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Shane Black (b. 1961)

Birthplace:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Born:
December 16, 1961

Biography from TheMovieDB

Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American filmmaker and actor who has written such films as Lethal Weapon, The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. He is also known as the original creator of the Lethal Weapon franchise. As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Rick Hawkins in Predator (1987).  He made his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. Black went on to write and direct Iron Man 3 (2013), The Nice Guys (2016), and The Predator (2018).  Description above from the Wikipedia article Shane Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Film Production

Characters:
1989  Lethal Weapon 2
1992  Lethal Weapon 3
1998  Lethal Weapon 4

Director:
1989  Lethal Weapon 2
1992  Lethal Weapon 3
1998  Lethal Weapon 4
2005  Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2013  Iron Man 3
2015  Edge
2016  The Nice Guys
2018  The Predator
????  Cold Warrior
????  Play Dirty
????  The Destroyer

Executive Producer:
1989  Lethal Weapon 2
1991  The Last Boy Scout
1992  Lethal Weapon 3
1998  Lethal Weapon 4
2005  Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2013  Iron Man 3
2015  Edge
2016  The Nice Guys
2018  The Predator
????  Cold Warrior
????  Play Dirty
????  The Destroyer

Producer:
1989  Lethal Weapon 2
1991  The Last Boy Scout
1992  Lethal Weapon 3
1996  The Long Kiss Goodnight
1998  Lethal Weapon 4
2005  Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2013  Iron Man 3
2015  Edge
2016  The Nice Guys
2018  The Predator
????  Cold Warrior
????  Play Dirty
????  The Destroyer

Screenplay:
1987  Lethal Weapon
1989  Lethal Weapon 2
1991  The Last Boy Scout
1992  Lethal Weapon 3
1993  Last Action Hero
1996  The Long Kiss Goodnight
1998  Lethal Weapon 4
2005  Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2013  Iron Man 3
2015  Edge
2016  The Nice Guys
2018  The Predator
????  Cold Warrior
????  Play Dirty
????  The Destroyer

Screenstory:
1987  Lethal Weapon
1989  Lethal Weapon 2
1991  The Last Boy Scout
1992  Lethal Weapon 3
1993  Last Action Hero
1996  The Long Kiss Goodnight
1998  Lethal Weapon 4
2005  Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2013  Iron Man 3
2015  Edge
2016  The Nice Guys
2018  The Predator
????  Cold Warrior
????  Play Dirty
????  The Destroyer

Story:
1987  Lethal Weapon
1989  Lethal Weapon 2
1991  The Last Boy Scout
1992  Lethal Weapon 3
1993  Last Action Hero
1996  The Long Kiss Goodnight
1998  Lethal Weapon 4
2005  Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2013  Iron Man 3
2015  Edge
2016  The Nice Guys
2018  The Predator
????  Cold Warrior
????  Play Dirty
????  The Destroyer

Thanks:
1987  Lethal Weapon
1989  Lethal Weapon 2
1991  The Last Boy Scout
1992  Lethal Weapon 3
1993  Last Action Hero
1996  The Long Kiss Goodnight
1998  Lethal Weapon 4
2005  Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2013  Iron Man 3
2015  Edge
2016  The Nice Guys
2018  The Predator
2020  Container
????  Cold Warrior
????  Play Dirty
????  The Destroyer

Writer:
1987  Lethal Weapon
1987  The Monster Squad
1989  Lethal Weapon 2
1991  The Last Boy Scout
1992  Lethal Weapon 3
1993  Last Action Hero
1996  The Long Kiss Goodnight
1998  Lethal Weapon 4
2005  Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
2013  Iron Man 3
2015  Edge
2016  The Nice Guys
2018  The Predator
2020  Container
????  Cold Warrior
????  Play Dirty
????  The Destroyer

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TV Production

Writer:
2016  Lethal Weapon

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