John Carpenter

At age 8, began shooting action-oriented short films using his father's 8mm camera. Played in a band called the Coupe de Villes during college. While attending USC, helped produce a short, The Resurrection of Broncho Billy , which won an Oscar in 1970. Made his feature-film directing debut with the 1974 sci-fi/comedy Dark Star , which was an expanded version of his Master's thesis project. His commercial breakthrough was the 1978 horror classic Halloween , which he wrote, directed and scored.… Show more The film was selected for preservation by the National Film Registry in 2006. Was inducted into Western Kentucky University's Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 1999, and received an honorary doctorate from the university in 2007. Was the subject of the 2004 documentary John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies . Told the NY Daily News that he took a self-imposed, nearly 10-year break from Hollywood between shooting Ghost of Mars (2001) and The Ward (2010) because he needed to recharge and regain his love for making movies. A fan of video games, he contributed input to the game F.E.A.R. 3, released in 2011. ~ Rovi

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