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Stephen Sommers
Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn March 20, 1962 (63 years)
Born and raised in Minnesota, Stephen Sommers went on to attend St. John’s University before transferring to the University of Seville in Spain. After graduating, he spent the next several years managing rock bands throughout Europe. Relocating to Los Angeles, Sommers enrolled in the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts and spent the next three years earning a Masters Degree in Film Production. Upon writing and directing an award-winning student film, Perfect Alibi, he was granted the opportunity to write and direct his first feature-length motion picture – a story set in the world of high school drag racing entitled Catch Me If You Can. From there, Sommers went on to create such well-known and beloved adaptations as The Adventures of Huck Finn and Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book, both for Walt Disney Pictures. He also wrote and executive produced Disney’s adventure film Tom and Huck before returning to the director’s chair for the suspense-thriller Deep Rising. The next year, Sommers wrote, directed and produced the first installment of The Mummy franchise for Universal Studios. That film and its sequel, The Mummy Returns, have grossed over eight-hundred and forty million dollars worldwide. His next monster blockbuster was the action-adventure epic Van Helsing, released in 2004, which did over three-hundred million dollars at the box office. Following his producing duties on The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – which made the trilogy a billion dollar franchise - Sommers wrote, directed and produced G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra for Paramount Studios. Stephen currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and their two daughters. Bio from official homepage.
Known For
Stephen Sommers Filmography
| 2013 | Odd Thomas · as Screenplay |
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| 2002 | The Scorpion King · as Screenplay |
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| 1999 | The Mummy · as Screenplay |
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| 1995 | Tom and Huck · as Screenplay |
| 1994 | The Jungle Book · as Screenplay |
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| 1993 | The Adventures of Huck Finn · as Screenplay |
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| 1989 | Catch Me If You Can · as Screenplay |
| 2018 | The Scorpion King: Book of Souls · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power · as Executive Producer |
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| 2013 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption · as Executive Producer |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra · as Executive Producer |
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| 2004 | Van Helsing: The London Assignment · as Executive Producer |
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| 2001 | The Mummy: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1995 | Tom and Huck · as Executive Producer |
| 2001 | The Mummy Returns · as Man In Bathtub At Izzy's Place |
| 2011 | Face Off (TV Series) · as Self |
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| 2007 | Bloodsucking Cinema · as Self |
| 2006 | The Sci-Fi Boys · as Self |
| 2004 | The making of Revenge of the Mummy - The Ride · as Self - Director |
| 2004 | The World of Van Helsing · as Self |
| 2004 | Van Helsing: The Man and the Monsters · as Self |
| 2004 | Revenge of the Mummy: The Ride · as Self |
| 2002 | The Rock: Just Bring It · as Self |
| 1999 | Building a Better Mummy · as Self |
| 1994 | Movie Magic (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | WWE Raw (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra · as Story |
| 2008 | The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior · as Characters |
| 1997 | Oliver Twist · as Co-Executive Producer |