M. Night Shyamalan

Summary

M. Night Shyamalan is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Mahé^[2]. He was born on August 6, 1970^[3]. He worked as a film director^[4], film producer^[5], writer^[6], actor^[7], and screenwriter^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.13% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,976 views/month, #1,312 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• M. Night Shyamalan's place of birth was Mahé^[2].
• M. Night Shyamalan was born on August 6, 1970^[3].
• M. Night Shyamalan's father was Nelliate C. Shyamalan^[10].
• M. Night Shyamalan's father was Saleka^[11].
• M. Night Shyamalan's father was Ishana Shyamalan^[12].
• A child of M. Night Shyamalan was Ishana Shyamalan^[13].
• A child of M. Night Shyamalan was Saleka^[14].
• M. Night Shyamalan held citizenship in United States^[15].
• M. Night Shyamalan held citizenship in India^[16].
• English was M. Night Shyamalan's native language^[17].
• M. Night Shyamalan's professions included film director^[4].
• M. Night Shyamalan's professions included film producer^[5].
• M. Night Shyamalan worked as a writer^[6].
• M. Night Shyamalan worked as an actor^[7].
• M. Night Shyamalan's professions included screenwriter^[8].
• M. Night Shyamalan's professions included film actor^[18].
• M. Night Shyamalan's field of work was film production^[19].
• M. Night Shyamalan's field of work was film direction^[20].
• M. Night Shyamalan's field of work was film screenwriting^[21].
• M. Night Shyamalan's education included a stint at New York University Tisch School of the Arts^[22].
• M. Night Shyamalan was educated at Episcopal Academy^[23].
• A notable work attributed to M. Night Shyamalan is The Sixth Sense^[24].
• A notable work attributed to M. Night Shyamalan is Unbreakable^[25].
• A notable work attributed to M. Night Shyamalan is Signs^[26].
• A notable work attributed to M. Night Shyamalan is The Village^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Began / founded: 1970-08-06^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0c02e5c9-2764-488e-81ea-5da3c8d6ebc6^[30]

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Origins and Family

M. Night Shyamalan was born in Mahé^[2]. He was born on August 6, 1970^[3]. Fathers listed include Nelliate C. Shyamalan^[10], a film producer^[31]; Saleka^[11], a singer^[32], b. 1996^[33], of United States^[34]; and Ishana Shyamalan^[12], a television director^[35], of United States^[36]. English was his native language^[17].

Education

Educated at New York University Tisch School of the Arts^[22], a film school^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1965^[39] and Episcopal Academy^[23], a school^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1785^[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director^[4], film producer^[5], writer^[6], actor^[7], screenwriter^[8], and film actor^[18]. Fields of work include film production^[19], an economic activity^[43]; film direction^[20], an activity^[44]; and film screenwriting^[21], an occupation^[45].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Sixth Sense^[24], a film^[46]; Unbreakable^[25], a film^[47]; Signs^[26], a film^[48]; The Village^[27]; Split^[49]; and Glass^[50].

Recognition

Awards received include Padma Shri in arts^[51], a class of award^[52], in India^[53]; Sitges Grand Honorary Award^[54], a film award category^[55], in Spain^[56], founded in 2005^[57]; Great Immigrants Award^[58], an award^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 2006^[61]; and Pravasi Bharatiya Samman^[62], an award^[63], in India^[64], founded in 2003^[65].

Personal Life

Children include Ishana Shyamalan^[13], a television director^[66], of United States^[67] and Saleka^[14], a singer^[68], b. 1996^[69], of United States^[70]. Religious affiliations include Hinduism^[71], a religion^[72] and Catholic Church^[73], a Christian denomination^[74], in Vatican City^[75], founded in 0001^[76], headquartered in Vatican City^[77].

Why It Matters

M. Night Shyamalan ranks in the top 0.13% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,976 views/month, #1,312 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[78] He is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[79]

FAQs

Where was M. Night Shyamalan born?

M. Night Shyamalan's place of birth was Mahé^[2].

Who were M. Night Shyamalan's parents?

M. Night Shyamalan's father was Nelliate C. Shyamalan^[10].

What did M. Night Shyamalan do for work?

M. Night Shyamalan worked as film director^[4], film producer^[5], writer^[6], actor^[7], and screenwriter^[8].

Where did M. Night Shyamalan go to school?

M. Night Shyamalan was educated at New York University Tisch School of the Arts^[22] and Episcopal Academy^[23].

What awards did M. Night Shyamalan receive?

Honors received include Padma Shri in arts^[51], Sitges Grand Honorary Award^[54], Great Immigrants Award^[58], and Pravasi Bharatiya Samman^[62].