Sir Peter Robert Jackson better known as Peter Jackson is a New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter. He was born on October 31, 1961 in Pukerua Bay, New Zealand. He is the son of William (Bill) Jackson and Joan. He is best known for his film The Lord of the Rings trilogy and its prequel The Hobbit trilogy. He started his career with horror comedies like: Bad Taste and Braindead. For the film Heavenly Creatures he has been nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with his partner Fran Walsh. For his work he has been awarded three Academy Awards in his career, including the award for Best Director in 2003, and has been nominated for nine Academy Awards overall. He has also received a Golden Globe, four Saturn Awards and three BAFTAs. He also owns a production company named Wingnut Films. In The Queen’s Birthday and Diamond Jubilee Honours 2012, he was appointed to the Order of New Zealand which is the New Zealand’s highest honour and with the previous honours he is now Sir Peter Jackson ONZ KNZM. On 27 September 2006 he was set to make games with Microsoft Game Studios at X06. According to Forbes his current worth is NZ$450 million.
In 1987 he married to Fran Walsh and the couple have two children Katie Jackson and Billy Jackson.
Peter Jackson Filmography
Year
Title
Functioned as
Director
Writer
Producer
1976
The Valley (short)
Yes
Yes
Yes
1987
Bad Taste
Yes
Yes
Yes
1989
Meet the Feebles
Yes
Yes
Yes
1992
Valley of the Stereos (short)
No
No
Yes
Braindead (Dead Alive)
Yes
Yes
No
1994
Heavenly Creatures
Yes
Yes
Yes
1995
Forgotten Silver
Yes
Yes
No
1996
Jack Brown Genius
No
Yes
Yes
The Frighteners
Yes
Yes
Yes
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Yes
Yes
Yes
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Yes
Yes
Yes
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Yes
Yes
Yes
The Long and Short of It (short)
No
No
Yes
(executive)
2005
Lord of the Brush
No
No
No
King Kong
Yes
Yes
Yes
2007
Hot Fuzz
No
No
No
Entourage (TV series)
(episode: “Gary’s Desk”)
No
No
No
2008
Crossing the Line (short)
Yes
Yes
No
2009
District 9
No
No
Yes
The Lovely Bones
Yes
Yes
Yes
2011
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
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