Inglés - 3º C.B.
Influential Film Makers
2. Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese was born on November 17, 1942, in Queens, New York City. His mother was Catherine Scorsese and his father was Charles Scorsese. His grandparents came from Palermo, Sicily. He grew in Little Italy, a neighbourhood in NY.
He studied at the New York University's School of Film. He worked as an assistant director and also as an editor.
He has worked with Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio many times! But only in 2015, he could make them work together in a short film. He has directed at least 18 films, and for those films, he has had 80 nominations for the Oscar Awards, 56 Golden Globe nominations and 84 BAFTA nominations.
His most famous films include Gangs of New York, The Aviator and Hugo.
Some information is taken from http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000217/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm