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Does Quentin Tarantino know his father?

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Filmmaker, critic, novelist, and actor Quentin Jerome Tarantino was born in the United States on March 27, 1963.  His use of music from the 1960s and 1970s, fictional brand parodies, and images of naked women are just a few of the other stylistic elements that define his direction.

In an interview with Marc Maron, Quentin Tarantino opened up about his estranged father and provided far more insight than ever before.

The Academy Award-winning director stopped by the WTF podcast for an interview that was published on Monday, 28th June 2021. In it, he discussed his career as well as how his background influenced his love of cinema. Tarantino talked about his biological father, wannabe actor Tony Tarantino, whom he despises, as well as his stepfather, Curtis Zastoupil, who he was extremely fond of.

Does Quentin Tarantino know his father?

The father of director Quentin Tarantino is Tony Tarantino. In an interview from 2010, the younger Tarantino stated: “I never knew my father, though. That is the issue. I didn’t know him. He aspired to become an actor. He just became an actor due to my last name. He was, however, never a part of my life. I had never met him. He and I had never met.”