Cameron Crowe

Biography

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 …

Movies & TV Shows

1. Minority Report (2002) — Bus Passenger (uncredited)
2. Singles (1992) — Club Interviewer
3. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self - Guest
4. The Other Side of the Wind (2018) — Party Guest
5. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Guest
6. Pearl Jam Twenty (2011) — Himself
7. The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) — Self
8. The Wild Life (1984) — Cop #2
9. Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025) — Self
10. Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (2019) — Self
11. CBS News Sunday Morning (1979) — Self
12. Ringers: Lord of the Fans (2005) — Self
13. Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell (2020) — Self
14. David Crosby: Remember My Name (2019) — Self - Interviewer
15. Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A Virtual Table Read (2020) — Self
16. Welcome to Hollywood (2000) — Cameron Crowe
17. Paul McCartney: Back in the U.S. (2002) — Self
18. Born to Be Wild: The Story of Steppenwolf (2024) — Self
19. Only in Theaters (2022) — Self
20. Heartbreakers Beach Party (2024) — Self
21. Hitting It Hard (2002)
22. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories (2002) — Self
23. Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres (2021) — Self
24. The Dream Is Always the Same: The Story of Risky Business (2008) — Self
25. Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us (2006) — Self
26. MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains (2020) — Self
27. Ghost Blues: The Story of Rory Gallagher (2010) — Self
28. Culture Vulture (2024) — Self
29. The Beatles Revolution (2000) — Self
30. Elton John - Elton in Four Decades (2004) — Self

Directed

1. Vanilla Sky (2001) — Director
2. Jerry Maguire (1996) — Director
3. Almost Famous (2000) — Director
4. We Bought a Zoo (2011) — Director
5. Aloha (2015) — Director
6. Elizabethtown (2005) — Director
7. Say Anything... (1989) — Director
8. Singles (1992) — Director
9. Pearl Jam Twenty (2011) — Director
10. Roadies (2016) — Director
11. Heartbreakers Beach Party (2024) — Director
12. Pearl Jam: The Fans Are Alright (2011) — Director
13. The Union (2011) — Director
14. Untitled Joni Mitchell Biopic — Director