1. The Descendants (Descendenţii) (2011) - (screenplay) and

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2. The Descendants (Descendenţii) (2011) - Regizor

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3. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) - (screenplay) &

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4. Paris, je t'aime (Paris je t'aime - Oraşul iubirii) (2006) - segment "14e Arrondissement" & 5. Paris, je t'aime (Paris je t'aime - Oraşul iubirii) (2006) - Oscar Wilde (segment "Pere-Lachaise") 6. Paris, je t'aime (Paris je t'aime - Oraşul iubirii) (2006) - (segment "14e arrondissement") 7. Wanderlust (2006) - Himself 8. Sideways (2004) - (screenplay) & 9. Sideways (2004) - Regizor 10. About Schmidt (2002) - Regizor 11. About Schmidt (2002) - (screenplay) & 12. Jurassic Park III (2001) - (written by) & 13. Election (1999) - (screenplay) & 14. Election (1999) - Regizor 15. Citizen Ruth (1996) - (written by) & 16. Citizen Ruth (1996) - Regizor

1. Attended Creighton Prep High School in Omaha, Nebraska

2. Studied at the University of Salamanca (Spain).

3. Of Greek Ancestry. Family name was changed from Papadopoulos.

4. Graduate of Stanford University.

5. Graduated in 1990 from UCLA Filmschool with a MFA in Theater Arts.

6. He grew up down the street from billionaire Warren Buffett.

7. Owns the Winnebago driven by Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) in About Schmidt (2002).

8. Is on the short list of directors who has final cut rights to his films.

9. Studied Spanish and history at Stanford.

10. Did an uncredited polishing-up of the final draft of Meet the Parents (2000).

11. Is a friend of David O. Russell.

12. One of his motivations to move the title character of About Schmidt (2002) from New York City in the novel to Payne's hometown of Omaha, Nebraska was as a tribute to the great history of "creative" people that hail from that small Midwestern city. The famous people other than Payne who are originally from Omaha include Henry Fonda, Marlon Brando, Fred Astaire, Montgomery Clift and Nick Nolte.

13. Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Directors Branch) [2005-]

14. Among his favorite filmmakers: Akira Kurosawa, Luis Buñuel, Hal Ashby, Martin Scorsese and Sergio Leone.

15. Directed 4 actors in Oscar nominated performances: Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Thomas Haden Church, and Virginia Madsen.