Richard Linklater Biography
Richard Linklater born Richard Stuart Linklater is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for films that revolve mainly around suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. His films include the comedies Slacker, Dazed and Confused, the coming-of-age drama Boyhood, and the comedy film Everybody Wants Some!!
10 Quick Facts About
- Name: Richard Linklater
- Age:62 years old as of 2022
- Birthday:30 July
- Zodiac Sign:
- Height:5 feet and 9 inches
- Nationality: American
- Occupation: film director, producer, and screenwriter.
- Marital Status: Married
- Salary: Under review
- Net worth: Not known
Richard Linklater Age
Richard is 62 years old as of 2022. He was born on 30 July 1960 in Houston, Texas, United States. Richard celebrates his birthday on 30 July every year.
Richard Linklater Height and Weight
Linklater stands at a height of 5 feet and 9 inches. He has a weight of 85 kilograms.
Richard Linklater Education
Linklater attended Huntsville High School in Huntsville, Texas, during grades 9–11, where he played football for Joe Clements as a backup quarterback for the #1 ranked team in the state. For his senior year, he moved to Bellaire High School in Bellaire, Texas because he was better at baseball than football and Bellaire had a better baseball coach. As a teen, Linklater won a Scholastic Art and Writing Award. He enrolled at Sam Houston State University until dropping out to work on an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
Richard Linklater’s Family, Parents, and Siblings
Linklater is the son of Diane Margaret, his mother who taught at Sam Houston State University, and Charles W. Linklater, his father. Details regardless of his siblings are not disclosed yet. We will update this section once the information is available.
Richard Linklater’s Wife, Dating, and Children
Linklater has been partnered with Christina Harrison since the 1990s who later become his wife. In 1994 they had a daughter and twin girls in 2004. The oldest, Lorelei Linklater, co-starred in Boyhood as the sister of the main character. Linklater lives in Austin, Texas, and refuses to live in Hollywood for any extended period of time.
Richard Linklater Salary
Details about Linklater’s salary are not yet disclosed. However, information about how much he makes will be updated as soon as it is available.
Richard Linklater’s Net Worth
Richard’s net worth is publicly not available. His primary source of income is his career as a film director, producer, and screenwriter. Through his various sources of income, we believe that Richard has been able to accumulate a good net worth but prefers to keep it private. We will update this section once this information is available.
Richard Linklater Measurements and Facts
Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Linklater.
Richard Linklater Wiki
- Full Names: Richard Stuart Linklater
- Popular As: Richard
- Gender: Male
- Occupation / Profession: film director, producer, and screenwriter.
- Nationality: American
- Race / Ethnicity: Not Available
- Religion: Not Known
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
Richard Linklater Birthday
- Age / How Old?: 62 years old as of 2022
- Zodiac Sign: Not known
- Date of Birth:30 July 1960
- Place of Birth: Houston, Texas, United States
- Birthday:30 July
Richard Linklater Body Measurements
- Body Measurements: Not Available
- Height / How Tall?:5 ft 9 inches
- Weight: 85 kg
- Eye Color: Not Available
- Hair Color: Brown
- Shoe Size: Not Available
- Dress Size: Not Available
- Breast Size: Not Available
- Waist Size: Not Available
- Hip Size: Not Available
Richard Linklater Family and Relationship
- Father (Dad): Charles W. Linklater
- Mother: Diane Margaret
- Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Not Known
- Marital Status: Married
- Wife/Spouse or Husband/Spouse: Married to Christina Harrison s
- Children ;Lorelei Linklater and 2 others
Richard Linklater’s Net Worth and Salary
- Net Worth: Under Review
- Salary: Under Review
- Source of Income: film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Richard Linklater Career
Linklater founded the Austin Film Society in 1985 with his college professor Chale Nafus, University of Texas professor Charles Ramirez-Berg, SXSW founder Louis Black, and his frequent collaborator Lee Daniel. One of the mentors for the Film Society was former New York City critic for the SoHo Weekly News George Morris, who had relocated to Austin and taught film there.
In 1995, Linklater won the Silver Bear for Best Director for the film Before Sunrise at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. His next feature, subUrbia, had mixed reviews critically and did very poorly at the box office. In 1998, he took on his first Hollywood feature, The Newton Boys, which received mixed reviews while tanking at the box office.
In 2014 he released the film Boyhood, which had been 12 years in the making.[] Boyhood received overwhelming critical acclaim. Linklater won the Golden Globes, Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, and BAFTAs for Best Director and Best Picture. He also received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director, along with nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture.
In 2019, it was announced that Linklater would be filming an adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Merrily We Roll Along. Like Boyhood, it will be filmed over the course of several years, but, like the musical and the play it is based on, will be presented in reverse chronology.
Frequently Asked Questions About Richard Linklater
Richard Stuart Linklater is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for films that revolve mainly around suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. His films include the comedies Slacker, Dazed and Confused, the coming-of-age drama Boyhood, and the comedy film Everybody Wants Some!!
Richard is 62 years old as of 2022. He was born on 30 July 1960 in Houston, Texas, United States. Richard celebrates his birthday on 30 July every year.
Linklater stands at a height of 5 feet and 9 inches. He has a weight of 85 kilograms.
Richard’s net worth is publicly not available. His primary source of income is his career as a film director, producer, and screenwriter. Through his various sources of income, we believe that Richard has been able to accumulate a good net worth but prefers to keep it private. We will update this section once this information is available.
Details about Linklater’s salary are not yet disclosed. However, information about how much he makes will be updated as soon as it is available.
Because of security reasons, he has not shared the precise location of his residence. We will update this information if we get the location and images of his house.