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Grant Heslov

グラント・ヘスロヴ　/　ぐらんと・へすろゔ

American screenwriter and producer

May 15, 1963 (age 63)　・　Los Angeles, California, United States

California native
Screenwriter
Film director
Film producer

My Take

Heslov is the kind of creative partner every filmmaker dreams of having: smart, tasteful, and content to share the spotlight. His decades-long alliance with George Clooney has produced some genuinely substantive work, from the journalistic integrity of Good Night, and Good Luck to the nerve-jangling tension of Argo. What I admire most is that he came up as a working actor and clearly understands a set from the inside, which shows in how grounded his projects feel. He gravitates toward stories with a moral spine rather than easy spectacle. A quietly essential figure in modern American filmmaking who deserves more name recognition than he gets.

Overview

Grant Heslov (born May 15, 1963) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor from Los Angeles, California. He is a frequent collaborator of George Clooney, with whom he co-founded the production company Smokehouse Pictures. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture as a producer of Argo (2013) and earned multiple other Oscar nominations, including for co-writing Good Night, and Good Luck.

1. Profile

Name (English): Grant Heslov
Name (Japanese): グラント・ヘスロヴ
Reading: ぐらんと・へすろゔ
Born: May 15, 1963 (age 63)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Rabbit
Origin: Los Angeles, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: Screenwriter / Film director / Film producer / Film actor / Television actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Palos Verdes High School
University: University of Southern California

Awards & achievements

2013 Academy Award for Best Picture

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Argo	—	Unknown

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B4

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