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Roland Emmerich - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

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NameRoland Emmerich
First NameRoland
Last NameEmmerich
OccupationDirector
BirthdayNovember 10
Birth Year1955
Place of BirthStuttgart
Home TownBaden-Württemberg
Birth CountryGermany
Birth SignScorpio
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FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseOmar De Soto
Children(s)Not Available

Roland Emmerich Biography

Roland Emmerich is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on November 10, 1955 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. In 1996, he directed He directed Will Smith in 1996’s Independence Day. at the Independence Day.

Emmerich was born in Stuttgart, West Germany, and grew up in the nearby town of Sindelfingen. As a youth, he traveled extensively throughout Europe and North America on vacations financed by his father, Hans, the wealthy founder of a garden machinery production company. In 1977, he began attending University of Television and Film Munich with the intention of studying to become a production designer. After watching Star Wars, he instead decided to enroll in the school’s film director program. Required to create a short film as his final thesis in 1981, he wrote and directed the full-length feature The Noah’s Ark Principle, which was screened as the opening film of the 34th Berlin International Film Festival in 1984.

In 1985, he founded Centropolis Film Productions (now Centropolis Entertainment) in partnership with his sister, producer Ute Emmerich, and directed his major film debut, a fantasy feature named Joey. He subsequently directed the 1987 comedy Hollywood-Monster and the 1990 science-fiction film Moon 44. Theatrically, these were only released in and nearby his native country, although Emmerich filmed them in English and went against conventional German styles in an attempt to appeal to a larger market. This subsequently resulted in Moon 44 being released direct-to-video in the U.S. in early 1991. Joey and Hollywood-Monster eventually also saw home video releases in the U.S. (as Making Contact and Ghost Chase, respectively) once Emmerich achieved more prominence in America.

He is openly gay, and a supporter of the LGBT community.

In 1984, he directed The Noah’s Ark Principle his first feature.

Roland Emmerich (German: [ˈʁoːlant ˈɛməʁɪç] ; born 10 November 1955) is a German film director, screenwriter, and producer, widely known for his disaster films. His films, most of which are English-language Hollywood productions, have made more than $3 billion worldwide, including just over $1 billion in the United States, making him the country’s 15th-highest-grossing director of all time. He began his work in the film industry by directing the film The Noah’s Ark Principle (1984) as part of his university thesis and also co-founded Centropolis Entertainment in 1985 with his sister. He is a collector of art and an active campaigner for the LGBT community, and is openly gay.

Roland Emmerich Net Worth

Roland is one of the richest Director from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Roland Emmerich's net worth $200 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He initially wanted to be an editor, but he decided to become a director after seeing the original Star Wars.

Net Worth$200 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeDirector
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

His next film, Godzilla, opened in 1998. An extensive advertising and marketing campaign generated significant hype during the months leading up to the film’s release. The film was a box office success but was met with negative reviews from critics and fans. It garnered a Saturn Award for Best Special Effects, a BMI Film Music Award, and the Audience Award for Best Director at the European Film Awards while also receiving a Razzie Award for Worst Remake or Sequel. It has only a 16% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Taking a short break from science-fiction, Emmerich next directed the American Revolutionary War epic The Patriot (2000). One of only five films (Universal Soldier, Anonymous, White House Down, and Midway being the others) Emmerich has directed in which he did not contribute to the screenplay, the film received a generally favorable critical and commercial response, and is Emmerich’s best-reviewed film to date. After teaming up with new screenwriting partner Harald Kloser, Emmerich returned once again to directing a visual effects-laden adventure with 2004’s blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow, another disaster film about a rapidly oncoming ice age brought upon by the effects of global warming. Soon afterward, he founded Reelmachine, another film production company based in Germany.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Emmerich then directed Independence Day, an alien invasion feature, released in 1996, that became the first film to gross $100 million in less than a week and went on to become one of the most financially successful films of all time, at one point having been the second-highest-grossing film in terms of worldwide box office. Emmerich and Devlin then created the television series The Visitor, which aired on the Fox Network during 1997–1998 before being cancelled after one season.

Who is Roland Emmerich Dating?

According to our records, Roland Emmerich married to Omar De Soto . As of January 13, 2024, Roland Emmerich’s is not dating anyone.

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Producer Mario Kassar invited Emmerich to come to the United States to direct a futuristic action film entitled Isobar. Dean Devlin, who appeared in Moon 44, soon joined Emmerich as his writing and producing partner, and served in this capacity until 2000. Emmerich subsequently refused the offer to direct after producers rejected Devlin’s re-write of the script, and the Isobar project was eventually scrapped. Instead, Emmerich was hired to replace director Andrew Davis for the action movie Universal Soldier. The film was released in 1992, and has since been followed by two direct-to-video sequels, a theatrical sequel, and another sequel released in 2010.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Emmerich next helmed the 1994 science-fiction film Stargate. At the time, it set a record for the highest-grossing opening weekend for a film released in the month of October. It became more commercially successful than most film industry insiders had anticipated, and spawned a highly popular media franchise.

In addition to film, Emmerich also co-created and produced the short-lived television series The Visitor, and, in 2001, directed a one-minute commercial entitled “Infinite Possibilities” for DaimlerChrysler.

Facts & Trivia

Roland Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Roland Emmerich celebrates birthday on November 10 of every year.

In 2006, he pledged $150,000 to the Legacy Project, a campaign dedicated to gay and lesbian film preservation. Emmerich made the donation on behalf of Outfest, making it the largest gift in the festival’s history. In 2007, on behalf of the LGBT community, he held a fundraiser at his Los Angeles home for Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

What is Roland Emmerich known for?

Roland Emmerich, born in Stuttgart in 1955, is a German director, screenwriter and producer. Most of his blockbuster productions are catastrophe films like “Godzilla” (1998) and “Independence Day” (1996).

Are Roland Emmerich and Noah Emmerich related?

Emmerich’s brother is film producer Toby Emmerich, but they are not, Emmerich explains, related to director Roland Emmerich.

How much did Moonfall make?

Today, Moonfall will need an against-the-odds heroic ending of the sort common to Emmerich’s filmmaking to escape major financial losses. The movie cost an estimated $146 million to make and it has earned just $18.9 million in North America and $39.4 million worldwide.

Is Roland Emmerich German?

Roland Emmerich is a German film director and producer of blockbuster films like The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Godzilla (1998), Independence Day (1996) and The Patriot (2000). Before fame, he originally wanted to be a production designer, but decided to be a director, after watching the original Star Wars (1977).

Are they going to make another Moonfall?

We already know that the movie’s writer and director, Roland Emmerich, had plans for a Moonfall trilogy, too, so everything adds up to Moonfall 2 becoming a reality eventually.

You may read full biography about Roland Emmerich from Wikipedia.