Paul Haggis

Paul Haggis

71 · Born: Mar 10, 1953

Personal Details

BornMar 10, 1953 London, Ontario, Canada
Spouse
  • Deborah Rennard

    ( Jun 21, 1997 to May 11, 2016 )
  • Diane Christine Gettas

    ( Apr 9, 1977 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • Edward H. Haggis
  • Mary Yvonne Metcalfe
Relatives
  • Jo Francis (Sibling)

Biography

Haggis began to work as a writer for television programs, including The Love Boat, One Day at a Time, Diff'rent Strokes, and The Facts of Life. With The Facts of Life, Haggis also gained his first credit as producer. During the 1980s and 1990s, Haggis wrote for television series including thirtysomething, The Tracey Ullman Show, FM, Due South, L.A. Law, and EZ Streets. He helped to create the television series Walker, Texas Ranger; Family Law; and Due South. Haggis served as executive producer of the series Michael Hayes and Family Law. He gained recognition in the film industry for his work on the 2004 film Million Dollar Baby, which Allmovie described as a "serious milestone" for the writer/producer, and as "his first high-profile foray into feature film". Haggis had read two stories written by Jerry Boyd, a boxing trainer who wrote under the name of F.X. Toole. Haggis later acquired the rights to the stories, and developed them into the screenplay for Million Dollar Baby. Clint Eastwood portrayed the lead character in the film. Eastwood also directed the film, and used the screenplay written by Haggis. Million Dollar Baby received four Academy Awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture. After Million Dollar Baby, Haggis worked on the 2004 film Crash. Haggis came up with the story for the film on his own, and then wrote and directed the film, which allowed him greater control over his work. Crash was his first experience as director of a major feature film. Highly positive upon release, critical reception of Crash has since polarized, although Roger Ebert called it the best film of 2005. Crash received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Director, in addition to four other Academy Award nominations. Haggis received two Academy Awards for the film: Best Picture (as its producer),and Best Writing for his work on the screenplay. With Million Dollar Baby and then Crash, Haggis became the first individual to have written Best Picture Oscar-winners in two consecutive years. Haggis said that he wrote Crash to "bust liberals", arguing that his fellow liberals were not honest with themselves about the nature of race and racism because they believed that most racial problems had already been resolved in American society.

Career

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2015
M.L.E.
M.L.E. as Director
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2008
{"id":266221,"title":"The Road to Casino Royale","year":"2008","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-road-to-casino-royale","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_266221.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_266221.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":29869,"title":"Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief","year":"2015","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/going-clear-scientology-the-prison-of-belief","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/67fa4iq4amh0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/67fa4iq4amh0.jpg"},"released":1}
2015
{"id":38843,"title":"Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story","year":"2013","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/eastwood-directs-the-untold-story","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_38843.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_38843.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
{"id":24383,"title":"Casting By","year":"2012","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/casting-by","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_24383.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_24383.jpg"},"released":1}
2012
{"id":15479,"title":"Miss Representation","year":"2011","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/miss-representation","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_15479.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_15479.jpg"},"released":1}
2011
{"id":266175,"title":"The Evolution of Clint Eastwood","year":"2008","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-evolution-of-clint-eastwood","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_266175.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_266175.jpg"},"released":1}
2008
{"id":266190,"title":"The Business End: Violence in Cinema","year":"2008","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-business-end-violence-in-cinema","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_266190.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_266190.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":195117,"title":"Becoming Bond","year":"2006","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/becoming-bond-2006","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_195117.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_195117.jpg"},"released":1}
2006
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{"id":2457,"title":"Quantum of Solace","year":"2008","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/quantum-of-solace","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6ouvr560c7t0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/6ouvr560c7t0.jpg"},"released":1}
2008
Quantum of Solace
Quantum of Solace as Screenplay
{"id":198,"title":"Casino Royale","year":"2006","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/casino-royale","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7qmjun4l8hi0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7qmjun4l8hi0.jpg"},"released":1}
2006
Casino Royale
Casino Royale as Screenplay
{"id":510,"title":"Letters from Iwo Jima","year":"2006","job":"Story","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/letters-from-iwo-jima","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/88rhnqv4p9i0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/88rhnqv4p9i0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":6259,"title":"Flags of Our Fathers","year":"2006","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/flags-of-our-fathers","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3kp45bh0d0c0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3kp45bh0d0c0.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":22425,"title":"The Last Kiss","year":"2006","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-last-kiss","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/i8kmt6nqls40.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/i8kmt6nqls40.jpg"},"released":1}
The Last Kiss
The Last Kiss as Screenplay
{"id":78572,"title":"Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire","year":"2005","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/walker-texas-ranger-trial-by-fire","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_78572.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_78572.jpg"},"released":1}
2005
{"id":450,"title":"Million Dollar Baby","year":"2004","job":"Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/million-dollar-baby","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/14ol676ic5q0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/14ol676ic5q0.jpg"},"released":1}
2004
{"id":158190,"title":"Due South","year":"1994","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/due-south","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_158190.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_158190.jpg"},"released":1}
1994
Due South
Due South as Writer
{"id":160984,"title":"Disneyland","year":"1987","job":"Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/disneyland-1987-2","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_160984.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_160984.jpg"},"released":1}
1987
Disneyland
Disneyland as Writer
{"id":139274,"title":"5B","year":"2018","job":"Director","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/5b","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_139274.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_139274.jpg"},"released":1}
2018
5B
5B as Director
{"id":11636,"title":"Third Person","year":"2013","job":"Director, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/third-person","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/539bmclbj620.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/539bmclbj620.jpg"},"released":1}
2013
Third Person
Third Person as Director, Screenplay
{"id":6474,"title":"The Next Three Days","year":"2010","job":"Director, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/the-next-three-days","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/74r2aopaljb0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/74r2aopaljb0.jpg"},"released":1}
2010
The Next Three Days
The Next Three Days as Director, Screenplay
{"id":1020,"title":"In the Valley of Elah","year":"2007","job":"Director, Screenplay","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/in-the-valley-of-elah","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2jlueht5cic0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/2jlueht5cic0.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
In the Valley of Elah
In the Valley of Elah as Director, Screenplay
{"id":207,"title":"Crash","year":"2005","job":"Director, Screenplay, Story","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/crash","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7fevsbpn4l90.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7fevsbpn4l90.jpg"},"released":1}
2005
Crash
Crash as Director, Screenplay, Story
{"id":158570,"title":"Red Hot","year":"1993","job":"Director, Writer","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/movie\/red-hot","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_158570.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_158570.jpg"},"released":1}
1993
Red Hot
Red Hot as Director, Writer
{"id":206,"title":"The Black Donnellys","year":"2007","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/the-black-donnellys","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7097b2db02a0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/7097b2db02a0.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
{"id":11048,"title":"Family Law","year":"1999","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/family-law","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_11048.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_11048.jpg"},"released":1}
1999
Family Law
Family Law as Creator
{"id":11055,"title":"Michael Hayes","year":"1997","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/michael-hayes","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_11055.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_11055.jpg"},"released":1}
1997
Michael Hayes
Michael Hayes as Creator
{"id":103831090,"title":"EZ Streets","year":"1996","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/ez-streets","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103831090.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103831090.jpg"},"released":1}
1996
EZ Streets
EZ Streets as Creator
{"id":11616,"title":"Due South","year":"1994","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/due-south","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_11616.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_11616.jpg"},"released":1}
1994
Due South
Due South as Creator
{"id":751,"title":"Walker, Texas Ranger","year":"1993","job":"Creator","permalink":"https:\/\/streamtheatre.com\/us\/show\/walker-texas-ranger","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_751.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streamtheatre.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_751.jpg"},"released":1}
1993