Frank Darabont, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Frank Darabont

American film director, screenwriter and producer

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1959

Place of Birth: Montbéliard, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Profession: screenwriter, writer, film director, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959) is a Hungarian-American film director, screenwriter and producer who has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.
In his early career, he was primarily a screenwriter for horror films such as A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Blob and The Fly II.
As a director, he is known for his film adaptations of Stephen King novellas and novels such as The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, and The Mist. Darabont also developed and executive produced the first season and part of the second season of the AMC horror series The Walking Dead and created the TNT neo-noir series Mob City.