Shane Black

American actor, screenwriter and film director
Person human Q726126
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Summary

Shane Black was born on December 16, 1961[1], in Pittsburgh[2]. He has worked as a screenwriter[3], film director[4], actor[5], film actor[6], and film producer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,284 views/month, #5,482 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Native language: English[10]
  • Occupation: director[11]
  • Educated at: University of California, Los Angeles[12], Sunny Hills High School[13]
  • Member of: Writers Guild of America West[14]
  • Sex or gender: male[15]
  • Commons category: Shane Black[16]
  • Family name: Black[17]
  • Given name: Shane[18]
  • Work location: United States[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[20]
  • Topic has template: Template:Shane Black[21]
  • Name in native language: Shane Black[22]
  • Start of work period: 1987[23]
  • Writing language: English[24]
  • Related category: Category:Films directed by Shane Black[25], Category:Films with screenplays by Shane Black[26]

Why It Matters

Shane Black has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Shane Black born?

Shane Black's place of birth was Pittsburgh[2].

What did Shane Black do for work?

Shane Black worked as a screenwriter[3], film director[4], actor[5], film actor[6], and film producer[7].

Where did Shane Black go to school?

Shane Black was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[12] and Sunny Hills High School[13].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → shane-black
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Kinobaza person id: shane-black, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  2. 4w ago · Kwayst · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14724 → 24666592
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  3. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv maze person id → 132576
    Harper's tag → shane-black
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: shane-black, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289959092|shane black (#289959092)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  4. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 32858
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  5. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → B5FC-303D-F25C-5115-F283
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  6. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14419 → 31388
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  7. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 593
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  8. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0339209-Black-Shane-1961
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0339209-Black-Shane-1961, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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