Shane Black

American actor, screenwriter and film director
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Shane Black

Summary

Shane Black is a human[1]. He was born in Pittsburgh[2]. He was born on December 16, 1961[3]. He worked as a screenwriter[4], film director[5], actor[6], film actor[7], and film producer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,339 views/month, #5,482 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Shane Black's place of birth was Pittsburgh[2].
  • Shane Black was born on December 16, 1961[3].
  • Shane Black held citizenship in United States[10].
  • English was Shane Black's native language[11].
  • Shane Black's professions included screenwriter[4].
  • Shane Black worked as a film director[5].
  • Shane Black worked as an actor[6].
  • Shane Black's professions included film actor[7].
  • Shane Black's professions included film producer[8].
  • Shane Black's professions included director[12].
  • Shane Black's education included a stint at University of California, Los Angeles[13].
  • Shane Black was educated at Sunny Hills High School[14].
  • Shane Black was a member of Writers Guild of America West[15].
  • Shane Black is recorded as male[16].
  • Shane Black's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Shane Black's Commons category is recorded as Shane Black[18].
  • Shane Black's family name is recorded as Black[19].
  • Shane Black's given name is recorded as Shane[20].
  • Shane Black's work location is recorded as United States[21].
  • Shane Black's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Shane Black's topic has template is recorded as Template:Shane Black[23].
  • Shane Black's name in native language is recorded as Shane Black[24].
  • Shane Black's start of work period is recorded as 1987[25].
  • Shane Black's writing language is recorded as English[26].
  • Shane Black's related category is recorded as Category:Films directed by Shane Black[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Shane Black was born in Pittsburgh[2]. He was born on December 16, 1961[3]. English was his native language[11].

Education

Educated at University of California, Los Angeles[13], a public research university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1919[30], headquartered in Los Angeles[31] and Sunny Hills High School[14], a high school[32], in United States[33], founded in 1959[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include screenwriter[4], film director[5], actor[6], film actor[7], film producer[8], and director[12].

Why It Matters

Shane Black ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,339 views/month, #5,482 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Shane Black born?

Born in Pittsburgh[2], Shane Black…

What did Shane Black do for work?

Shane Black worked as screenwriter[4], film director[5], actor[6], film actor[7], and film producer[8].

Where did Shane Black go to school?

Shane Black was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[13] and Sunny Hills High School[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → shane-black
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10166]]: shane-black, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  2. 20d ago · Kwayst · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 24666592
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14724]]: 24666592"
  3. 27d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv maze person id → 132576
    Harper's tag → shane-black
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: shane-black, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289959092|shane black (#289959092)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  4. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 32858
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7553]]: 32858, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270112|batch #270112]]"
  5. 7w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → B5FC-303D-F25C-5115-F283
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46460|batch #46460]]: HAND ID (6)"
  6. 10w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14419 → 31388
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43528|batch #43528]]"
  7. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 593
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8969]]: 593, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1784241392864"
  8. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0339209-Black-Shane-1961
    Image purged license → —
    Image unavailable reason → —
    Image last checked license → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0339209-Black-Shane-1961, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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