Cast & creator
Cameron Crowe
Best known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American screenwriter and film director. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at Rolling Stone magazine, for which he still frequently writes. Crowe has made his mark with character-driven, personal films that have been generally hailed as refreshingly original and devoid of cynicism. Michael Walker in The New York Times called Crowe "something of a cinematic spokesman for the post-baby boom generation" because his first few films focused on that specific age group, first as highers and then as young adults making their way in the world. Crowe's debut screenwriting effort, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, grew out of a book he wrote while posing for one year undercover as a student at Clairemont High School in San Diego, California, where he met Geraldine Edwards, who was a student there, and who he later based his Penny Lane character on in Almost Famous, when he discovered she was going backstage to rock and roll concerts. Later, he wrote and directed one more high school saga, Say Anything, and then Singles, a story of Seattle twentysomethings that was woven together by a soundtrack centering on that city's burgeoning grunge music scene. Crowe landed his biggest hit, though, with Jerry Maguire. After this, he was given a green light to go ahead with a pet project, the autobiographical effort Almost Famous. Centering on a teenage music journalist on tour with an up-and-coming band, it gave insight to his life as a 15-year-old writer for Rolling Stone. Crowe has stated that the Penny Lane character was based on his fellow San Diegan, Geraldine Edwards, who he met in 1975, as mentioned earlier. Part of the dialogue is also inspired by comments that were made by Bebe Buell in certain interviews. Also, in late 1999, Crowe released his second book, Conversations with Billy Wilder, a question and answer session with the legendary director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cameron Crowe, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Cameron Bruce Crowe
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1979–2026 · acting roles
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Filmography (84)
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
CBS News Sunday Morning
Self
1979
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Thanks
2009
Minority Report
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
2002
Heretic
Thanks
2024
Jerry Maguire
Director
1996Jerry Maguire
Producer
1996Jerry Maguire
Writer
1996
Vanilla Sky
Director
2001Vanilla Sky
Screenplay
2001Vanilla Sky
Producer
2001
Almost Famous
Director
2000Almost Famous
Producer
2000Almost Famous
Writer
2000
We Bought a Zoo
Producer
2011We Bought a Zoo
Director
2011We Bought a Zoo
Screenplay
2011
The Fighter
Thanks
2010
Say Anything...
Director
1989Say Anything...
Screenplay
1989
Roadies
Director
2016Roadies
Writer
2016Roadies
Executive Producer
2016Roadies
Creator
2016
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Screenplay
1982Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Novel
1982
Singles
Club Interviewer
1992Singles
Director
1992Singles
Producer
1992Singles
Screenplay
1992
A Good Person
Thanks
2023
Fast Times
Characters
1986
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Self
2025
Aloha
Director
2015Aloha
Writer
2015Aloha
Producer
2015
Elizabethtown
Director
2005Elizabethtown
Writer
2005Elizabethtown
Producer
2005
The Wild Life
Cop #2
1984The Wild Life
Writer
1984The Wild Life
Producer
1984
The Other Side of the Wind
Party Guest
2018
Welcome to Hollywood
Cameron Crowe
2000
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
2002
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
Self
2019
Only in Theaters
Self
2022
Ringers: Lord of the Fans
Self
2005
Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher
Self
2010
Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
Self
2020
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read
Self
2020
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Creative Consultant
2009
MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains
Self
2020
Thlípsi
Thanks
2018
Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us
Self
2006
The Union
Director
2011
Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S.
Self
2002
Untitled Joni Mitchell Biopic
Director
Untitled Joni Mitchell Biopic
Producer
Untitled Joni Mitchell Biopic
Writer
Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf
Self
2024
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
Self
2021
David Crosby: Remember My Name
Self - Interviewer
2019David Crosby: Remember My Name
Producer
2019
The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business
Self
2008
Pearl Jam Twenty
Himself
2011Pearl Jam Twenty
Director
2011Pearl Jam Twenty
Writer
2011
Hitting It Hard
2002Hitting It Hard
Producer
2002First Timers
2026
Elton John - Elton in Four Decades
Self
2004
Pearl Jam: Single Video Theory
Executive Producer
1998The Beatles Revolution
Self
2000
Pearl Jam: The Kids Are Twenty
Writer
2011
Pearl Jam: The Fans Are Alright
Director
2011Pearl Jam: The Fans Are Alright
Writer
2011
Heartbreakers Beach Party
Self
2024Heartbreakers Beach Party
Director
2024Heartbreakers Beach Party
Producer
2024Heartbreakers Beach Party
Writer
2024
Culture Vulture
Self
2024