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Uwe Boll was born in Wermelskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany on June 22, 1965. Public records list Uwe Boll as a film director, screenwriter and film producer. That works out to 61 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes University of Cologne.
My Take
Uwe Boll is a name I can't discuss without a wry smile, because his reputation is almost the inverse of acclaim. The German filmmaker became famous in the 2000s for video-game adaptations like House of the Dead, Alone in the Dark and BloodRayne, films widely cited among the worst ever made. Yet I find something oddly compelling about him: he kept making movies, mostly direct-to-video, and never seemed to apologize for his ambitions. To me he's a study in persistence over polish. Whatever critics say, he financed and shipped films relentlessly, and that stubborn productivity, for better or worse, is its own kind of achievement.
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)
- Uwe Boll
- Name (Japanese)
- ウーヴェ・ボル
- Reading
- うーゔぇ・ぼる
- Born
- June 22, 1965 (age 61)
- Origin
- Wermelskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Occupation
- film director / screenwriter / film producer / actor / director
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Snake
2. Background
- University
- University of Cologne
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.boll-kg.de/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwe%20Boll
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AB
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61347
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. 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 Uwe Boll born?
Born June 22, 1965 (age 61).
Where is Uwe Boll from?
Uwe Boll is from Wermelskirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
What does Uwe Boll do?
Uwe Boll works as film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor, director.
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