The first chairman of the UCLA Film and Television Archive [1999-]
Ranked #90 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List.
His father was a Los Angeles public school teacher. Hanson said he is approached all the time by former students of his father, Mr. Hanson. They always have kind things to say about his dad.
Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Directors Branch) [2001-]
Curtis Hanson Detailed Biography
Curtis Hanson (born March 4, 1945) is a film director whose movies include:
Losin' It (1983)
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (1992)
The River Wild (1994)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Wonder Boys (2000)
8 Mile (2002)
In Her Shoes (2005)
Lucky You (2006)