
Writer
Pearl Jam: The Fans Are Alright
Director
Pearl Jam Twenty
Himself
The Union
Director
The Fighter
Thanks
Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher
Self
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Creative Consultant
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Thanks
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
Self
Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us
Self
Elizabethtown
Director
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Self
Elton John - Elton in Four Decades
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Self
Minority Report
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
Hitting It Hard
Vanilla Sky
Screenplay
The Beatles Revolution
Self
Welcome to Hollywood
Cameron Crowe
Almost Famous
Producer
Pearl Jam: Single Video Theory
Executive Producer
Jerry Maguire
Producer
Singles
Club Interviewer
Say Anything...
Director
Fast Times
Characters
The Wild Life
Cop #2
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Screenplay
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
Untitled Joni Mitchell Biopic
Producer