Alexander Payne is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer who has a net worth of $25 million. Alexander Payne was born in Omaha, Nebraska in February 1961. He wrote a humor column for his high school newspaper and was also the editor of the school’s yearbook.
He earned his MFA from UCLA Film School in 1990 and also studied at Stanford University and Spain’s University of Salamanca. Payne directed, wrote, and produced the 2011 movie The Descendants. The film earned him an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. It was also nominated for an AACTA International Award, two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, a Directors Guild of America Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Gotham Award, an Independent Spirit Award, and a Producers Guild of America Award. He directed the film Nebraska in 2013 which was nominated for an Academy Award, Independent Spirit Award, and Golden Globe Award for Best Director. Payne wrote for the movies Jurassic Park III and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry which was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay. He produced the films The Assassination of Richard Nixon, King of California, The Savages, and Cedar Rapids. Payne wrote and directed the films Citizen Ruth, Election (which won him an Independent Spirit Award for Best Director), About Schmidt, and Sideways, which won him another Independent Spirit Award for Best Director and also earned an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. For his limited work Payne has 91 award wins and 90 more nominations.
| Net Worth: | $25 Million |
| Date of Birth: | Feb 10, 1961 (61 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Profession: | Film Producer, Television producer, Film director, Screenwriter, Author |
| Nationality: | United States of America |