Stephen Sommers | |
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Born | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | March 20, 1962
Education | St. Cloud Apollo High School |
Alma mater | Saint John’s University, USC School of Cinematic Arts |
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Years active | 1988–present |
Spouse |
Jana Sommers (m. 1993) |
Children | 2 |
Stephen Sommers (born March 20, 1962) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for big-budget action films, such as The Mummy (1999), its sequel, The Mummy Returns (2001), Van Helsing (2004), and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009). He also directed The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), Disney's live action version of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994) and the action horror film Deep Rising (1998).