Scorsese

American

[skawr-say-zee, -sez-ee] / skɔrˈseɪ zi, -ˈsɛz i /

noun

Martin, born 1942, U.S. film director.

Scorsese British

/ skɔːˈseɪzɪ /

noun

Martin. born 1942, US film director, whose films include Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), the controversial The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Casino (1995), and The Departed (2006), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Director

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Netflix had been developing a Las Vegas drama with Martin Scorsese, who is executive producing through his Sikelia Productions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Ahead of the event, Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese called for efforts to preserve cinema's heritage.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

He is also credited on “Taxi Driver” with Martin Scorsese.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

It contains a black-and-white photo of Velvet Underground musician John Cale, fashion heavyweight Marc Jacobs, and film director Martin Scorsese.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Ferris, who grew up in Queens and Brooklyn "and departed as soon as was possible," studied filmmaking at New York University under Martin Scorsese and was encouraged to pursue comedy writing.

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Max Millard

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