John Carpenter (Director ) was born in Carthage, NY on a Friday, January 16, 1948 🎈. John Carpenter is 76 years old. He is a Capricorn ♑ and was born in the Year of the Rat 🐀.
American director and composer known for his horror, thriller and science fiction films. His filmography includes The Thing, Big Trouble in Little China, Halloween, Escape from New York and Starman. He has composed most of the music for his films.
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| FULL NAME: | John Howard Carpenter |
| BIRTH DATE: | January 16, 1948 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Carthage, NY |
| AGE: | 76 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | White |
| ZODIAC: | Capricorn |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rat |
About
John Carpenter is a Director. John was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
He met actress Adrienne Barbeau on the set of his television movie Somebody’s Watching Me, and the two were married on January 1, 1979. They divorced five years later. In 1990, Carpenter married Sandy King. He has one son. Find out who is John Carpenter dating right now.
He made short horror films on 8mm before high school. He was enrolled at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, but dropped out.
DID YOU KNOW His film Halloween was selected for preservation in the National Film Library in 2006 by the United States Library of Congress.
FACT He was greatly influenced by the works of director Alfred Hitchcock.
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Birthday
Currently, John Carpenter is 76 years old. His next birthday is away. John will celebrate his 77th birthday on a Friday, January 16th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on January 16, 1948. Below is the countdown to his next birthday.
Zodiac
John Carpenter’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. People born between December 22nd and January 19th belong to the tenth sign in the zodiac, Capricorn. Capricorns are known for being one of the hardest workers of the zodiac. They are ambitious, determined, and strong. Virgo is the most compatible sign for Capricorns.
Famous Capricorn celebrities are Jeff Bezos, Jared Leto, Bradley Cooper, Kate Middleton, Liam Hemsworth, Ellen Degeneres, Ryan Seacrest, John Legend, Zayn Malik, Nina Dobrev, Ross Lynch, Elvis Presley, Stan Lee, and Martin Luther King Jr. Capricorn ruling planet is Saturn. Astrologically, Saturn represents responsibility, discipline, and determination.
John Carpenter was born in the Year of the Rat. A rat represents fertility and wealth in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Rat are wise, quick-witted, intelligent, crafty, determined, resourceful, and smart. They can also sometimes be acquisitiveness, ruthlessness, and nervousness.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
John Carpenter is a 76 years old Director, born in January, in the Year of the Rat (1948), and is a Capricorn. His life path number is 3. John’s birthstone is Garnet, and his birth flower is Carnation.
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