What is Damien Chazelle's Net Worth?
Damien Chazelle is a French-American director, producer, and screenwriter with a net worth of $20 million, known for films like "Whiplash," "La La Land," "First Man," and "Babylon." He won the Academy Award for Best Director for "La La Land" at 32, making him the youngest ever to achieve this feat.
Early Life
Born on January 19, 1985, in Providence, Rhode Island, to Bernard and Celia Chazelle, Damien was raised in Princeton, New Jersey. His father, a professor of computer science at Princeton University, and his mother, a medieval history teacher, provided a richly educational environment. He attended Hebrew school for four years before moving to Princeton High School, inspired by his intense music teacher, later portrayed in "Whiplash."
Chazelle attended Harvard University, where he formed the indie-pop group Chester French with Justin Hurwitz and graduated in 2007 with a degree in filmmaking.
Career
Chazelle's debut feature, "Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench," emerged from his Harvard thesis. Premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2009, it won multiple awards. Moving to Los Angeles, Chazelle worked on various projects, including "The Last Exorcism Part II," "Grand Piano," and "10 Cloverfield Lane."
Working on "Whiplash" as a script, he initially made an 18-minute short film that was well received at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The full-length film, released in 2014, earned five Oscar nominations, winning three. Success led him to "La La Land," starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in August 2016 and won numerous awards, including the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Director. It grossed over $151 million in North America and almost $300 million worldwide.
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In 2018, Chazelle directed "First Man," starring Ryan Gosling. Based on the biopic of Neil Armstrong, the film was well-received. He then directed the first two episodes of the 2020 miniseries "The Eddy" and worked on "Babylon," a film set in 1920s Hollywood released in January 2023, featuring stars like Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, and Jean Smart. However, it did not perform well at the box office.
Personal Life
In 2010, Chazelle married producer Jasmine McGlade, but they divorced in 2014. Later, he began dating Olivia Hamilton, a Princeton graduate and former consultant. They got engaged in October 2017 and married in September 2018. Their son was born in November 2019.
