Lasse Hallström, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lasse Hallström

Film director and screenwriter

Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1946

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film editor

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Lars Sven "Lasse" Hallström (Swedish: [?las?? ?hal?strœm]; born 2 June 1946) is a Swedish film director.
He first became known for directing almost all music videos by pop group ABBA, and subsequently became a feature film director.
He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund) (1985) and later for The Cider House Rules (1999).
His other celebrated directorial works include What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) and Chocolat (2000).