Darren Aronofsky Biography
Darren Aronofsky is a talented American director and screenwriter. His works are considered to be incredibly unique and unorthodox and universally regarded as true masterpieces of the world movie industry. Net worth: $30 million.
Early life and childhood
Darren was born in Manhattan Beach – a prestigious and picturesque part of Brooklyn, New York City, traditionally home to Jewish and Italian communities. His paternal ancestors lived in Ukraine; his grandfather was Jewish, born in Odesa, and Darren's father Abraham grew up in Kyiv. He immigrated to the USA in middle age and became a chemistry teacher, where he met his future wife Charlotte, also of Jewish origin. Charlotte gave birth to their first child, Darren, in 1969 and daughter Patty just a few years later.

First steps in moviemaking
After graduating from high school, young Darren felt lost and decided to travel the world to find himself. His parents wisely funded this adventure, hoping it would help their son discover his path. After returning from his travels, he began preparing for Harvard University, enrolling in the social anthropology department in 1987.


Road to fame
Back in New York City, Aronofsky decided it was time to create his first feature film. Searching for funding, he turned to friends and family for money; to cut costs, he cast amateur actors and shot in black and white. Two years later, he presented his psychological thriller Pi to critics and audiences. The film told the story of a mathematician and his obsession with number theory. The movie earned Aronofsky two prestigious awards at the annual Sundance Film Festival and allowed him to pay all his debts and begin his preparation for another work.


In 2018, Darren participated in Telling Stories Fest where he discussed his new project One Strange Rock, produced in partnership with National Geographic. Aronofsky served as producer of the 10-episode series, aiming to highlight the careless, ignorant, and harmful consequences of human activities that could lead to civilization's downfall. The series creators brought in American astronauts for filming and Will Smith as the show's host.
Personal life
Rachel Weisz was Darren Aronofsky's first wife. They met each other in 2001 and married around 2004, and their son Henry was born in late spring 2006.



In 2018, it became known that Darren Aronofsky began a relationship with a Russian actress, Aglaya Tarasova. Despite their 25-year age gap, the actress and director appear happy together at social events.

Darren Aronofsky now
In recent years, Darren has taken on fewer new projects. However, in 2020, Aronofsky discussed one upcoming project - a series called "Unlimited" for National Geographic. In it, he plans to use the famous actor, Chris Hemsworth.