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James Wan

James Wan (born 26 February 1977) is a Malaysian-born Australian filmmaker. He has primarily worked in the horror genre as the co-creator of the Saw and Insidious franchises and the creator of The Conjuring Universe, the highest-grossing horror franchise at over $2.9 billion. Wan is also the founder of film and television production company Atomic Monster.

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Education
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (BA)
Born
(1977-02-26) 26 February 1977 (age 49) Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Hanyu Pinyin
Wēn Zǐrén
Hokkien POJ
Un Chú-jîn
Jyutping
Wan1 Zi2 Jan4
Occupations
Film director · screenwriter · film producer · film editor · comic book writer

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James Wan

Nodes135
Edges134
Triples37
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014815
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James Wan

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related to Early life and education · 19
James Wan → Arts, Bachelor, Canberra, Chinese-Malaysian, February, He, Kuching, Lake Tuggeranong College, Malaysia, Melbourne, Perth, RMIT, Royal Melbourne Institute, Sarawak, Technology, Wan, West Leederville Primary School, Western Australia, Willetton Senior High School
Occupations · 5
James Wan → comic book writer, Film director, film editor, film producer, screenwriter
Born · 1
James Wan → (1977-02-26) 26 February 1977 (age 49) Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Education · 1
James Wan → Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (BA)
Hanyu Pinyin · 1
James Wan → Wēn Zǐrén
Hokkien POJ · 1
James Wan → Un Chú-jîn
Jyutping · 1
James Wan → Wan1 Zi2 Jan4
Simplified Chinese · 1
James Wan → 温子仁
Spouse · 1
James Wan → .mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria…
Traditional Chinese · 1
James Wan → 溫子仁

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James WanBorn(1977-02-26) 26 February 1977 (age 49) Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia1.00infobox
James WanEducationRoyal Melbourne Institute of Technology (BA)1.00infobox
James WanHanyu PinyinWēn Zǐrén1.00infobox
James WanHokkien POJUn Chú-jîn1.00infobox
James WanJyutpingWan1 Zi2 Jan41.00infobox
James WanOccupationsFilm director1.00infobox
James WanOccupationsscreenwriter1.00infobox
James WanOccupationsfilm producer1.00infobox
James WanOccupationsfilm editor1.00infobox
James WanOccupationscomic book writer1.00infobox
James WanSimplified Chinese温子仁1.00infobox
James WanSpouse.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marria…1.00infobox
James WanTraditional Chinese溫子仁1.00infobox
James WanTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinWēn ZǐrénYue: CantoneseYale RomanizationWan Tsz YanJyutpingWan1 Zi2 Jan4Southern MinHokkien POJUn Chú-jîn1.00infobox
James WanYale RomanizationWan Tsz Yan1.00infobox
James WanYears active1998–present1.00infobox

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