Frank Darabont

Frank Darabont
Darabont at the 2011 PaleyFest
Born
Ferenc Árpád Darabont

(1959-01-28) January 28, 1959 (age 65)
Montbéliard, France
Other namesFrank A. Darabont
Ardeth Bey
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationHollywood High School
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • director
  • producer
Years active1981–present
SpouseSara Rae Darabont[1]

Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959)[2] is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In his early career, he was primarily a screenwriter for such horror films as A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), The Blob (1988) and The Fly II (1989). As a director, he is known for his film adaptations of Stephen King novellas and novels, such as The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Green Mile (1999), and The Mist (2007).

Darabont also developed and executive-produced the first season and first half of the second season of the AMC horror series The Walking Dead (2010–2011).

  1. ^ "'The Shawshank Redemption' Turns 25: Frank Darabont Reflects on the Journey from Box Office Bomb to Oscar Nominee". The Hollywood Reporter. September 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 22-28". The Associated Press. January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.