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Paul Haggis

Paul Haggis

Writer

Haggis began to work as a writer for television programs, including The Love Boat, One Day at a Time, Diff'rent Strokes, and The Facts of Life. With The Facts of Life, Haggis also gained his first credit as producer. During the 1980s and 1990s, Haggis wrote for television series including thirtysomething, The Tracey Ullman Show, FM, Due South, L.A. Law, and EZ Streets. He helped to create the television series Walker, Texas Ranger; Family Law; and Due South. Haggis served as executive producer of the series Michael Hayes and Family Law. He gained recognition in the film industry for his work on the 2004 film Million Dollar Baby, which Allmovie described as a "serious milestone" for the writer/producer, and as "his first high-profile foray into feature film". Haggis had read two stories written by Jerry Boyd, a boxing trainer who wrote under the name of F.X. Toole. Haggis later acquired the rights to the stories, and developed them into the screenplay for Million Dollar Baby. Clint Eastwood portrayed the lead character in the film. Eastwood also directed the film, and used the screenplay written by Haggis. Million Dollar Baby received four Academy Awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture. After Million Dollar Baby, Haggis worked on the 2004 film Crash. Haggis came up with the story for the film on his own, and then wrote and directed the film, which allowed him greater control over his work. Crash was his first experience as director of a major feature film. Highly positive upon release, critical reception of Crash has since polarized, although Roger Ebert called it the best film of 2005. Crash received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Director, in addition to four other Academy Award nominations. Haggis received two Academy Awards for the film: Best Picture (as its producer), and Best Writing for his work on the screenplay. With Million Dollar Baby and then Crash, Haggis became the first individual to have written Best Picture Oscar-winners in two consecutive years. Haggis said that he wrote Crash to "bust liberals", arguing that his fellow liberals were not honest with themselves about the nature of race and racism because they believed that most racial problems had already been resolved in American society.

Born: March 10, 1953 (Age 71) in London, Ontario, Canada

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Paul Haggis  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
7.6
ActorSelf2011
Movie
7.9
ActorSelf - Interviewee2015
Movie
6.2
ActorDirector2015
Movie
7
ActorHimself2006
Movie
6.6
ActorSelf2008
Movie
7.3
Actor2008
Movie
7.1
ActorSelf2008
Movie
6.1
Actor2008
Movie
7.5
ActorSelf2012
TV Show
6.1
ActorSelf
1 Episode
2014
TV Show
8.2
Actor1 Episode2004-2011
TV Show
8.2
ActorSelf
1 Episode
2005-2015
TV Show
8.7
ActorSelf
2 Episodes
2016-2019
TV Show
7
ActorSelf
1 Episode
1953
TV Show
7.3
ActorSelf
1 Episode
2004
Movie
6.6
ActorSelf2006
Movie
7.9
WritingScreenplay2006
Movie
7.8
DirectingScreenplay, Director, Producer, Story2005
Movie
7
WritingScreenplay2006
Movie
7.3
DirectingDirector, Producer, Screenplay2007
Movie
2.5
CrewThanks2009
Movie
7.9
ProductionProducer, Story2006
Movie
8.2
ProductionProducer, Screenplay2004
Movie
6.4
WritingScreenplay2008
Movie
5.2
DirectingDirector, Writer1993
Movie
6.2
WritingScreenplay2006
Movie
7.1
DirectingScreenplay, Director, Producer2010
Movie
6.1
DirectingScreenplay, Director, Producer2013
Movie
7.6
DirectingDirector2018
Movie
4.6
WritingWriter1987
Movie
8.1
WritingWriter1994
Movie
DirectingDirector2010
TV Show
7.6
WritingTeleplay
1 Episode
1984
TV Show
6.6
ProductionProducer
26 Episodes
2008-2009
TV Show
6.9
WritingWriter
3 Episodes
1978-1986
TV Show
7.8
DirectingDirector, Writer, Teleplay, Story, Creator
3 Episodes
1994-1999
TV Show
7.9
DirectingDirector, Writer
2 Episodes
1996-1997
TV Show
6.3
DirectingDirector, Producer, Writer
6 Episodes
1999-2002
TV Show
7.2
WritingWriter
2 Episodes
1986-1994
TV Show
6.2
CreatorCreator1997-1998
TV Show
7
WritingWriter
1 Episode
2003
TV Show
6.7
WritingWriter
1 Episode
1981-1982
TV Show
6.5
WritingWriter
3 Episodes
1975-1984
TV Show
8.2
DirectingExecutive Producer, Creator, Director, Writer, Story
13 Episodes
2007-2007
TV Show
7
WritingWriter
13 Episodes
1979-1988
TV Show
6.4
WritingWriter
1 Episode
1977-1987
TV Show
7.3
ProductionProducer, Writer
85 Episodes
1987-1991
TV Show
5.8
CreatorCreator1993-2001
TV Show
6.8
WritingWriter
1 Episode
1984-1992
TV Show
6.8
WritingWriter
1 Episode
1986-1987
TV Show
6.2
ProductionProducer
13 Episodes
1990-1990
TV Show
7.4
DirectingDirector, Creator
1 Episode
1990-1991
TV Show
6.4
WritingOriginal Series Creator
38 Episodes
2021-2024
Movie
5.6
WritingScreenplay2005
Limited Series
7.8
DirectingExecutive Producer, Director
6 Episodes
2015-2015
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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