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Jean-Paul Ouellette

b. 1901

American film director, producer and screenwriter

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About Jean-Paul Ouellette

Born 1901. Jean-Paul Ouellette was an American film director, screenwriter and film producer.

Jean-Paul Ouellette is a film director, producer and writer. He has achieved a certain amount of success, mostly in the H.P. Lovecraft movie adaptation circle with The Unnamable and its sequel The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter. He has also been involved in other productions, such as James Cameron's The Terminator. He now works mainly for television but is still contributing to the motion picture industry.

Life Ouellette was born in Boston and began film making at the age of 14, and began doing it professionally once he finished college, where he studied English and graphic design. After college, he moved to Los Angeles to be taught by Russ Meyer, and later by Orson Welles and finally Don Richardson. He has worked for such film companies as New Line Cinema, Cannon Pictures, New World Cinema and Orion Pictures.

Filmography Year Title Director Writer Producer 1987 Top Kids (TV) 1988 The Unnamable 1990 Chinatown Connection 1993 The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter 2002 The Strangler's Wife 2003 The Messenger 2005 Everyone's Got One Spaghetti & Matzo Balls 2006 Manual 2008 Cercie in New York

Other roles''' Roar (film) (1981) (script supervisor) The Terminator (1984) (2nd unit director: action) Automatic Drip'' (2004) (1st assistant director)

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1901
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Who was Jean-Paul Ouellette?

American film director, producer and screenwriter

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Jean-Paul Ouellette was born in 1901.

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Jean-Paul Ouellette was a film director, screenwriter and film producer.

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Jean-Paul Ouellette was American.

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Β· Wikidata: Q6169798

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