Paul Thomas Anderson, an American who is worth $70 million, is a director, screenwriter, and producer.
After leaving college to work as a production assistant, Anderson received widespread recognition for his debut feature film, “Hard Eight” (1996), which was screened at Cannes seven years later.
“Boogie Nights,” a 1997 movie that received critical acclaim and three Academy Award nominations, was Paul’s most successful film of 1997.
“Magnolia,” his next film in 1999, was nominated for three Oscars.
Anderson’s filmography includes “Punch-Drunk Love” (2002), “There Will Be Blood” (2007), “The Master” (2012), “Inherent Vice” (2014), and “Phantom Thread” (2017), as well as producing short films, documentaries, and music videos.
Over 80 awards have been bestowed upon Paul for his work. Paul Thomas Anderson was born on June 26, 1970, in Los Angeles, California.
His upbringing in the San Fernando Valley included his mother Edwina and father Ernie, as well as eight siblings.
During the 1960s, Ernie worked as an announcer for the ABC network and presented “Shock Theater” on WJW-TV in Cleveland, Ohio, as a character named Ghoulardi, which later became the name of Paul’s production company.
Anderson’s education includes attending the Buckley School, John Thomas Dye School, Cushing Academy, Campbell Hall School, and Montclair Prep, and he began making films at the age of 8.
Paul started using a Betamax video camera that his father had purchased in 1982, which he used to make films.
He started shooting with a Bolex 16-mm camera and saved up his earnings from a pet store as a high school senior, producing a half-hour mockumentary titled “The Dirk Diggler Story.” Anderson later expanded on the short film and made the 155-minute-long Oscar-nominated film “Boogie Nights.” Following his graduation, he attended Santa Monica College and then spent two semesters studying English at Emerson College.
Paul spent two days at New York University before taking a job as a production assistant.