Name: Jim Sheridan
Date of Birth: 6 February 1949 His Dublin-based film production company is called "Hell's Kitchen". Spends a long time developing his projects before they go into production. His main source of income during these periods is from directing corporate videos and commercials for large corporations in Asian countries. In America (2002) was loosely based on his own family's struggles in the early 1980s in New York City. Jim Sheridan lived in NYC with his wife and children from 1981-1989, before moving back to Ireland to film, _My Left Foot (1989)_. ... Brother of Peter Sheridan and the late Frankie Sheridan. Owns a champion thoroughbred racehorse named Vinnie Roe [2004] Father of Irish writers Kirsten Sheridan and Naomi Sheridan. In an interview for Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005), Sheridan stated that he when he tried out singing in a band, he found he was slightly tone deaf, and he did not have a wide vocal range. Directed seven actors into Oscar-nominated roles: Brenda Fricker, Samantha Morton, Djimon Hounsou, Pete Postlethwaite, Richard Harris. Emma Thompson, and Daniel Day-Lewis. Day-Lewis was nominated twice for Sheridan films, and he won for "Left Foot". Fricker won Best Supporting Actress for the same film. Graduated from University College Dublin. Aside from directing, he also wrote the screenplay for two films: "Into the West" which featured Brendan Gleeson, and "Some Mother's Son" featuring David O'Hara. Both these Irish actors starred together in Mel Gibson's Braveheart (1995). Not only that, fellow Irishman John Kavanagh appeared in all three above films. Wrote the screenplay for In America (2002) with his daughters. Has stated that the children's performances in In America (2002) is what he's most proud of about his career. Read more Jim Sheridan movies (actor)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey [No links available]
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El puente de San Luis Rey
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