Director
Damien Chazelle
Born 1985-01-1941 years old
Damien Chazelle (1985) is best known for Babylon, First Man and La La Land.
Damien Sayre Chazelle (; born January 19, 1985) is an American and French filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama Whiplash (2014), the musical romance La La Land (2016), the biographical drama First Man (2018), and the period black comedy Babylon (2022).
For Whiplash, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. His biggest commercial success came with La La Land, which was nominated for 14 Academy Awards, winning six including Best Director, making him the youngest person to win the award at age 32.