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Roland Emmerich
Roland Emmerich · Michael Mayer from Berlin, Germany, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Person

Roland Emmerich

b. 1955

German filmmaker (born 1955)

Born
10 Nov 1955 · Stuttgart
Part ofWest Germany1877 – 1990

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 82 years
  1. 10 Nov 1955BornBorn in Stuttgart
  2. 1998AwardEuropean Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director
  3. 1998AwardOfficer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  4. 2007AwardOrder of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
  5. 2014AwardSitges Grand Honorary Award
  6. 2015AwardGLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1955 – today).

  1. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  2. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  3. 1956Suez Crisis
  4. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  5. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  6. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  7. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  8. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  9. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  10. 1968Prague Spring
  11. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  12. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  13. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  14. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  15. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  16. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  17. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  18. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  19. 1985Schengen Agreement
  20. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  21. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  22. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  23. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  24. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  25. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  26. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  27. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  28. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  29. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  30. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  31. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  32. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  33. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  34. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  35. 20112011 Norway attacks
  36. 2011Libyan civil war
  37. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  38. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  39. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  40. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war

Biography

Roland Emmerich (German: [ˈʁoːlant ˈɛməʁɪç] ; born 10 November 1955) is a German and American filmmaker. He is known for his science fiction and disaster films and has been called a "master of disaster" within the movie industry. His films, most of which are English-language Hollywood productions released to mixed reviews, have made more than $3 billion worldwide, including just over $1 billion in the United States, making him the 20th-highest-grossing Hollywood director of all time.

Emmerich began his work in the film industry by directing the film The Noah's Ark Principle (1984) as part of his university thesis and also co-founded Centropolis Entertainment in 1985 with his sister. He has subsequently directed the films Universal Soldier (1992), Stargate (1994), Independence Day (1996), Godzilla (1998), The Patriot (2000), The Day After Tomorrow (2004), 10,000 BC (2008), 2012 (2009), White House Down (2013), Stonewall (2015), Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Midway (2019), and Moonfall (2022).

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