About

Known credits:
41
Birthday:
1964-03-07
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Bret Easton Ellis

Overview

Bret Easton Ellis is an American novelist and short story writer. He was regarded as one of the so-called literary Brat Pack, which also included Tama Janowitz and Jay McInerney. He is a self-proclaimed satirist, whose trademark technique, as a writer, is the expression of extreme acts and opinions in an affectless style. Ellis employs a technique of linking novels with common, recurring characters. Though Ellis made his debut at 21 with the controversial 1985 bestseller Less Than Zero, a zeitgeist novel about amoral young people in Los Angeles, the work he is most remembered for is his third novel, 1991's American Psycho. On its release, the literary establishment widely condemned the novel as overly violent and misogynist; though many petitions to ban the book saw Ellis dropped by Simon & Schuster, the resounding controversy made it a paperback bestseller for Alfred A. Knopf later that year.

Known for

Acting
2024 BRATS Actor Self 58
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2022 The End of the World Actor N/A
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2021 Killer, Trader and Psychopath: The America of Bret Easton Ellis Actor Self - Writer 59
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2020 Kill, Kobek... Kill! Actor Bret Easton Ellis N/A
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2019 The Loser Actor Himself 59
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2018 Generation Wealth Actor Self 59
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2017 78/52 Actor Self 61
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2014 Her: Love in the Modern Age Actor Self 59
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2010 Behind the scenes of All That Glitters Actor Author 59
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2001 Fernanda Pivano: A Farewell to Beat Actor Se stesso 59
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Am I Irvine Welsh? Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2019 The Arrangement Directing Director N/A
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2016 Figaro Directing Director N/A
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2015 Orpheus Directing Director 59
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2010 Behind the scenes of All That Glitters Directing Director 59
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Relapse Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2020 Smiley Face Killers Writing Writer 57
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2019 The Arrangement Writing Screenplay N/A
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2016 Figaro Writing Screenplay N/A
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2015 The Curse of Downers Grove Writing Screenplay 57
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2015 Orpheus Writing Screenplay 59
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2013 The Canyons Writing Writer 53
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2011 Glitterati Writing Story N/A
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2010 Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis Writing Characters 59
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2008 The Informers Writing Author 55
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2008 The Informers Writing Screenplay 55
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2002 The Rules of Attraction Writing Novel 59
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2000 American Psycho Writing Novel 73
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1998 This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis Writing Writer 59
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1987 Less Than Zero Writing Novel 60
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American Psycho Writing Novel N/A
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Relapse Writing Writer N/A
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Bait Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
2020 Smiley Face Killers Production Producer 57
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2016 The Deleted Production Executive Producer 67
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2015 The Curse of Downers Grove Production Executive Producer 57
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2008 The Informers Production Executive Producer 55
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2008 The Informers Production Producer 55
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American Psycho Production Executive Producer N/A
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Less than Zero Production Executive Producer N/A
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Crew
2010 Inspired by Bret Easton Ellis Crew Thanks 59
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