Julian Schnabel (born 26 October 1951) is a filmmaker and American artist. He has been acclaimed at Cannes and has won a Golden Globe, as well as BAFTA, César Award, Golden Palm and two nominations for the Golden Lion and an Academy Award nomination. He has directed four films which were widely acclaimed, including Before Night Falls, which became Javier Bardem's breakthrough Academy Award nominated Read more...

Schnabel lives in New York, maintaining studios in New York City and in Montauk on the eastern end of Long Island with a house in San Sebastian in Spain. He has three children by his first wife, clothing designer Jacqueline Beaurang: a son, Vito an art dealer, and two daughters, Lola a painter and film-maker, Stella, a poet and actress. He also has twin sons, Cy and Olmo, by his second wife, Spanish Read more...