Where is Edward Zwick today? Net Worth, Wife, Family, Salary



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Edward Zwick is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama for The Last Samurai (2003).

Zwick was born in 1952 in New York City, the son of Ruth (née Lefkowitz), a teacher, and Bernard Zwick, an advertising executive. He has a sister, Linda. His parents were Jewish immigrants, his father from Poland and his mother from Russia. He grew up in a middle-class neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley.

He attended Harvard University, where he was a member of the rowing team and graduated in 1974 with a BA in History and Literature. He then attended the AFI Conservatory, where he earned his MFA in Film Directing.

Zwick’s first feature film was About Last Night… (1986), which he co-wrote with Glenn Gordon Caron and which starred Rob Lowe and Demi Moore. His next film, Glory (1989), was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won three, including Best Supporting Actor for Denzel Washington.

In 2000, Zwick directed the war film Courage Under Fire, starring Denzel Washington and Meg Ryan. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

In 2003, Zwick directed the historical drama The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama.

In 2010, Zwick directed the action thriller Love & Other Drugs, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, including Best Actress for Hathaway.

Zwick’s most recent film is Pawn Sacrifice (2014), starring Tobey Maguire as Bobby Fischer. The film was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music.

Zwick is married to actress Mariel Hemingway. They have two daughters: Ava and Zoe.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia