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Paul Theroux profile
Actor

Paul Theroux

Writing

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Acting credits

3

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.4

Low visibility

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Movies: 6Series: 2Crew credits: 5

TMDB ID: 533190

IMDb ID: nm0857623

Known for: Writing

Born: April 10, 1941

Age: 84

Place of birth: Medford, Massachusetts, United States

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1979 - 2021

Years active: 43

Average TMDB rating: 6.49

Wikidata: Q510320

Other jobs

Novel (2)Executive Producer (1)Screenplay (1)Story (1)

Biography

Paul Edward Theroux (born April 10, 1941) is an American novelist and travel writer. He was awarded the 1981 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel The Mosquito Coast, which was adapted for the 1986 movie of the same name and the 2021 television series of the same name. He is the father of English-American authors and documentary filmmakers Marcel and Louis Theroux, the brother of authors Alexander Theroux and Peter Theroux, and uncle of the American actor and screenwriter Justin Theroux.

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