What is Gus Van Sant?
{{Infobox person | name = Gus Van Sant | image = Gus Van Sant Cannes 2015.jpg | imagesize = 200px | caption = Van Sant at the [[2015 Cannes Film Festival]] | birth_name = Gus Green Van Sant Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|7|24}} | death_date = <br>[[Portland, Oregon]], U.S. | birth_place = [[Louisville, Kentucky]], U.S. | notable_works = {{flatlist| * ''[[Drugstore Cowboy]]'' * ''[[Good Will Hunting]]'' * ''[[My Own Private Idaho]]'' * ''[[Milk (movie)|Milk]]'' * ''[[Elephant (2003 movie)|Elephant]]'' * ''[[Psycho (1998 movie)|Psycho]]'' * ''[[Finding Forrester]]'' }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Film director * screenwriter * producer * painter * photographer * musician * author }} | years_active = 1982–present }} '''Gus Green Van Sant Jr.''' (born July 24, 1952) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician and author. His movies are known for having a pro-[[LGBT]] stance and messages.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://gaylife.about.com/cs/gaythemedmovies/a/gusvansant.htm|title = Interview with Openly Gay Filmmaker Gus Van Sant|website = [[About.com]]|date = November 11, 2015|last = Brandao|first = Rodrigo|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160813164931/http://gaylife.about.com/cs/gaythemedmovies/a/gusvansant.htm|archive-date = August 13, 2016}}</ref> His movies include: ''[[Drugstore Cowboy]]'', ''[[Good Will Hunting]]'', ''[[My Own Private Idaho]]'', ''[[Milk (movie)|Milk]]'', ''[[Elephant (2003 movie)|Elephant]]'', ''[[Psycho (1998 movie)|Psycho]]'' and ''[[Finding Forrester]]''. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0001814}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Van Sant, Gus}} [[Category:1952 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Gay men]] [[Category:LGBT artists]] [[Category:LGBT directors]] [[Category:LGBT producers]] [[Category:LGBT screenwriters]] [[Category:LGBT musicians]] [[Category:American movie producers]] [[Category:American movie directors]] [[Category:American screenwriters]] [[Category:American