46 Facts About Eli Roth

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Eli Raphael Roth was born on April 18,1972 and is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor.

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Eli Roth expanded into other genres, directing the erotic thriller film Knock Knock and the action film Death Wish, a remake of the 1974 original.

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In 2013, Eli Roth received the Visionary Award for his contributions to horror at the Stanley Film Festival.

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Eli Roth began shooting films at the age of eight, after watching Ridley Scott's Alien.

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Eli Roth ran the office of producer Frederick Zollo, leaving after graduation to devote himself to writing full-time.

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Eli Roth collected unemployment and found work on Howard Stern's Private Parts as Stern's assistant, staying at Silvercup Studios in Queens at night working on his scripts while Stern slept.

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Eli Roth would stay in Manheim's dressing room, working on his scripts, while she filmed the show.

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Eli Roth co-wrote a project called The Extra with Manheim, who later sold the pitch to producer Bill Mechanic's Pandemonium company.

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At NYU film school, Eli Roth wrote and directed a student film called Restaurant Dogs, an homage to Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs.

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Eli Roth met a member of special effects company KNB EFX, which contributed to his first feature.

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In 1999, Eli Roth moved to Los Angeles, where he wrote, directed, edited, produced, animated, and provided voices for a series of animated shorts called Chowdaheads for Mandalay Sports Entertainment.

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Eli Roth folded after several episodes were done, and its domain name was picked up by Nissan for its "Z" sports car.

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Eli Roth had co-written Cabin Fever with his college roommate Randy Pearlstein.

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Much of it was written in 1996, while Eli Roth worked as a production assistant for Howard Stern's film Private Parts.

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Eli Roth reportedly turned down studio directing jobs to make Hostel.

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Eli Roth took a directing salary of only $10,000 to keep the budget as low as possible, so there would be no limits set on its violence.

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In 2007, Eli Roth directed and narrated the faux trailer segment Thanksgiving for Grindhouse and appeared in Death Proof, Tarantino's segment of the film.

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In January 2023, it was announced Eli Roth is developing a feature-length film version of Thanksgiving.

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In 2009, while acting in Inglourious Basterds, Eli Roth said that he would soon begin his next film, Endangered Species.

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Eli Roth directed the cannibal horror film The Green Inferno, which was inspired by his love of Mondo horror films such as the infamous Cannibal Holocaust.

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Eli Roth's 2018 remake of the film Death Wish opened to $13 million at the box office.

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Eli Roth defended the film, stating that the film was not pro-gun and that he wanted the film to focus on family, protecting one's family, and seeking justice for one's family.

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In 2002, Eli Roth brought a shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark made by children to the attention of both Harry Knowles and Steven Spielberg.

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The response was so great that Eli Roth took the tape to his first meeting at DreamWorks to give to Spielberg.

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Eli Roth had never met them, but Google-searched every name in the credits until he found Jayson Lamb, the cinematographer.

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In 2009, King finished the screenplay, and actors John Cusack and Samuel L Jackson joined the project; however, Roth did not direct.

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Eli Roth has talked of doing Trailer Trash, another compilation of fake trailers.

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Eli Roth has produced the 2012 kung fu film The Man with the Iron Fists, written, directed, and scored by RZA who stars in the film.

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In 2015, Eli Roth was announced as the director of the adaptation of the best-selling shark novel Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror, eventually called The Meg.

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Eli Roth recorded an audio commentary for Troma's 1997 DVD release of Blood Sucking Freaks four years before directing his first film, billed as a "Blood and Guts Expert".

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Eli Roth began his professional acting career in 1998 and has been known to play parts in the films he produces.

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Eli Roth quipped that the only directors he would ever act for are people who have won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Outside of these films and his own, Eli Roth has appeared in a cameo role as a contest emcee in Alexandre Aja's 2010 film Piranha 3D and in the 2012 musical film Rock of Ages, among others.

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Eli Roth has appeared in several projects that David Lynch directed for his website davidlynch.

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The episode explored the scientific aspects of evil, with Eli Roth undergoing a brain scan and DNA sequencing at University of California, Davis with neuropsychiatrist Dr James Fallon.

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Eli Roth re-created the infamous Milgram experiments for the documentary, with results identical to those from 50 years earlier.

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In 2009, Eli Roth wrote, directed, and acted in a PSA for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals about the link between violence against animals and violence against people.

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Eli Roth is a curator of the Museum of Pop Culture's exhibit "Can't Look Away", detailing the history of horror.

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Eli Roth was selected, along with directors John Landis and Roger Corman, to represent three generations of film directors who have shaped the genre.

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Eli Roth directed the music video for Snoop Lion's lead single "La La La" from his reggae-genre album Reincarnated, which was released on April 23,2013.

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In 2015, Eli Roth partnered with Jack Davis to launch Crypt TV, a digital company focused on short-form horror content.

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In 2021, Eli Roth invested in Jomboy Media, a digital media company that produces content focused on sports and pop culture.

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Eli Roth follows a strict workout routine, which he documents on the Hostel DVDs.

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Eli Roth spoke of his love for fashion in his interview in the October 2007 issue of Italian Vogue.

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Eli Roth was profiled on the G4 TV show Icons and was on the cover of Forbes magazine's "Hollywood's Most Profitable Stars" issue.

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Eli Roth married Chilean actress and model Lorenza Izzo in November 2014, on the beach of the Chilean town Zapallar.