Anderson, Wes 1969–

PERSONAL

Full name, Wesley Wales Anderson; born May 1, 1969, in Houston, TX; son of Mel (an advertising executive) and Theresa "Texas" (an archeologist and real estate agent) Anderson. Education: University of Texas at Austin, B.A., philosophy, 1991. Religion: Episcopalian.

Addresses: Office—American Empirical Pictures, 225 Lafayette St., Suite 209, New York, NY 10012. Agent—United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist—Dart Group, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Fifth Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Director, screenwriter, and producer. American Empirical Pictures, New York City, partner. Created other films, including Super 8mm films. Worked on television commercials.

Member: Writers Guild of America West, Directors Guild of America.

Awards, Honors: MTV Movie Award, best new filmmaker, and Special Award (with Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson), debut of the year, Lone Star Film & Television awards, 1996, both for Bottle Rocket; New Generation Award, Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards, 1998, for Rushmore and Bottle Rocket; Independent Spirit Award, best director, Independent Features Project/West, and Lone Star Film & Television awards, best director and (with Owen Wilson) best screenplay, all 1999, for Rushmore; Academy Award nomination (with Owen Wilson), best writing, screenplay written directly for the screen, Film Award nomination (with Owen Wilson), British Academy of Film and Television Arts, best screenplay—original, Screen Award nomination (with Owen Wilson), best screenplay written directly for the screen, Writers Guild of America, Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination (with Owen Wilson), best screenplay, Online Film Critics Society Award nomination (with Owen Wilson), best screenplay, original, and nomination for Golden Berlin Bear, Berlin International Film Festival, all 2002, Bodil Award nomination, best American film, and DVD Premiere Award nomination, best audio commentary—new release, both 2003, all for The Royal Tenenbaums; Golden Satellite Award nomination (with Noah Baumbach), best screenplay, original, International Press Academy, and nomination for Golden Berlin Bear, Berlin International Film Festival, both 2005, for The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou; Golden Globe Award nomination (with others), best motion picture—musical or comedy, and Independent Spirit Award nomination (with others), best feature, both 2006, for The Squid and the Whale.

CREDITS

Film Director:

Bottle Rocket (short film), c. 1992.

Bottle Rocket, Columbia, 1996.

Rushmore, Buena Vista, 1998.

The Royal Tenenbaums, Buena Vista, 2001.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (also known as The Life Aquatic and Untitled Wes Anderson Project), Buena Vista, 2004.

The Fantastic Mr. Fox (animated), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2006.

Film Producer:

Executive producer, Rushmore, Buena Vista, 1998.

The Royal Tenenbaums, Buena Vista, 2001.

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (also known as The Life Aquatic and Untitled Wes Anderson Project), Buena Vista, 2004.

The Squid and the Whale, Samuel Goldwyn, 2005.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Tennis match commentator, The Royal Tenenbaums, Buena Vista, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, With the Filmmaker: Portraits by Albert Maysles, Independent Film Channel, 2001.

Himself, Reel Comedy: The Life Aquatic, Comedy Central, 2004.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Himself, The Making of "Rushmore" (short documentary), The Criterion Collection, 2000.

Himself, This Is an Adventure (documentary), The Criterion Collection, 2005.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Bottle Rocket (short film), c. 1992.

(With Owen Wilson) Bottle Rocket, Columbia, 1996.

(With Wilson) Rushmore, Buena Vista, 1998.

(With Wilson) The Royal Tenenbaums, Buena Vista, 2001.

(With Noah Baumbach) The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (also known as The Life Aquatic and Untitled Wes Anderson Project), Buena Vista, 2004.

The Fantastic Mr. Fox (animated), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2006.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Current Biography, May, 2002, pp. 3-6.

Entertainment Weekly, December 24, 2004, pp. 42-44; May 20, 2005, p. 59.

Esquire, February, 1999, p. 36; January, 2002, p. 22.

Film Comment, December, 2001, pp. 24-29.

New York Times, November 28, 2004.

Premiere, October, 1998, pp. 82-90; January, 2002, pp. 76-79, 89.