
Place of Birth:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Date of Birth:
12/16/1961
Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American filmmaker and actor who has written such films as Lethal Weapon, The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. He is also known as the original creator of the Lethal Weapon franchise. As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Rick Hawkins in Predator (1987). He made his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. Black went on to write and direct Iron Man 3 (2013), The Nice Guys (2016), and The Predator (2018).

Predator

Tales from the Script

Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter

In Search of the Last Action Heroes

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

Any Day

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

As Good as It Gets

Swing State

RoboCop 3

Dead Heat

Wolfman's Got Nards

The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry

A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry

The Business End: Violence in Cinema

The Evolution of Clint Eastwood

The Craft of Dirty Harry

In Search of Tomorrow

The Hunt for Red October

Iron Man 3 Unmasked

If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'