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Shane Black

Writing • Born 1961

Shane Black

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About

Shane Black (born December 16, 1961) is an American filmmaker and actor who has written such films as Lethal Weapon, The Monster Squad, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero, and The Long Kiss Goodnight. He is also known as the original creator of the Lethal Weapon franchise. As an actor, Black is best known for his role as Rick Hawkins in Predator (1987). He made his directorial debut with the film Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in 2005. Black went on to write and direct Iron Man 3 (2013), The Nice Guys (2016), and The Predator (2018).

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Lethal Weapon posterLethal WeaponSeries • 2016Lethal Weapon posterLethal WeaponMovie • 1987Iron Man 3 posterIron Man 3Movie • 2013Lethal Weapon 2 posterLethal Weapon 2Movie • 1989Predator posterPredatorMovie • 1987The Predator posterThe PredatorMovie • 2018The Nice Guys posterThe Nice GuysMovie • 2016Play Dirty posterPlay DirtyMovie • 2025The Long Kiss Goodnight posterThe Long Kiss GoodnightMovie • 1996Lethal Weapon 4 posterLethal Weapon 4Movie • 1998The Hunt for Red October posterThe Hunt for Red OctoberMovie • 1990As Good as It Gets posterAs Good as It GetsMovie • 1997Last Action Hero posterLast Action HeroMovie • 1993Lethal Weapon 3 posterLethal Weapon 3Movie • 1992The Last Boy Scout posterThe Last Boy ScoutMovie • 1991Kiss Kiss Bang Bang posterKiss Kiss Bang BangMovie • 2005RoboCop 3 posterRoboCop 3Movie • 1993The Monster Squad posterThe Monster SquadMovie • 1987Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter posterMarvel One-Shot: Agent CarterMovie • 2013Dead Heat posterDead HeatMovie • 1988Any Day posterAny DayMovie • 2015