Jimmy Chin
Facts
20 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- October 12, 1973
- Place of birth
- Mankato
- Country of citizenship
- United States[9]
- Occupation
- mountaineer, photographer, film director, film producer, athlete, director[3][4][5][6][7][10]
- Field of work
- climbing, fine-art photography, documentary film, film production, film direction[11][12][13][14][15]
- Educated at
- Carleton College, Mankato West High School, Wayland Academy, Shattuck-Saint Mary's School[16][17][18][19]
- Award received
- Ken Burns American Heritage Prize, Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program[20][21][22][23]
- Official website
- www.jimmychin.com
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Copyright status as a creator
- works protected by copyrights
- Given name
- Jimmy
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- Participant in
- 2007 Altitude Everest Expedition
- Significant event
- ascent of Mount Everest, ascent of Mount Everest
- Social media followers
- 119k (90k–119k, n=3)
- Sport
- mountaineering
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- 5152148997646259870002
- Library of Congress authority ID
- no2015163624
- GND ID
- 1131287665
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Jimmy Chin 2026.jpg ↗
- Academy Awards Database nominee ID
- 8497
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- 715784
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- AlloCiné person ID
- 715784
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- 17162371c
- CINE21 person ID
- 101752
- Canadiana Name Authority ID
- ncf13740015
- DBC author ID
- 87097969928692
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- DDB person (GND) ID
- 1131287665
- Danish National Filmography person ID
- 247348
- Emmys person ID
- jimmy-chin
- Facebook username
- jimmychinphotography
- Film-documentaire.fr author ID
- 83809
- Film.ru person ID
- jimmy-chin
- FilmAffinity person and company ID
- 124067207
- Freebase ID
- /m/0z43scz
- IMDb ID
- nm3011011
- IdRef ID
- 223438642
- Instagram username
- jimmychin
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- 452239
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- National Library of Israel J9U ID
- 987012383980905171
- National Library of Korea ID
- KAC201613844
- National Library of Poland MMS ID
- 9810637546805606
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 401146820
- Podchaser creator ID
- 107ZzpvPuw
- Quora topic ID
- Jimmy-Chin-16
- Sinemalar person ID
- 824447
- TMDB person ID
- 1403129
- Threads username
- jimmychin
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- X (Twitter) username
- jimkchin
- Yale LUX ID
- person/c0ff4135-40e5-49c5-816b-984bcdf0e9b3
- ČSFD person ID
- 166428
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Summary
Born in Mankato[1], he… he was born on October 12, 1973[2]. He worked as a mountaineer[3], photographer[4], film director[5], film producer[6], and athlete[7].
Body
Education
Educated at Carleton College[16], a liberal arts college[25], in United States[26], founded in 1866[27], headquartered in Northfield[28]; Mankato West High School[17], a high school[29], in United States[30]; Wayland Academy[18], a boarding school[31], in United States[32], founded in 1855[33]; and Shattuck-Saint Mary's School[19], a boarding school[34], in United States[35], founded in 1858[36].
Career and Affiliations
Fields of work include climbing[11], a type of sport[37]; fine-art photography[12], a photography genre[38]; documentary film[13], a film genre[39]; film production[14], an economic activity[40]; and film direction[15], an activity[41].
Recognition
Awards received include Ken Burns American Heritage Prize[20], an award[42]; Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[21], an award for best film by genre[43], in United States[44], founded in 1942[45]; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program[22], an award[46], in United States[47]; and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program[23], a class of award[48], in United States[49].
FAQs
Where was Jimmy Chin born?
Born in Mankato[1].
Who was Jimmy Chin married to?
Jimmy Chin's spouses include Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi[8].
What did Jimmy Chin do for work?
Jimmy Chin worked as mountaineer[3], photographer[4], film director[5], film producer[6], and athlete[7].
Where did Jimmy Chin go to school?
Jimmy Chin was educated at Carleton College[16], Mankato West High School[17], Wayland Academy[18], and Shattuck-Saint Mary's School[19].
What awards did Jimmy Chin receive?
Honors received include Ken Burns American Heritage Prize[20], Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film[21], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program[22], and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program[23].
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evidence “A beefed-up Venice documentary slate could also put the spotlight on “Free Solo” Oscar winners Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin for the harrowing “Everest:” thewrap.com · read source