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Cameron Crowe
Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn July 13, 1957 (68 years)
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.
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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.
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Cameron Crowe Filmography
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| 2016 | Roadies (TV Series) |
| 2015 | |
| 2011 | We Bought a Zoo · as Screenplay |
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| 2005 | |
| 2001 | Vanilla Sky · as Screenplay |
| 2000 | Almost Famous · as Screenplay |
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| 1992 | |
| 1989 | Say Anything · as Screenplay |
| 1984 | |
| 1982 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High · as Novel |
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| 2016 | Roadies (TV Series) |
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| 2019 | |
| 2016 | Roadies (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
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| 2000 | |
| 1998 | Pearl Jam: Single Video Theory · as Executive Producer |
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| 1992 | |
| 1984 |
| 2018 | The Other Side of the Wind · as Party Guest |
| 2011 | Troubadours · as Interviewer |
| 2002 | Minority Report · as Bus Passenger (uncredited) |
| 1992 | |
| 1984 | The Wild Life · as Cop #2 |
| 1978 | American Hot Wax · as Delivery Boy |
| 2025 | Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story · as Self |
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| 2024 | Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party · as Self |
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| 2022 | 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Only in Theaters · as Self |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | The 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Fast Times at Ridgemont High Table Read · as Self |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Stars In The House (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | David Crosby: Remember My Name · as Self - Interviewer |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice · as Self |
| 2019 | The Movies (TV Series) · as Self - Writer |
| 2019 | Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine · as Self - Contributing Editor, Filmmaker |
| 2017 | Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Documentary Now! (TV Series) · as Cameron Crowe |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Pearl Jam Twenty · as Himself |
| 2010 | Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher · as Self |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Ringers: Lord of the Fans · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | Back in the U.S. · as Self |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson · as Self - Presenter |
| 2001 | 3rd Annual Young Hollywood Awards · as Self |
| 2001 | The 73rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2001 | The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2001 · as Self - Nominee & Accepting Award For Best Motion Picture - Comedy |
| 2000 | The Beatles Revolution · as Self |
| 2000 | All Access: The Making of 'Almost Famous' · as Self - Writer |
| 1998 | Welcome to Hollywood · as Cameron Crowe |
| 1997 | The Directors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | 1997 MTV Movie Awards · as Self |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Journal de 20h de France 2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Austin City Limits (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Film (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | The 74th Annual Academy Awards · as Special Material Written By |
| 1986 | Fast Times (TV Series) · as Characters |