Birth of Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino was born on 27 March 1963 in Knoxville. An American filmmaker and actor, Tarantino grew up in Los Angeles and worked in a video store before directing his debut, Reservoir Dogs, in 1992. Pulp Fiction followed in 1994, winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, which he shared with Roger Avary. His films are known for nonlinear storytelling, sharp dialogue, pop culture references and stylized violence, and include Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, which won him a second screenplay Oscar, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. He often draws on genre cinema of the 1970s, such as Westerns, martial arts films and exploitation movies.

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