Joe Dante

American filmmaker (born 1946)
Person human Q455279
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Summary

Joe Dante was born on November 28, 1946[1], in Morristown[2]. He has worked as a film director[3], film editor[4], screenwriter[5], actor[6], and film actor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,517 views/month, #5,890 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Native language: English[10]
  • Occupation: film producer[11], television producer[12], podcaster[13], director[14]
  • Educated at: The University of the Arts[15]
  • Notable work: The Movies That Made Me[16]
  • Award received: Time Machine Award[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Commons category: Joe Dante[19]
  • Family name: Dante[20]
  • Given name: Joe[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[22]
  • Start of work period: 1968[23]
  • Height: 1.7 m[24]

Why It Matters

Joe Dante has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Joe Dante born?

Joe Dante was born in Morristown[2].

What did Joe Dante do for work?

Joe Dante worked as a film director[3], film editor[4], screenwriter[5], actor[6], and film actor[7].

Where did Joe Dante go to school?

Joe Dante was educated at The University of the Arts[15].

What awards did Joe Dante receive?

Honors received include Time Machine Award[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'ckb', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa',
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  2. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → joe-dante
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  3. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 30490
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  4. 8w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 19w ago · Nashona · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    George eastman museum people id → 125434
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  8. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → The Movies That Made Me
    Given name → Joe
    Instance of → human
    Sex or gender → male
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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