Damien Chazelle: News

Born on January 19, 1985, American film director, producer and screenwriter Damien Sayre Chazelle, is best known for directing movies such as ‘Whiplash’ (2014), ‘La La Land’ (2016), and ‘First Man’ (2018). Born to Professor Bernard Chazelle of Princeton University and Professor Celia Martin Chazelle at The College of New Jersey, Chazelle graduated from Harvard University in 2007. His first project was the movie ‘Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench’ which was featured at Tribeca Film Festival in 2009. He rose to prominence with the movie ‘Whiplash.’ As of 2021, Chazelle has directed six movies, and has written screenplay for eight movies. He is the recipient of three Academy Awards. As of 2021, he is the youngest person to receive an Academy Award. Chazelle married actress Olivia Hamilton in 2017 and the couple has one son.