M. Night Shyamalan Net Worth 2024, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

Publish date: 2024-06-01

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M. Night Shyamalan Biography

M. Night Shyamalan is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on August 6, 1970 in Mahé, Puducherry, India. He is a filmmaker and actor, who became famous for his suspense thriller The Sixth Sense in 1999. The Sixth Sense was his first film. He went on to direct The Visit, The Village and Signs, as well as The Happening. He is best known for his psychological thrillers. His Unbreakable series of films earned him additional fame.

He was also the ghost writer of the rom-com She’s All That starring He was the ghost writer for the rom com She’s All That starring Freddie Prinze Jr.

Shyamalan’s parents emigrated to the United States when he was six weeks old. Shyamalan was raised in his hometown of Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. Shyamalan was raised Hindu. He attended the private Roman Catholic grammar school Waldron Mercy Academy, followed by the Episcopal Academy, a private Episcopal high school located at the time in Merion Station, Pennsylvania. Shyamalan earned the New York University Merit Scholarship in 1988. Shyamalan is an alumnus of New York University Tisch School of the Arts in Manhattan, graduating in 1992. It was while studying there that he adopted “Night” as his second name.

He made his directorial debut in 1992 with his first movie Praying with Anger. His second movie was the comedy-drama film Wide Awake (1998). His most well-received films include the supernatural thriller The Sixth Sense (1999), the superhero thriller Unbreakable (2000), the science fiction thriller Signs (2002) and the period-piece thriller The Village (2004). For The Sixth Sense, Shyamalan received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. Afterward, Shyamalan released a series of poorly received but sometimes financially successful movies, including the dark fantasy Lady in the Water (2006), the eco-thriller The Happening (2008), The Last Airbender (2010) (an adaptation of the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender), and the science fiction film After Earth (2013). Following the financial failure of After Earth, Shyamalan’s career was revived with the release of the found footage horror film The Visit (2015), the psychological thriller Split (2016), and continued with the superhero thriller Glass (2019), with these three made for a combined total of $34 million, while earning a combined box office of $625 million. Glass is the third and final chapter of his Unbreakable film series.

When he was six weeks old, he and his family moved to the U.S. He married Bhavna Vaswani, and they had three children: Saleka, Shivani, and Ishani.

NameM. Night Shyamalan
First NameM.
Last NameShyamalan
OccupationDirector
BirthdayAugust 6
Birth Year1970
Place of BirthMahé
Home TownPuducherry
Birth CountryIndia
Birth SignLeo
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MotherNot Available
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseBhavna Vaswani
Children(s)Saleka Shyamalan, Ishani Shyamalan, Shivani Shyamalan, Saleka

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Shyamalan made his first film, the semi-autobiographical drama Praying with Anger, while still a student at NYU, using money borrowed from family and friends. He wrote and directed his second movie, Wide Awake. His parents were the film’s associate producers. The drama dealt with a ten-year-old Catholic schoolboy (Joseph Cross) who, after the death of his grandfather (Robert Loggia), searches for God. The film’s supporting cast included Dana Delany and Denis Leary as the boy’s parents, as well as Rosie O’Donnell, Julia Stiles, and Camryn Manheim. Wide Awake was filmed in a school Shyamalan attended as a child and earned 1999 Young Artist Award nominations for Best Drama, and, for Cross, Best Performance. Only in limited release, the film grossed $305,704 in theaters, against a $6 million budget.

M. Night Shyamalan Net Worth

M. Night Shyamalan is one of the richest Director from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, M. Night Shyamalan's net worth $50 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1992, he graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He also adopted “Night” as his middle name while at Tisch School of the Arts. His directorial debut was made in 1992 with Praying with Anger.

For his work on The Sixth Sense, he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Manoj Nelliyattu “M. Night” Shyamalan (/ˈ ʃ ɑː m ə l ɑː n / SHAH -mə-lahn; born August 6, 1970) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is known for making films with contemporary supernatural plots and twist endings. He was born in Mahé, Pondicherry, India, and raised in Penn Valley, Pennsylvania. The cumulative gross of his films exceeds $3 billion globally.

Net Worth$50 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeDirector
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HouseLiving in own house.

Shyamalan followed The Sixth Sense by writing and directing Unbreakable, released in 2000, which received positive reviews and commercial success.

In July 2000, on The Howard Stern Show, Shyamalan said he had met with Steven Spielberg and was in early talks to write the script for the fourth Indiana Jones film. This would have given Shyamalan a chance to work with his longtime idol. After the film fell through, Shyamalan later said it was too “tricky” to arrange and “not the right thing” for him to do.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

M. Night Shyamalan height 5 ft 11 in M. weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 11 in
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Shyamalan gained international recognition when he wrote and directed 1999’s The Sixth Sense, which was a commercial success, becoming the second-highest grossing horror movie of all time. The film was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.

Shyamalan’s name was linked with the 2001 film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, but it conflicted with the production of Unbreakable. In July 2006, while doing press tours for Lady in the Water, Shyamalan had said he was still interested in directing one of the last two Harry Potter films: “The themes that run through it…the empowering of children, a positive outlook…you name it, it falls in line with my beliefs”, Shyamalan said. “I enjoy the humor in it. When I read the first Harry Potter and was thinking about making it, I had a whole different vibe in my head of it”.

Who is M. Night Shyamalan Dating?

According to our records, M. Night Shyamalan married to Bhavna Vaswani . As of December 1, 2023, M. Night Shyamalan’s is not dating anyone.

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Shyamalan cofounded the M. Night Shyamalan Foundation with his wife, Dr. Bhavna Shyamalan, in 2001. The M. Night Shyamalan Foundation supports grassroots work by identifying and empowering emerging leaders in their communities removing the barriers created by poverty and inequality in their communities.

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M. Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. M. Night Shyamalan celebrates birthday on August 6 of every year.

His 2002 film Signs, where he also played Ray Reddy, gained both critical and financial success. His next movie The Village (2004) received mixed reviews from the critics, but turned out to be a financial success.

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Is M. Night Shyamalan good?

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Is M. Night Shyamalan his real name?

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Are Bruce Willis and M. Night Shyamalan friends?

Shyamalan said in a 2020 interview with The New Indian Express that he and Willis have remained friends over the years, telling the outlet, “Bruce and I have actually stayed in touch and our families have stayed close. So, we’ve stayed in touch and he’s always been the big brother in my life …

Will there be a 4th Unbreakable movie?

However, sequels were not Shyamalan’s plan — it’s just that he had too much story for one movie. “The Unbreakable series was a very specific thing that I don’t believe will ever happen again,” Shayamlan told ComicBook.com.

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