Randall Wallace

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Randall Wallace (born July 28, 1949, Tennessee) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He was Oscar nominated for the Best Original Screenplay with his script for Braveheart. Wallace has also written, directed, and/or produced several television shows and movies.

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[edit] Biography

Wallace was raised in both Tennessee and Virginia throughout his childhood. Wallace began writing stories at the age of seven, and by the time he graduated from high school, he had a great basis to begin a career in filmmaking or as an author. However, Wallace had planned on becoming a minister or a songwriter, never a filmmaker. He graduated from E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Virginia, attended Duke University, and has a black belt in Karate. An article in Christianity Today claims he is a devout Christian (see link below).

In 1980, Wallace moved to Hollywood after trying out a career in singing and songwriting. He immediately began writing short stories, novels, and scripts for movies and television shows.

[edit] Filmography

Wallace has produced, written, or directed several popular movies. These are some of his most-recognized pieces:

  • The Rookie (2002)
    • Played the Texas Oilman
  • We Were Soldiers (2002)
    • Director and Producer
  • Pearl Harbor (2001)
    • Executive Producer
    • Paid $2 Million for his work
  • The Man In The Iron Mask (1998)
    • Director & Producer
    • First time directing a movie
  • Dark Angel (1996 TV show)
  • Braveheart (1995)
    • Inspired to write it while on holidays in Edinburgh, Scotland
    • Later awarded the Writer’s Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay
    • Oscar Academy Award nominated for Best Original Screenplay

[edit] Television shows

  • Broken Badges (1990 TV show)
    • Writer
  • Sonny Spoon (1988 TV show)
    • Writer
  • Stingray (1987 TV show)
    • Writer
  • Starman (1986 TV show)
    • Writer
  • Hunter (1986 TV show)
    • Writer

[edit] Books

  • Pearl Harbor
  • Braveheart
  • The Russian Rose
  • So Late Into the Night
  • Blood of the Lamb
  • Where Angels Watch
  • Love and Honor

[edit] External links

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