Abel Ferrara at event of Pasolini (2014)
				
				
						 Caption: Abel Ferrara at event of Pasolini (2014)
																																				
						Director, Writer, Soundtrack
						Born: July 19, 1951
						Star sign: Cancer
												Known for: Bad Lieutenant (1992), King of New York (1990), The Funeral (1996), Body Snatchers (1993)
						Source: IMDB
						Born in the Bronx, Ferrara started making amateur films on Super 8 in his teens before making his debut with violent exploitation films such as 'Driller Killer' and 'Ms.45'. Good reviews for the latter helped create his cult reputation, leading to larger budgets, studio funding and 'name' actors (Christopher Walken, Harvey Keitel), but he still ...