Photo: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Born on March 15, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, David Cronenberg is a film director, film producer and film editor. David Cronenberg is 83 years old as of 2026. Schooling on record includes University of Toronto. Awards on record include Knight of the Legion of Honour, Companion of the Order of Canada, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and 5 more. The listed height is 175 cm.
My Take
David Cronenberg is, to me, the most philosophically serious horror filmmaker alive. Body horror sounds like a gimmick until you watch his films and realize the gore is a vehicle for real questions: where the self ends, what technology does to flesh, whether disease is transformation or destruction. I admire that he built this universe from Toronto, outside Hollywood's gravity, and that France and Canada kept pinning honors on a man whose movies make audiences squirm. Decades in, he is still interrogating the body — his own, now, as age becomes his subject. That intellectual stubbornness is exactly what mastery looks like.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David Cronenberg
- Name (Japanese)
- デヴィッド・クローネンバーグ
- Reading
- でゔぃっど・くろーねんばーぐ
- Born
- March 15, 1943 (age 83)
- Origin
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Height
- 175 cm
- Occupation
- film director / actor / film producer / film editor / film actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
2. Background
- University
- University of Toronto
Awards & achievements
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Companion of the Order of Canada
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- 1989 Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Motion Picture
- Special Prize of the Angoulême festival jury
- 2006 Carrosse d'or
- Order of Ontario
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
3. Links
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was David Cronenberg born?
David Cronenberg was born on March 15, 1943 and is 83 years old.
Where is David Cronenberg from?
David Cronenberg is from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
What does David Cronenberg do?
David Cronenberg works as film director, actor, film producer, film editor, film actor.
How tall is David Cronenberg?
David Cronenberg is 175 cm tall.
Where did David Cronenberg study?
David Cronenberg attended University of Toronto.
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