Peter Sellars
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Birth Place
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Born
September 27, 1957
Biography
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
(1991)
Director
Assistant Direction (Feature Film)
King Lear
(1987)
Assistant Director
Cast (Feature Film)
Wonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic
(2008)
40X15: Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
(2008)
A Journey with Peter Sellars
(2007)
King Lear
(1987)
William Shakespeare V
Happy New Year
(1987)
Writer (Feature Film)
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
(1991)
Screenwriter
Special Thanks (Feature Film)
Hamlet
(2000)
Special Thanks
Director (Special)
Peter Sellars Directs Cosi Fan Tutte
(1991)
Director
Peter Sellars Directs Don Giovanni
(1991)
Director
Peter Sellars Directs the Marriage of Figaro
(1990)
Director
Cast (Special)
Peter Sellars Directs Cosi Fan Tutte
(1991)
Peter Sellars Directs Don Giovanni
(1991)
Peter Sellars Directs the Marriage of Figaro
(1990)
Destination Mozart: A Night at the Opera With Peter Sellars
(1990)
Misc. Crew (Special)
Nixon in China
(1988)
Other
Life Events
1980
Discovered by Robert Brustein and recruited to direct "Inspector General" for the American Repertory Theatre
1982
Became director of the Boston Shakespeare Company (date approximate)
1983
Opened La Jolla Playhouse with Brecht's "The Visions of Simone Machard"
1983
Became director of American National Theater at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
1986
Left Kennedy Center as director (date approximate)
1987
Became director of Los Angeles Festival
1987
Acted in first feature, "Happy New Year"
1988
Directed stage production "Nixon in China" for TV special, "Great Performances"
1990
Hosted TV special, "Destination Mozart: A Night at the Opera With Peter Sellars"
1990
Directed (also hosted) TV special, "Peter Sellars Directs the Marriage of Figaro"
Family
Juliet Sellars
Sister
