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My Take
Martin Scorsese is, to me, the purest case of a filmmaker in love with the medium itself. Raised in Queens, Italian-American, channeling the street, the church and violence into Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and Casino, he probes human guilt with a gaze that somehow stays tender. The Best Director Oscar, the Kennedy Center Honors and Japan's Praemium Imperiale all confirm his stature, but what moves me is his crusade to restore and preserve old films, pouring his own money and time into cinema's memory. He doesn't just make movies; he guards the entire history of them. We won't see his like again.
Overview
Martin Charles Scorsese ( skor-SESS-ee; Italian: [skorˈseːze, -se]; born November 17, 1942) is an American filmmaker. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential directors in the history of cinema. He has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, four BAFTA Awards, three Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and three Golden Globe Awards.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Martin Scorsese
- Name (Japanese)
- マーティン・スコセッシ
- Reading
- まーてぃん・すこせっし
- Born
- November 17, 1942 (age 83)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Horse
- Origin
- Queens, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 160 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / film actor / film producer / screenwriter / film editor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Cardinal Hayes High School
- University
- New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Awards & achievements
- 2007 Academy Award for Best Director
- Directors Guild of America Award
- 1998 Light of Truth Award
- Library of Congress Living Legend
- 2010 Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
- Kennedy Center Honors
- 1997 AFI Life Achievement Award
- 2016 Praemium Imperiale
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Taxi Driver | — | |
| Notable work | Goodfellas | — | |
| Notable work | Casino | — | |
| Notable work | Gangs of New York | — | |
| Notable work | The Aviator | — | |
| Notable work | Shutter Island | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.