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Damien Chazelle
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Chazelle at the 2014 Deauville American Film Festival
Born
Damien Sayre Chazelle

January 19, 1985 (1985-01-19) (age 36)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Alma mater Harvard University
Occupation
  • Director
  • producer
  • writer
Years active 2008–present
Spouse(s)
  • Jasmine McGlade
    (m. 2010; div. 2014)
  • Olivia Hamilton (m. 2018)
Parent(s) Bernard Chazelle (father)
Celia Chazelle (mother)
Awards Full list
Signature
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Damien Sayre Chazelle (born January 19, 1985) is an American movie director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his movies Whiplash (2014), La La Land (2016), and First Man (2018).

He is the youngest director to win the Academy Award for Best Director at the age of 32.

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