Peter Jackson Wiki, Married, Wife and Net worth

Sir Peter Robert Jackson, born on October 31, 1961, is a super talented New Zealand film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has produced and directed many outstanding movies over the years.

He has a very talented mind and has won Best Director award in 2003. He is also recently awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

His production company is Wingnut Films and is one of the richest men on the planet with the super net worth of $450 million.

He is best known for his movies and TV shows like The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Heavenly Creatures, The Frighteners, Forgotten Silver, The Lovely Bones, The Adventures of Tintin and King Kong.

Peter was born in Wellington and was raised in the nearby coastal town of Pukerua Bay by Joan, a factory worker and housewife, and William Jackson, a wages clerk.

His parents were both immigrants from England, and his father was a veteran of the Siege of Malta in World War II. Peter grew up being passionate about films and finding inspiration in the television series called Thunderbirds and Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

He told in an interview that he got a gift from his family friend who was a Super 8 cine-camera, he started making short films with his friends. King Kong was his favorite film, and around the age of nine, he attempted to remake it using his own stop-motion models.

He made a WWII epic named as The Dwarf Patrol which had a special effect of poking pinholes in the film for gunshots. He also made a James Bond spoof named Coldfinger.

His 20-minute short movie called The Valley won him a special prize because of the shots he used. He had no interest in sports, and he always wore a duffle coat with an obsession verging on religious.

He learned about editing, special effects, and make-up but had no training in filmmaking. He discovered the work of author J R R Tolkien after watching the movie The Lord of the Rings.

His debut film was Bad Taste which had his friends acting for free. The film sold quickly in about 12 countries and Peter started writing scripts for other movies. His second movie was Meet the Feebles.

He also made the remake of The Dambusters. His other movies works include Heavenly Creatures, The Frighteners, The Lovely Bones, The Hobbit, etc.

He won many awards in his career and was given the title “Sir” in front of his name for the honor of his works in the Hollywood industry. Most of his awards were from the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit cameo.

Peter is no very tall and has a height of 5 feet 5 inches. His weight had ups and downs, so his weight is not publicized. He had weight loss for many film scenes and gained weight for many films as well.

He looked handsome in his young career and dated Fran Walsh since 1987. He married Fran Walsh and had two children. His wife is also a film producer, screenwriter, and lyricist.

For more details on his biography, we can always visit any wiki sites as well for short biography, we can check IMDB. His Facebook fan pages are also available for more details.

He also has his own Twitter and Instagram accounts which can be followed for his daily updates. There are also some jewelers and suits makers who also have the same name, but they are not related to this Peter.

There is also a rapper named Peter Jackson who is not related to him.