32 Facts About Sean Baker

Sean Baker was born on February 26,1971 and is an American filmmaker.

Sean Baker made his directorial film debut with Four Letter Words and co-created the television character Greg the Bunny.

At the 97th Academy Awards, Sean Baker won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing.

Sean Baker is the only person to individually win four Oscars for the same film in a single ceremony.

Sean Baker grew up in the Short Hills area of Millburn and in Branchburg, New Jersey.

Sean Baker's mother was a teacher and his father was a patent attorney, who once represented Baker and his production company in a dispute over the title of his film Take Out.

Sean Baker has a sister who is a professional synth-pop musician and a production designer, who has contributed to his films in both capacities.

Sean Baker became obsessed with homemade movies at a young age after his mother took him to see Universal Monster films being shown at the local library.

Sean Baker worked as a taxi driver during his college years.

Sean Baker received his BFA degree in film studies from New York University through the Tisch School of the Arts.

Sean Baker was scheduled to receive his degree in 1992, but dropped out to get experience making industrial films and TV commercials before returning to graduate in 1998.

Sean Baker studied non-linear editing at The New School in Greenwich Village in Manhattan.

Sean Baker is one of the original creators of the sitcom Greg the Bunny, starring Seth Green and Eugene Levy.

Sean Baker made Take Out, which he co-wrote, co-directed, co-edited, and co-produced with frequent collaborator Shih-Ching Tsou on a budget of $3000.

Sean Baker directed, wrote, co-produced, shot, and edited the film.

Sean Baker next directed Starlet, which was co-written with Chris Bergoch, and stars Dree Hemingway and Besedka Johnson.

Sean Baker again co-wrote the script with Bergoch; Sean Baker co-produced, co-shot, and edited the film.

In 2016, Sean Baker directed Snowbird, a short fashion film starring model Abbey Lee for Kenzo.

Sean Baker edited the film himself and co-wrote the script with his frequent collaborator Chris Bergoch.

In June 2018, Sean Baker was invited to be a member of the directors and writers branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Sean Baker directed the feature film, Red Rocket which stars Simon Rex as Mikey, a pornographic actor returning to his hometown in Texas.

Sean Baker directed, co-wrote and co-produced the film with his usual team of Bergoch and Tsou among others.

Sean Baker was the executive producer on Love in the Time of Fentanyl, a documentary which premiered at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival in May 2022.

In 2025, Sean Baker won the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Editing.

Sean Baker matched Walt Disney's record for most Oscars won by a single person in one night and became the first person to win four Oscars for a single film.

In 2025, Sean Baker served as co-writer, producer and editor on Left-Handed Girl directed by frequent collaborator Shih-Ching Tsou, which will premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in the Critics' Week section.

Sean Baker revealed ambitions to someday direct an action film, emphasizing the need for a strong script that would combine action with socio-political themes, and cited Sorcerer as a model example.

Sean Baker was inspired to do a TV show version of Tangerine as a way to help propel the career of trans actress Mya Taylor, who would play the lead in the project.

In July 2023, Sean Baker stated that a career goal of his was to work with erotic film actress Laura Gemser, expressing his desire to bring her back into the limelight and cast her as the lead in a film of his.

Sean Baker is married to Samantha Quan, a producer on many of his films.

Sean Baker's influences include Ken Loach, Spike Lee, Federico Fellini, Jim Jarmusch, Mike Leigh, Steven Spielberg, Eric Rohmer, John Cassavetes, and Hal Ashby among others.

Sean Baker has said that he consciously includes Easter egg references to other movies in his filmography.