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Len Wiseman
Filmmaker Len Wiseman's career began through his work in the art department on the blockbuster hits like Godzilla (1998), Men in Black (1997), and Independence Day (1996). His design talents soon got him behind the camera directing commercials for PlayStation, Time Warner, Oracle, Intel, and Activision, and quickly lead to work in music videos. Len received numerous award nominations, including Best Art Direction at the 2002 MTV Awards for Quarashi's Screaming Masterpiece (2005) (aka Stick 'Em Up) and Best Director at the 2002 MVPA Awards for the Rufus Wainwright video "Across the Universe." In addition, Wiseman directed music videos for Megadeth, En Vogue, Static X, Paul Oakenfold and Brooke Allison.
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Total Recall
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Underworld: Awakening
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Underworld: Rise of the...
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Live Free or Die Hard
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Underworld: Evolution
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Underworld
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trivia
Has a stepdaughter named Lily (b. January 1999).
Married Kate Beckinsale on May 9th, 2004, at the Bel-Air Hotel. He gave Kate's daughter, Lily, her own wedding ring.
Len and writer Danny McBride met through their agent, [error at ICM. The two hit it off through their common love and fan's knowledge of genre films.
Len came to the attention of Skip Williamson, President of Lakeshore Records. After seeing his work on the set of the Rufus Wainwright video, Williamson made the push for Lakeshore to take a look at "Underworld."
He studied film at De Anza College in Cupertino, California, making two short films there, the second of which helped him land his first professional gig.
Wiseman was 15 years old when he saw the first Die Hard (1988). Once back at home, he made his own version of the film in his own backyard on the family video camera. Twenty years later, he got to direct Live Free or Die Hard (2007).
