Gus Van Sant
Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant. He lives in Portland, Oregon. His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. In his films, he has dealt with themes concerning homosexuality and other marginalized subcultures. His filmography as writer and director includes an adaptation of Tom Robbins' novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which features a diverse cast (Keanu Reeves, Roseanne Barr, Uma Thurman, and k.d. lang, with cameos by William S. Burroughs and Heather Graham, among others); and My Own Private Idaho, also starring Reeves as well as River Phoenix. He wrote the screenplays for most of his early movies, and wrote one novel, Pink. A book of his photography has also been published, called 108 Portraits.
Known for
DirectingBirthday
July 24, 1952Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
104Place of birth
Louisville, Kentucky, USAAlso known as
Gus Van Sant Jr., 구스 반 산트, 거스 밴 샌트Cast credits
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Gus Van SantWilliam S. Burroughs: A Man Within
SelfThe Canyons
Dr. CampbellThe Advocate for Fagdom
SelfStrange Parallel
SelfHere’s Looking at You, Boy
SelfI Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
SelfFinding Forrester
Library Assistant (uncredited)At the Video Store
SelfAbout Cinema
SelfFabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
SelfSaltlake Van Sant
HimselfThe Making of ‘My Own Private Idaho’
A Special Day
SelfDon't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Willamette Week EditorPsycho
Man Talking to Man in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)My Own Private Idaho
Man Behind Hotel Counter (uncredited)Paranoid Park
Guy Reading Newspaper (uncredited)Crew credits
Mala Noche
Director, Editor, Producer, ScreenplayGood Will Hunting
Director, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Script SupervisorDrugstore Cowboy
Screenplay, DirectorMy Own Private Idaho
Screenplay, DirectorTo Die For
DirectorFinding Forrester
DirectorTarnation
Executive ProducerLast Days
Director, Editor, ScreenplayGerry
Director, Editor, WriterParanoid Park
Screenplay, Editor, DirectorMilk
Director, Sound Re-Recording MixerParis Je T'aime
Director, WriterPsycho
Producer, DirectorKids
Executive ProducerEven Cowgirls Get the Blues
Writer, Director, Editor, Executive ProducerTo Each His Own Cinema
DirectorSpeedway Junky
Executive ProducerRestless
Director, Producer8
Director, EditorPromised Land
Director, Executive Producer