# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/martin-brest
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:48:02.607Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/martin-brest"
name: "Martin Brest"
slug: "martin-brest"
description: "Martin Brest is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. After his feature debut, Going in Style (1979), he directed the action comedies Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Midnight Run (1988), which were critical and commercial hits. He then directed Scent of a Woman (1992), starring Al Pacino, who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance, and earned Brest nominations for Best Director and Best Picture."
tagline: "American film director"
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country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1951-08-08"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  momentum:             0
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump