M Night Shyamalan

M. Night Shyamalan

Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan, known professionally as M. Night Shyamalan, is an American filmmaker and actor. His films often employ supernatural plots and twist endings. The cumulative gross of his films exceeds $3.3 billion globally. Shyamalan has received various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards and a Golden Globe. Shyamalan was born in Mahé, India, and raised in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. His early films include Praying with Anger and Wide Awake. His breakthrough film, The Sixth Sense, earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. He then released Unbreakable, Signs and The Village. After a string of poorly received films—Lady in the Water, The Happening, The Last Airbender, and After Earth—he experienced a career resurgence with The Visit and Split. These were followed by Glass, Old, Knock at the Cabin, and Trap.

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• Entity:  Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor

• Born:  Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan, August 6, 1970, Mahé, India
• Age:  56 Years
• Citizenship:  United States
• Education:  New York University
• Occupation:  Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor
• Years active:  1992–Present
• Organization:  Blinding Edge Pictures
• Spouse(s):  Bhavna Vaswani
• Children:  3, Including Saleka And Ishana
• Born:  06 August 1970
• Wikidata description:  American Filmmaker (Born 1970)
• Wikidata label:  M. Night Shyamalan
• Wikidata aliases:  M. Night Shyamalan, Manoj Shyamalan, Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan

• Related Topics:  Episcopal Academy Alumni, Television Producers From Pennsylvania, Recipients Of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, Nebula Award Winners, Film Directors From Pennsylvania, American Film Production Company Founders, Male Actors From Philadelphia