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Payne was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to Peggy and George Payne, restaurant owners. [3] [1] He is the youngest of three sons [4] and grew up in the Dundee neighborhood. [5] He is of Greek ancestry.
Director, producer and screenwriter Alexander Payne was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents, Peggy (Constantine) and George Payne, ran a Greek restaurant. His father is of Greek and German ancestry, and his mother is of Greek descent; the family name was originally Papadopoulos. He is the youngest of three brothers.
- January 1, 1
- 1.78 m
- Omaha, Nebraska, USA
- SIDEWAYS (2004) Writers: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor. Starring Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh.
- THE HOLDOVERS (2023) Writer: David Hemingson. Starring Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston.
- NEBRASKA (2013) Writer: Bob Nelson. Starring Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Stacy Keach, Bob Odenkirk. Nebraska native Payne pays tribute to his home state in this memorable road movie focusing on the aging Woody Grant (Oscar nominee Bruce Dern, superb), who is convinced that he has won a million-dollar prize in a magazine sweepstakes and asks his son David (Will Forte) to drive him there so that he can collect his winnings.
- THE DESCENDANTS (2011) Writers: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash. Starring George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Robert Forster.
His father is of Greek and German ancestry, and his mother is of Greek descent; the family name was originally Papadopoulos. He is the youngest of three brothers. Alexander attended Stanford University, where he majored in Spanish and History. He then went on to study film at UCLA Film School.
- February 10, 1961
Five years after receiving his master of fine arts degree from UCLA Film School, Payne began work on the comedy Citizen Ruth, the story of a wayward young woman, played by Laura Dern, who finds out she is pregnant and ends up in the middle of a national abortion debate.
Oct 26, 2023 · It’s not like the 62-year-old filmmaker lacks “A Film By” credentials. He’s won the adapted screenplay Oscar twice ( “Sideways,” “The Descendents” ), been nominated for director for those...
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Nov 27, 2023 · Payne himself didn’t go to boarding school but, while growing up in Omaha, he attended a Jesuit preparatory high school that exposed him to uncompromising teachers like the one memorialized in ...
