Andrew kevin walker biography
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Andrew Kevin Walker
American screenwriter
Andrew Kevin Walker | |
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| Born | (1964-08-14) August 14, 1964 (age 60) Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film producer, script doctor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Andrew Kevin Walker (born August 14, 1964) is an American screenwriter. He is known for having written Seven (1995), for which he earned a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, as well as several other films, including 8mm (1999), Sleepy Hollow (1999) and many uncredited script rewrites.
Early life and education
[edit]Walker was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, though some time during his childhood, he moved to Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, where he was raised. He attended the Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School until his graduation in 1982. Walker soon enrolled in Penn State University to pursue a career in film production. He graduated from Penn State in 1986, with a Bachelor of Arts in film and video.[1]
Film career
[edit]Shortly after completing his education, he moved to New York City and took a job at Tower Records. During that time, he worked on several projects, but Walker was unable to find much success until 1991, when he completed the script for Seven. Walker decided
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Andrew Kevin Walker was born on August 14, 1964, in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Walker was raised in Mechanicsburg, where he attended the Mechanicsburg Senior High School. He graduated from his high school in 1982, opting to attend Penn State University. Four years later in 1986, Walker graduated with a bachelor's degree in Film Production.
After graduating, Walker moved to New York City and started his career with a job at Tower Records. While working at Tower Records, Walker worked on several low-budget independent films, but, frustrated by his lack of success, slipped into a deep depression. However, he channeled his black mood into the creation of his first screenplay, Se7en (1995). This film is a dark screenplay in which a serial killer murders people based on the seven deadly sins. Success followed, with New Line Cinema buying the rights to the crime thriller, inducing Walker to relocate to Los Angeles soon afterward.
Unfortunately for Walker, it took several years for Se7en to go into production, during which time he contributed to HBO's Tales From the Crypt,and wrote the thrillers Brainscan (1994) and Hideaway (1995). During this time however, Walker was asked by New Line Cinema to tone down the gruesome ending from Se7en (in which the severed head of the lead
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Andrew Kevin Walker Biography
Aug 14, 1964Birth Place:
Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA