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Ryan Coogler
American filmmaker / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ryan Kyle Coogler (born May 23, 1986)[1] is an American movie director, producer and screenwriter. He has been nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Award.
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Born | Ryan Kyle Coogler (1986-05-23) May 23, 1986 (age 38) Oakland, California, U.S. |
Education | St. Mary's College of California California State University, Sacramento (BA) University of Southern California (MFA) |
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Years active | 2009–present |
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Zinzi Evans (m. 2016) |
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He is known for co-writing and directing Creed (2015), and the Marvel movie Black Panther (2018), which became the highest-grossing movie of all time by an African American director.[2] Coogler also co-wrote and directed its sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).