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Paul Edward Haggis
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Haggis began to work as a writer for television programs, including The Love Boat, One Day at a Time, Diff'rent Strokes, and The Facts of Life. With The Facts of Life, Haggis also gained his first credit as producer. During the 1980s and 1990s, Haggis wrote for television series including thirtysomething, The Tracey Ullman Show, FM, Due South, L.A. Law, and EZ Streets. He helped to create the television series Walker, Texas Ranger; Family Law; and Due South. Haggis served as executive producer of the series Michael Hayes and Family Law. He gained recognition in the film industry for his work on the 2004 film Million Dollar Baby, which Allmovie described as a "serious milestone" for the writer/producer, and as "his first high-profile foray into feature film". Haggis had read two stories written by Jerry Boyd, a boxing trainer who wrote under the name of F.X. Toole. Haggis later acquired the rights to the stories, and developed them into the screenplay for Million Dollar Baby. Clint Eastwood portrayed the lead character in the film. Eastwood also directed the film, and used the screenplay written by Haggis. Million Dollar Baby received four Academy Awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture. After Million Dollar Baby, Haggis worked on the 2004 film Crash. Haggis came up with the story for the film on his own, and then wrote and directed the film, which allowed him greater control over his work. Crash was his first experience as director of a major feature film. Highly positive upon release, critical reception of Crash has since polarized, although Roger Ebert called it the best film of 2005. Crash received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Director, in addition to four other Academy Award nominations. Haggis received two Academy Awards for the film: Best Picture (as its producer), and Best Writing for his work on the screenplay. With Million Dollar Baby and then Crash, Haggis became the first individual to have written Best Picture Oscar-winners in two consecutive years. Haggis said that he wrote Crash to "bust liberals", arguing that his fellow liberals were not honest with themselves about the nature of race and racism because they believed that most racial problems had already been resolved in American society.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1953-03-10
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Writing
- star Popularity: 7.2
- info Birth Place London, Ontario, Canada
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Mulholland Drive - Ein Hollywood-Mythos
2010-02-20
7.1
Miss Representation
2011-01-20
7.1
Casting By
2012-11-01
7.6
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
2015-01-25
7
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
2008-06-03
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The Business End: Violence in Cinema
2008-06-03
3
MLE
2015-01-24
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The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Paul Haggis
2006-06-19
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The Road to Casino Royale
2008-10-21
6
Becoming Bond
2006-11-07
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Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation
2008-10-21
7.4
Entourage
2004-07-18
7
The Oscars
1953-03-19
6.8
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005-01-03
5.5
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25
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Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath
2016-11-29
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Kulturplatz
2004-09-01
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Million Dollar Baby
2004-12-15
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Million Dollar Baby
2004-12-15
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Letters from Iwo Jima
2006-12-09
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Crash
2005-05-06
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Crash
2005-05-06
6
Quantum of Solace
2008-10-29
6
Flags of Our Fathers
2006-10-18
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Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
2005-10-16
6
In the Valley of Elah
2007-09-14
6
In the Valley of Elah
2007-09-14
6
In the Valley of Elah
2007-09-14
6
The Last Kiss
2006-09-10
6
Casino Royale
2006-11-14
6
The Next Three Days
2010-11-18
6
The Next Three Days
2010-11-18
6
The Next Three Days
2010-11-18
6
The Return of the Shaggy Dog
1987-11-01
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Third Person
2014-06-20
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Third Person
2014-06-20
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Due South
1994-04-23
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Red Hot
1993-06-23
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Third Person
2014-06-20
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Letters from Iwo Jima
2006-12-09
6
Crash
2005-05-06
6
Crash
2005-05-06
6
Kopf oder Zahl
2009-04-23
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5B
2018-11-04
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Red Hot
1993-06-23
6
The Facts of Life
1979-08-24
6
The Love Boat
1977-09-24
6
Who's the Boss?
1984-09-20
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L.A. Law
1986-09-15
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Crash
2008-10-17
6
Family Law
1999-09-20
6
Family Law
1999-09-20
6
Family Law
1999-09-20
6
EZ Streets
1996-10-27
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EZ Streets
1996-10-27
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One Day at a Time
1975-12-16
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Together We Stand
1986-09-22
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thirtysomething
1987-09-29
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thirtysomething
1987-09-29
6
Diff'rent Strokes
1978-11-03
6
Mr. Merlin
1981-10-07
6
Due South
1994-09-22
6
Due South
1994-09-22
6
Mister Sterling
2003-01-10
6
City
1990-01-29
6
You Take the Kids
1990-12-15
6
The Black Donnellys
2007-02-26
6
Show Me a Hero
2015-08-16
6
Due South
1994-09-22
6
Due South
1994-09-22
6
Show Me a Hero
2015-08-16
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CBS Storybreak
1985-03-30
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Walker
2021-01-21
6
The Black Donnellys
2007-02-26
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The Black Donnellys
2007-02-26
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The Black Donnellys
2007-02-26
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The Black Donnellys
2007-02-26
6
Due South
1994-09-22
6
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993-04-21
6
EZ Streets
1996-10-27
6
Michael Hayes
1997-09-15
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City
1990-01-29
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You Take the Kids
1990-12-15
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Family Law
1999-09-20