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{{short description|American filmmaker and journalist (born 1957)}}
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| birth_name         = Cameron Bruce Crowe
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1957|7|13}}
| birth_place        = [[Palm Springs, California]], U.S.
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| children           = 3
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| years_active       = 1972–present
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'''Cameron Bruce Crowe''' (born July 13, 1957) is an American filmmaker and journalist. He has received many accolades, including an [[Academy Award]], [[BAFTA Award]], [[Grammy Award]], and a [[Tony Award]] nomination. Crowe started his career in 1973 as a contributing editor and writer at ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, where he covered many [[rock bands]] on tour.<ref>{{cite web |title=According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905–1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California |url=http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461 |access-date=July 15, 2014 |publisher=Familytreelegends.com |archive-date=April 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427102456/http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Crowe's debut screenwriting effort, ''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]'' (1982), grew out of a book he wrote while posing for one year undercover as a student at [[Clairemont High School]] in [[San Diego, California|San Diego]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zevely |first=Jeff |date=2024-05-23 |title=Clairemont Crew claims to be inspiration for 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' |url=https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/zevely-zone/clairemont-crew-inspiration-for-fast-times-at-ridgemont-high/509-a794a122-5a80-41b5-9d67-d4fa1ed1789b |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=cbs8.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=July 11, 2024 |title=Cameron Crowe Signs With CAA |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/cameron-crowe-caa-1236005222/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> Later, he wrote and directed the romance films ''[[Say Anything...]]'' (1989), ''[[Singles (1992 film)|Singles]]'' (1992), and ''[[Jerry Maguire]]'' (1996). Crowe's seminal work is the autobiographical film ''[[Almost Famous]]'' (2000), which is loosely based on his early career as a teen writer for ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]''. For his screenplay, he won an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]].

His later films have had varying degrees of success. He directed the psychological thriller ''[[Vanilla Sky]]'' (2001), the romantic comedy ''[[Elizabethtown (film)|Elizabethtown]]'' (2005), the family-friendly ''[[We Bought a Zoo]]'' (2011), the romantic comedy ''[[Aloha (2015 film)|Aloha]]'' (2015), and the music documentaries ''[[Pearl Jam Twenty]]'' (2011) and ''[[The Union (2011 film)|The Union]]'' (2011). He produced ''[[David Crosby: Remember My Name]]'' (2019), and created the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] series ''[[Roadies (TV series)|Roadies]]'' (2016).

Crowe has written three books, ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' (1981), ''Conversations with Wilder'' (1999), and ''The Uncool: A Memoir'' (2025). In 2022 he adapted ''[[Almost Famous (musical)|Almost Famous]]'' into a [[Musical theatre|stage musical]] on [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]], for which he received a [[Tony Award for Best Original Score]] nomination.

==Early life==
Cameron Crowe was born in [[Palm Springs, California]]. His father, James A. Crowe, originally from [[Kentucky]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 13, 2005|title=An interview with Cameron Crowe, director of "Elizabethtown"|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/an-interview-with-cameron-crowe-director-of-elizabethtown/|access-date=June 4, 2020|website=The Seattle Times|language=en-US|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604154430/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/an-interview-with-cameron-crowe-director-of-elizabethtown/|url-status=live}}</ref> was a real estate agent.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vancheri|first=Barbara|date=October 14, 2005|title=Cameron Crowe's very personal film 'Elizabethtown' blooms again with a shorter cut|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movies/2005/10/14/Cameron-Crowe-s-very-personal-film-Elizabethtown-blooms-again-with-a-shorter-cut/stories/200510140215|access-date=June 4, 2020|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|language=en|archive-date=June 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604162732/https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/movies/2005/10/14/Cameron-Crowe-s-very-personal-film-Elizabethtown-blooms-again-with-a-shorter-cut/stories/200510140215|url-status=live}}</ref> His mother, Alice Marie (née George), "was a teacher, activist, and all-around live wire who did skits around the house and would wear a clown suit to school on special occasions."<ref name="Premiere66">''[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]''. August 1992, p. 66.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/28/Cameron-Crowe.html |title=Cameron Crowe Biography (1957-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |access-date=July 15, 2014 |archive-date=December 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207191256/http://www.filmreference.com/film/28/Cameron-Crowe.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/cameron_b_crowe_born_1957_6136106|title=Cameron B Crowe, Born 07/13/1957 in California|website=CaliforniaBirthIndex.org|access-date=May 20, 2021|archive-date=May 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520021835/https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/cameron_b_crowe_born_1957_6136106|url-status=live}}</ref> She worked as a psychology professor and in [[family therapy]] and often participated in peace demonstrations and causes relating to the rights of farm workers. Crowe's grandfather was Greek.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=114792093670572032|user=CameronCrowe|title=@EvitaGkatzioura And it will be!... my grandfather was Greek, so I take this request very seriously.|date=September 16, 2011}}</ref> Crowe was the youngest of three children, with two sisters; one died when he was young. The family moved often but spent a lot of time in [[Indio, California|Indio]], California. Crowe has said that Indio was where "people owned tortoises, not dogs".<ref name="Premiere66" /> His family finally settled in [[San Diego]].

Crowe skipped kindergarten and two grades in elementary school,<ref>{{cite web|author=Carolyn, K. |url=http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/grade_skipped.htm |title=Grades Skipped and Successful |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061011143920/http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/grade_skipped.htm |archive-date=October 11, 2006 |website=hoagiesgifted.org |access-date=July 22, 2006}}</ref> and by the time he attended Catholic high school, he was quite a bit younger than the other students. To add to his alienation, he was often ill because he had [[nephritis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hoochiecoochiegal.wordpress.com/cameron-crowe-the-legacy-of-the-uncool/ |title=Cameron Crowe: The Legacy of the Uncool |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060824222427/http://hoochiecoochiegal.wordpress.com/cameron-crowe-the-legacy-of-the-uncool/ |archive-date=August 24, 2006 |website=hoochiecoochiegal.wordpress.com |access-date=July 22, 2006}}</ref>

Crowe began writing for the school newspaper and by age 13 was contributing music reviews for an underground publication, ''[[The San Diego Door]]''. He began corresponding with music journalist [[Lester Bangs]], who had left the ''Door'' to become editor at the national rock magazine ''[[Creem]]'', and soon he was also submitting articles to ''Creem'' as well as ''[[Circus (magazine)|Circus]]''. Crowe graduated from the [[University of San Diego High School]] in 1972 at age 15.{{cn|date=December 2023}} On a trip to Los Angeles, he met [[Ben Fong-Torres]], the editor of ''Rolling Stone'', who hired him to write for the magazine. He also joined the ''Rolling Stone'' staff as a contributing editor and became an associate editor. During this time, Crowe interviewed [[Bob Dylan]], [[David Bowie]], [[Neil Young]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]], [[Poco (band)|Poco]], [[Steely Dan]], members of [[Led Zeppelin]], and [[Stephen Bishop (singer)|Stephen Bishop]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theuncool.com/bio/ |title=Biography |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729210554/http://www.theuncool.com/bio/ |archive-date=July 29, 2018 |website= The Uncool: The Official Website for Everything Cameron Crowe |access-date=December 14, 2014}}</ref> He was ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s youngest-ever contributor.

==Career==
===1973–1976: Journalist with ''Rolling Stone''===
Crowe's first cover story was about [[the Allman Brothers Band]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Crowe |first=Cameron |date=December 6, 1973 |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/the-allman-brothers-story-19731206 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621124040/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/the-allman-brothers-story-19731206 |archive-date=June 21, 2015 |title=The Allman Brothers Story |magazine=Rolling Stone |issue=149 |access-date=July 22, 2006}}</ref> He went on the road with them for three weeks at age 16, during which time he interviewed the band and the [[road crew]].

Because Crowe was a fan of the 1970s [[hard rock]] bands that the older writers disliked, he landed a lot of major interviews. He wrote predominantly about [[Yes (band)|Yes]], but also about [[Led Zeppelin]], the [[Allman Brothers]], [[Jackson Browne]], [[Neil Young]], [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Peter Frampton]], [[Linda Ronstadt]], [[Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young]], and [[Fleetwood Mac]]. Former colleague Sarah Lazin said of Crowe: "He was a pleasure to work with—a total professional. He was easygoing and eager to learn. Obviously, the bands loved him". Then-senior editor Ben Fong-Torres said of Crowe, "He was the guy we sent out after some difficult customers. He covered the bands that hated ''Rolling Stone''."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2000/09/10/PK109373.DTL&hw=cameron+crowe+ben+fong+torres&sn=002&sc=623 |title=How Writer-Director's Career Got Rolling |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=September 10, 2000 |access-date=October 11, 2008 | first=Joel | last=Selvin}}</ref>

=== 1977–1981: Film debut and breakthrough ===

==== ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' ====
When ''Rolling Stone'' moved its offices from California to New York in 1977, Crowe stayed behind. He felt the excitement of his career was waning. He appeared in the 1978 film ''[[American Hot Wax]]'', but returned to his writing. Though he continued to freelance for ''Rolling Stone'' on and off over the years, he turned his attention to a book.<ref name="WP1"/>

At 22, he came up with the idea to pose undercover as a high-school student and write about his experiences. [[Simon & Schuster]] gave him a contract, and he moved back in with his parents and enrolled as Dave Cameron at [[Clairemont High School]] in San Diego. Reliving the senior year he never had, he made friends and began to fit in. Though he initially planned to include himself in the book, he realized that it would jeopardize his ability to capture the essence of the high-school experience.<ref name="WP1">{{cite news |date=August 12, 1982 |last=Harrington |first=Richard |title=Cameron Crowe's School Feat |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1982/08/13/cameron-crowes-school-feat/87047ab4-3ddf-48df-990e-9bb82fcd8fc9/|archive-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128151811/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1982/08/13/cameron-crowes-school-feat/87047ab4-3ddf-48df-990e-9bb82fcd8fc9/|url-status=live|access-date=September 27, 2024}}</ref>

His book, ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A True Story'', came out in 1981. Crowe focused on six main characters: a tough guy, a [[nerd]], a surfer dude, a sexual sophisticate, and a middle-class brother and sister. He chronicled their activities in typical teenage settings—at school, at the beach, and at the mall, where many of them held after-school jobs—and concentrated on details of their lives that probed into the heart of adolescence. This included scenes about [[homecoming]], graduation, social [[clique]]s, and sexual encounters.<ref name="WP1"/>

Before the book was released, ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High'' was [[optioned]] for a film. Released in 1982, the movie lacked a specific plot or major stars. The studio devoted no marketing to it. It became a [[sleeper hit]] via word of mouth. Its reviews were favorable, and the film launched the careers of some previously unknown actors, including [[Jennifer Jason Leigh]], [[Eric Stoltz]], [[Judge Reinhold]], [[Phoebe Cates]], [[Anthony Edwards (actor)|Anthony Edwards]], [[Nicolas Cage]], [[Forest Whitaker]], and [[Sean Penn]].

=== 1984–1992: Teen films ===
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==== ''The Wild Life'' ====
Following that success, Crowe wrote the screenplay for 1984's ''[[The Wild Life (film)|The Wild Life]]'', the pseudo-sequel to ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High''. Whereas its predecessor followed teenagers' lives in high school, ''The Wild Life'' traced the lives of several teenagers after high school living in an apartment complex.

==== ''Say Anything...'' ====
Filmmaker [[James L. Brooks]] noticed Crowe's original voice and wanted to work with him. Brooks executive produced Crowe's first directing effort, 1989's ''[[Say Anything...]]'', about a young man pining for the affections of a seemingly perfect girl. ''Say Anything...'' was favorably received by critics.

==== ''Singles'' ====
Crowe's next project, 1992's ''[[Singles (1992 film)|Singles]]'', described the romantic entanglements among a group of six friends in their twenties in Seattle. The film starred [[Bridget Fonda]] and [[Matt Dillon]]. Fonda played a coffee-bar waitress fawning over an aspiring musician played by Dillon. [[Kyra Sedgwick]] and [[Campbell Scott]] co-starred as a couple wavering on whether to commit to each other. Music is an integral backbone for the script, and the soundtrack became a best seller three months before the release of the film. Much of this was due to repeated delays while studio executives debated how to market it.

''Singles'' successfully rode on the heels of Seattle's grunge music boom. During production, bands like [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] were not yet national stars, but by the time the soundtrack was released, their song "[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]" had to be cut from the film because the rights were too expensive. Crowe had signed members of [[Pearl Jam]], shortly before their burgeoning, nationwide success, to portray Dillon's fictional band Citizen Dick. He also appeared as a rock journalist at a club. Tim Appelo wrote in ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', "With... an ambling, naturalistic style, Crowe captures the eccentric appeal of a town where espresso carts sprout on every corner and kids in ratty flannel shirts can cut records that make them millionaires."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Appelo |first=Tim |url=https://ew.com/article/2005/09/30/set-singles/ |title=On the set of "Singles" |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |orig-date=September 18, 1992 |date=September 30, 2005 |page=46 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402071059/https://ew.com/article/2005/09/30/set-singles/ |archive-date=April 2, 2016}}</ref>

=== 1996–2000: Established career ===

==== ''Jerry Maguire'' ====
Branching into a new direction, Crowe wrote and directed ''[[Jerry Maguire]]''. The film is about a highly paid pro [[sports agent]], inspired by sports agent [[Leigh Steinberg]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inspiration For 'Jerry Maguire' Makes A Comeback After A Big Fall |url=https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2014/03/15/steinberg-nfl-jerry-maguire |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=www.wbur.org |date=March 15, 2014 |language=en |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815165210/https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2014/03/15/steinberg-nfl-jerry-maguire |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2021 |title=Jerry Maguire: The Real Agent Who Inspired The Movie (& What Happened Next) |url=https://screenrant.com/jerry-maguire-true-story-real-agent-leigh-steinberg/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en-US |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421013633/https://screenrant.com/jerry-maguire-true-story-real-agent-leigh-steinberg/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Maguire is fired after having a moral revelation, writing and distributing a mission statement calling for sincere service to the athletes and less money for the agency. He strikes out to form his own agency. [[Tom Cruise]] plays Jerry and [[Cuba Gooding, Jr.]] plays Rod Tidwell, an aging wide receiver. His [[catchphrase]], "Show me the money!", became ubiquitous for a time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Bryan |title=20 years after 'Jerry Maguire,' 'Show me the money!' still makes bank |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/12/12/jerry-maguire-anniversary-tom-cruise-show-me-money/95300458/ |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=April 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421013633/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/12/12/jerry-maguire-anniversary-tom-cruise-show-me-money/95300458/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Renée Zellweger]] appears as an accountant who sets aside her job security to follow Jerry in both work and love. Gooding won a [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] for his role. The film was nominated for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, and Best Actor (for Cruise).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 69th Academy Awards {{!}} 1997 |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1997 |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |date=October 5, 2014 |language=en |archive-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002000127/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1997 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=April 30, 2016 |title=The Towering Narcissism of Jerry Maguire |url=http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-towering-narcissism-of-jerry-maguire |access-date=April 21, 2022 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119230500/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-towering-narcissism-of-jerry-maguire |url-status=live }}</ref> Cruise won his second [[Golden Globe]] for his role as Jerry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tom Cruise |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/tom-cruise |access-date=April 21, 2022 |website=www.goldenglobes.com |archive-date=October 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013155022/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/tom-cruise |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== ''Almost Famous'' ====
In 2000, Crowe used his music journalism experience roots to write and direct ''[[Almost Famous]]'', about the experiences of a teenage music journalist who goes on the road with an emerging band in the early 1970s. The film starred newcomer [[Patrick Fugit]] as William Miller, the baby-faced writer who finds himself immersed in the world of sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll. [[Kate Hudson]] co-starred as Penny Lane, a prominent groupie (or, as other characters call her, a "Band-Aid"). Digging into his most personal memories, Crowe used a composite of the bands he had known to come up with Stillwater, the emerging act that welcomes the young journalist into its sphere, then becomes wary of his intentions. Seventies rocker [[Peter Frampton]] served as a technical consultant on the film.<ref name="RS1">{{cite magazine |title=A Boy's Life (in Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll) |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/a-boys-life-in-sex-drugs-and-rock-roll-163369/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]] |first=Anhtony |last=Bozza |date=October 12, 2000 |access-date=February 1, 2019 |archive-date=February 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201172701/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/a-boys-life-in-sex-drugs-and-rock-roll-163369/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

William Miller's mother figured prominently in the film as well (often admonishing, "Don't take drugs!"). The character was based on Crowe's mother, who even showed up at the film sets to keep an eye on him while he worked.<ref name="RS1"/> Though he asked her not to bother [[Frances McDormand]], who played her character, the two ended up getting along well. He also showed his sister, portrayed by [[Zooey Deschanel]], rebelling and leaving home. In actuality, his mother and sister Cindy did not talk for a decade and were still somewhat estranged when he finished the film. The family reconciled when the project was complete.

Crowe took a copy of the film to London for a special screening with Led Zeppelin members [[Jimmy Page]] and [[Robert Plant]]. After the screening, Led Zeppelin granted Crowe the right to use one of their songs on the soundtrack—the first time they had ever consented to this since allowing Crowe to use "Kashmir" in ''Fast Times at Ridgemont High''—and gave him rights to four other songs in the movie itself, although they did not grant him the rights to "[[Stairway to Heaven]]" for an intended scene (on the special "Bootleg" edition DVD, the scene is included as an extra without the song where the viewer is instructed by a watermark to begin playing it). Crowe and his then-wife, musician [[Nancy Wilson (guitarist)|Nancy Wilson]] of [[Heart (band)|Heart]], co-wrote three of the five [[Stillwater (fictional band)|Stillwater]] songs in the film, and Frampton wrote the other two, with Mike McCready from Pearl Jam playing lead guitar on all the Stillwater songs. Reviews were almost universally positive, and it was nominated for and won a host of film awards, including an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Crowe. Crowe and co-producer Danny Bramson also won the [[Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]] [[Grammy Award]] for the soundtrack. Despite these accolades, box office returns for the film were disappointing.

=== 2001–2015: Career fluctuations ===

====''Vanilla Sky''====
Crowe followed ''Almost Famous'' with the psychological thriller ''[[Vanilla Sky]]'' in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Handler |first=Rachel |date=May 21, 2020 |title=Cameron Crowe Is Finally Ready to Tell Us Vanilla Sky's Secrets |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/cameron-crowes-vanilla-sky-easter-eggs.html |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=Vulture |language=en-us |archive-date=February 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213090925/https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/cameron-crowes-vanilla-sky-easter-eggs.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film, starring Tom Cruise, [[Penélope Cruz]], and [[Cameron Diaz]], received mixed reviews, but grossed $100.6&nbsp;million at the US box office, making it his second highest grossing directorial effort behind ''Jerry Maguire'' (1996).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fernández |first=Alexia |date=November 15, 2021 |title=Cameron Diaz Was the 'Soul' of Vanilla Sky, Says Director Cameron Crowe on Film's 20th Anniversary |url=https://people.com/movies/cameron-diaz-was-the-soul-of-vanilla-sky-says-director-cameron-crowe-on-films-20th-anniversary/ |access-date=April 2, 2022 |website=PEOPLE.com |language=en |archive-date=April 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402062016/https://people.com/movies/cameron-diaz-was-the-soul-of-vanilla-sky-says-director-cameron-crowe-on-films-20th-anniversary/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vanilla Sky |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl209290753/ |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306024651/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl209290753/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Why 'Jerry Maguire' still completes us 25 years later |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/movies/25-years-later-jerry-maguire-may-just-quotable-movie-time-rcna7105 |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=TODAY.com |date=December 13, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306024651/https://www.today.com/popculture/movies/25-years-later-jerry-maguire-may-just-quotable-movie-time-rcna7105 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Vanilla Sky'' is a remake of [[Alejandro Amenabar]]'s 1997 Spanish film ''Abre Los Ojos'' (''[[Open Your Eyes (1997 film)|Open Your Eyes]]''). Sofia is played by Cruz in both Amenabar's movie and Crowe's remake.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 21, 2020 |title=Cameron Crowe Says He Hid Nirvana's "You Know You're Right" In 'Vanilla Sky' A Year Before It Was Released |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2085261/cameron-crowe-vanilla-sky-nirvana-you-know-youre-right/news/ |access-date=April 2, 2022 |website=Stereogum |language=en |archive-date=October 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009060057/https://www.stereogum.com/2085261/cameron-crowe-vanilla-sky-nirvana-you-know-youre-right/news/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====''Elizabethtown''====
[[File:Elizabethtown 011 (7271087538).jpg|thumb|[[Susan Sarandon]] and Crowe at the premiere of Elizabethtown, [[Toronto Film Festival]] 2005]] In 2005, Crowe directed the romantic tragicomedy ''[[Elizabethtown (film)|Elizabethtown]]'', starring [[Orlando Bloom]] and [[Kirsten Dunst]], which opened to mixed reviews,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/elizabethtown/ |title=Elizabethtown |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=July 15, 2014 |archive-date=March 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324135508/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/elizabethtown |url-status=live }}</ref> scoring 45 on [[Metacritic]], the same as ''Vanilla Sky''.

==== Music documentaries ====
In November 2009, Crowe began filming a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the album ''The Union'', a collaboration between musicians [[Elton John]] and [[Leon Russell]] produced by [[T-Bone Burnett]]. The documentary features musicians Neil Young, [[Brian Wilson]], [[Booker T. Jones]], steel guitarist [[Robert Randolph (guitarist)|Robert Randolph]], [[Don Was]] and a 10-piece gospel choir who all appear on the album with John and Russell. Musician [[Stevie Nicks]] and John's longtime lyricist [[Bernie Taupin]] also appear. On March 2, 2011, the documentary was announced to open the 2011 [[Tribeca Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://deadline.com/2011/03/tribeca-opens-fest-with-cameron-crowes-the-union-110588/ |title=Tribeca Opens With Cameron Crowe's 'The Union' |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]].com |date=March 2, 2011 |access-date=March 2, 2011 |first=Mike |last=Fleming |archive-date=March 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110305052113/http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/tribeca-opens-fest-with-cameron-crowes-the-union/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In an interview with Pearl Jam on March 9, 2009, bassist [[Jeff Ament]] said that their manager Kelly "has had the idea to do a 20-year anniversary retrospective movie so he's been on board with [film director] Cameron Crowe for the last few years."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/2009/03/09/q-a-session-with-pearl-jam-86908-21184381/ |title=Q+A session with Pearl Jam |newspaper=Daily Record |date=March 9, 2009 |access-date=July 15, 2014 |archive-date=March 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312072753/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/2009/03/09/q-a-session-with-pearl-jam-86908-21184381/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The band's guitarist [[Mike McCready]] said in March, "We are just in the very early stages of that, . . . starting to go through all the footage we have, and Cameron's writing the treatment."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.twofeetthick.com/2009/03/mike-talks-to-seattle-weekly/ |title=Mike Talks Possible PJ/Cameron Crowe Film |website=TwoFeetThick.com |date=March 25, 2009 |access-date=July 15, 2014 |archive-date=April 22, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422065453/http://www.twofeetthick.com/2009/03/mike-talks-to-seattle-weekly/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Preliminary footage was shot in June 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.twofeetthick.com/2010/06/cameron-crowe-hits-the-streets-for-pearl-jam/ |title=Cameron Crowe Hits The Streets For Pearl Jam |website=TwoFeetThick.com |date=November 1, 1992 |access-date=July 15, 2014 |archive-date=August 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823193231/http://www.twofeetthick.com/2010/06/cameron-crowe-hits-the-streets-for-pearl-jam/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>  A trailer for the movie ''[[Pearl Jam Twenty]]'', which featured Pearl Jam frontman [[Eddie Vedder]] choosing between three permanent markers in a shop before turning to the camera and saying "Three's good... Twenty is better", was shown before select movies at the 2011 [[BFI London Film Festival]]. The film premiered at the [[2011 Toronto International Film Festival]] and had an accompanying book and soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pearljam.com/music/albums/1049/film/18658/pearl_jam_twenty |title=Pearl Jam Twenty |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225080254/http://pearljam.com/music/albums/1049/film/18658/pearl_jam_twenty |archive-date=February 25, 2015 |website=PearlJam.com |access-date=December 14, 2014}}</ref>

====''We Bought a Zoo''====
With production on ''Aloha'' delayed, Crowe set his next feature, the family comedy-drama ''[[We Bought a Zoo]]'', based on Benjamin Mee's [[We Bought a Zoo (book)|memoir of the same name]]. He collaborated with ''[[The Devil Wears Prada (film)|The Devil Wears Prada]]'' writer [[Aline Brosh McKenna]] on the screenplay.<ref name="slashfilm.com">{{cite web |url= https://www.slashfilm.com/2010/06/23/matt-damon-in-talks-to-join-cameron-crowes-zoo/ |title= Matt Damon in Talks to Join Cameron Crowe's Zoo |first= Peter |last= Sciretta |publisher= Slash Film |date= June 23, 2010 |access-date= December 29, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101007172105/http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/06/23/matt-damon-in-talks-to-join-cameron-crowes-zoo/ |archive-date= October 7, 2010 |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1389137/fullcredits#writers |title= We Bought a Zoo (2011) – Full credits – writers |publisher= Internet Movie DataBase |access-date= December 29, 2011 |archive-date= September 27, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110927091533/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1389137/fullcredits#writers |url-status= live }}</ref> The book's story follows Mee, who buys and moves into a dilapidated zoo (now [[Dartmoor Zoological Park]]) in the English countryside. Looking for a fresh start along with his seven-year-old daughter and his troubled 14-year-old son, he hopes to refurbish the zoo, run it, and give his children what he calls an "adventure".<ref name="slashfilm.com"/> Crowe changed the location to the United States. The film received a wide release on December 23, 2011, by [[20th Century Fox]], and starred [[Matt Damon]] and [[Scarlett Johansson]]. It received mixed reviews. The music is by [[Jonsi]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1389137/fullcredits |title= We Bought a Zoo (2011) – Full credits |publisher= Internet Movie DataBase |access-date= December 29, 2011 |archive-date= September 27, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110927091533/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1389137/fullcredits |url-status= live }}</ref>

====''Aloha''====
It was announced in early June 2008 that Crowe would return to write and direct his seventh feature film, initially titled ''Deep Tiki'' and ''Volcano Romance'', set to star [[Ben Stiller]] and [[Reese Witherspoon]], and to be released by [[Columbia Pictures]]. Filming was expected to begin in January 2009,<ref>{{cite web|last2=Fleming |first2=Michael |first1=Tatiana |last1=Siegel |url=https://variety.com/2008/film/features/stiller-witherspoon-fly-with-crowe-1117987103/ |title=Stiller, Witherspoon fly with Crowe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701145250/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117987103.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |archive-date=July 1, 2010 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=June 8, 2008}}</ref> but this was postponed.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sciretta |first=Peter |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/2008/12/12/cameron-crowes-deep-tiki-postponed-iron-man-2s-production-title/ |title=Cameron Crowe's Deep Tiki Postponed; Iron Man 2's Production Title |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831141858/http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/12/12/cameron-crowes-deep-tiki-postponed-iron-man-2s-production-title/ |archive-date=August 31, 2009 |website=[[/Film]] |date=December 12, 2008}}</ref>

The project resurfaced in 2013. [[Bradley Cooper]], [[Emma Stone]], [[Rachel McAdams]], [[Alec Baldwin]], [[Bill Murray]], [[John Krasinski]], and [[Danny McBride]] joined the cast; filming began in Hawaii in September 2013.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fleming |first=Mike |url=https://deadline.com/2013/07/alec-baldwin-joining-cameron-crowe-pic-553968/ |title=Alec Baldwin Joining Cameron Crowe Pic |magazine=[[Deadline Hollywood]].com |access-date=July 15, 2014 |archive-date=July 3, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703111758/http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/alec-baldwin-joining-cameron-crowe-pic/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film's final title was ''[[Aloha (2015 film)|Aloha]]'' and it was released on May 29, 2015, by [[Sony Pictures]] to poor reviews.

=== 2016–present: Career expansion ===

==== Television debut ====
On June 26, 2016, Crowe's comedy-drama series ''[[Roadies (TV series)|Roadies]]'' premiered on the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] television channel. The show, starring [[Luke Wilson]], [[Carla Gugino]], and [[Imogen Poots]], tells the story of a colorful road crew who work behind the scenes for a fictional rock band, The Staton-House Band. The pilot episode was written and directed by Crowe, as was the series finale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/cameron-crowe-j-j-abrams-roadies-showtime-pickup-1201618154/|title=Showtime Gives Series Pickup to Cameron Crowe-J.J. Abrams Comedy 'Roadies'|first=Cynthia|last=Littleton|date=October 14, 2015|access-date=December 11, 2017|archive-date=November 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126074827/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/cameron-crowe-j-j-abrams-roadies-showtime-pickup-1201618154/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==== Broadway debut ====
In 2019, he started writing the [[stage musical]] ''[[Almost Famous (musical)|Almost Famous]]'' with music by [[Tom Kitt (musician)|Tom Kitt]] based on his 2000 film [[Almost Famous|of the same name]]. The show debuted in [[San Diego]] at [[Old Globe Theatre|The Old Globe]] in 2019 and had plans for a [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] run but was stalled by the [[impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts|COVID-19 shutdown]]. The production ran at the [[Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre]] on Broadway from October 2022 to January 2023 with 77 performances.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/almost-famous-close-on-broadway-in-january-1235285146/ |title='Almost Famous' to Close on Broadway in January |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |last=Huston |first=Caitlin |date=December 19, 2022 |access-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-date=December 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220011559/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/almost-famous-close-on-broadway-in-january-1235285146/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The musical received mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/almost-famous/|title= Almost Famous - Did They Like It?|website= Did They Like It?|access-date= May 7, 2023|archive-date= June 7, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230607024627/https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/almost-famous/|url-status= live}}</ref> Crowe received a [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] nomination at the [[76th Tony Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherman |first=Rachel |date=May 2, 2023 |title=Tony Awards Nominations 2023: The Complete List |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/theater/tony-award-nominees-list.html |access-date=May 2, 2023 |website=The New York Times |archive-date=May 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502100606/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/theater/tony-award-nominees-list.html/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Joni Mitchell biopic ====
In 2023, it was announced that Crowe and singer-songwriter [[Joni Mitchell]] had been secretly working on a film of her life story to be directed by Crowe.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|url=https://abovetheline.com/2023/03/23/cameron-crowe-joni-mitchell-movie/|title=Exclusive: Cameron Crowe to Direct Joni Mitchell Movie They've Been Developing in Secret for Two Years|website=Above the Line|date=March 23, 2023|access-date=June 2, 2024}}</ref> On August 18, 2025, it was reported that [[Anya Taylor-Joy]] and [[Meryl Streep]] would portray younger and older versions of Mitchell.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chelosky|first=Danielle |title=Anya Taylor-Joy, Meryl Streep To Play Joni Mitchell In Cameron Crowe's Biopic: Report |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2319741/anya-taylor-joy-meryl-streep-to-play-joni-mitchell-in-cameron-crowes-biopic-report/news/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=August 19, 2025 |date=August 18, 2025}}</ref>

=== Unrealized projects ===
After ''[[Singles (1992 film)|Singles]]'' was released, [[Warner Bros. Television]] tried to turn the film into a [[television series]], but Crowe turned it down.<ref>DeRogatis, Jim. [http://www.jimdero.com/Bangs/on_the_set.htm "As Crowe flies"]. ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''. September 3, 2000.</ref>

In 1997, it was reported that Crowe was in talks to direct a biopic about [[Phil Spector]], with Tom Cruise in talks to portray him.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Fleming|first=Michael|title=Cruise talks Spector pic|date=April 22, 1997|magazine=Variety|url=https://variety.com/1997/voices/columns/cruise-talks-spector-pic-1117434171/|access-date=June 19, 2022|archive-date=November 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191118003321/https://variety.com/1997/voices/columns/cruise-talks-spector-pic-1117434171/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was to have been distributed by [[Universal Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Brevet|first=Brad|title=Cruise on Spector|date=February 8, 2005|website=Comingsoon.net|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/503896-cruise_on_spector|access-date=June 19, 2022|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619225036/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/503896-cruise_on_spector|url-status=live}}</ref> Crowe said in 2005 that the film was unlikely to be made due to Spector's [[Murder of Lana Clarkson|murder]] of [[Lana Clarkson]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Crowe Unsure About Spector Biopic|date=October 31, 2005|website=Contactmusic.com|url=https://www.contactmusic.com/cameron-crowe/news/crowe-unsure-about-spector-biopic|access-date=June 19, 2022|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619225312/https://www.contactmusic.com/cameron-crowe/news/crowe-unsure-about-spector-biopic|url-status=live}}</ref> It has also been said that the film was never made due to the failure of finding a [[Three-act structure|third act]] to the story.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|title=And In Other Film Deals…|date=October 8, 2010|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|url=https://deadline.com/2010/10/and-in-other-deals-2-73950/|access-date=June 19, 2022|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619225633/https://deadline.com/2010/10/and-in-other-deals-2-73950/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Quigley|first=Adam|title=Al Pacino To Play Phil Spector In HBO Film Written & Directed By David Mamet|date=October 8, 2010|website=Slash Film|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/511520/al-pacino-to-play-phil-spector-in-hbo-film-written-directed-by-david-mamet/|access-date=June 19, 2022|archive-date=January 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122232357/https://www.slashfilm.com/511520/al-pacino-to-play-phil-spector-in-hbo-film-written-directed-by-david-mamet/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Crowe also attempted to make a biopic about [[Marvin Gaye]] titled ''My Name is Marvin''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Davis|first=Edward|title=Cameron Crowe Says His Marvin Gaye Film Is Titled 'My Name Is Marvin'|date=August 30, 2011|website=IndieWire|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/08/cameron-crowe-says-his-marvin-gaye-film-is-titled-my-name-is-marvin-116641/|access-date=June 19, 2022|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619230300/https://www.indiewire.com/2011/08/cameron-crowe-says-his-marvin-gaye-film-is-titled-my-name-is-marvin-116641/|url-status=live}}</ref> That project fell apart in 2010 due to casting and budget issues.<ref>{{cite news|last=Horn|first=John|title=The Directors: Cameron Crowe wrangles emotions and ostriches|date=November 6, 2011|newspaper=The Morning Call|url=https://www.mcall.com/la-ca-sneaks-zoo-20111106-story.html|access-date=June 19, 2022|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619230209/https://www.mcall.com/la-ca-sneaks-zoo-20111106-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Crowe married [[Nancy Wilson (rock musician)|Nancy Wilson]] of the rock band [[Heart (band)|Heart]] in July 1986. Their twin sons were born in January 2000. Crowe and Wilson separated in 2008 and Wilson filed for divorce on September 23, 2010, citing "irreconcilable differences". The divorce was finalized on December 8, 2010.<ref name="abcnews">{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=12359659 |title=Entertainment News, Celebrity and Pop Culture - ABC News |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |access-date=July 15, 2014 |archive-date=February 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217074649/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=12359659 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In November 2024, Crowe's girlfriend, Anais Smith, gave birth to a girl.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sacks |first1=Hannah |last2=Walcott |first2=Escher |title=Cameron Crowe, 67, Welcomes 3rd Baby, His First with Girlfriend Anais Smith |url=https://people.com/cameron-crowe-67-welcomes-third-baby-his-first-with-girlfriend-anais-smith-8721397 |access-date=11 November 2024 |work=People.com |date=November 11, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! [[Film director|Director]]
! [[Screenwriter|Writer]]
! [[Film producer|Producer]]
! Notes
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Fast Times at Ridgemont High]]''
|{{no}}
| {{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Wild Life (film)|The Wild Life]]''
|{{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| 
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Say Anything...]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|{{no}}
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Singles (1992 film)|Singles]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| 
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Jerry Maguire]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Almost Famous]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Vanilla Sky]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Elizabethtown (film)|Elizabethtown]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2011
| ''[[The Union (2011 film)|The Union]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| rowspan="2"|Documentary films
|-
| ''[[Pearl Jam Twenty]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| ''[[We Bought a Zoo]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Aloha (2015 film)|Aloha]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[David Crosby: Remember My Name]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Documentary film
|}

'''Acting credits'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Note
|-
| 1978
| ''[[American Hot Wax]]''
| Delivery Boy
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Wild Life (film)|The Wild Life]]''
| Cop #2
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Singles (1992 film)|Singles]]''
| Club Interviewer
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]''
| Bus Passenger
| Uncredited
|-
| 2018
| ''[[The Other Side of the Wind]]''
| Party Guest
| Filmed in 1972
|-
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Band
! Song
! Album
|-
| 1983
| [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]]
| "[[Change of Heart (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)|Change of Heart]]"
| ''[[Long After Dark]]''
|-
| 1992
| [[Paul Westerberg]]
| "Dyslexic Heart"
| ''[[Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
|-
| 1992
| [[Alice in Chains]]
| "[[Would?]]"
| ''[[Dirt (Alice in Chains album)|Dirt]]'' / ''[[Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
|-
| 2009
| [[Pearl Jam]]
| "[[The Fixer (song)|The Fixer]]" (live)
| ''[[Backspacer]]''
|-
|2020
|[[Stevie Nicks]]
|"[[Show Them the Way]]"
|Non-album single
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Notes
|-
|1983
|''Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party''
|[[MTV]] special; reissued theatrically in 2024
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Roadies (TV series)|Roadies]]''
| [[Showtime (TV channel)|Showtime]] series; creator, writer, director, and executive producer
|-
|}

===Theatre===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Notes
|-
|2019
|''[[Almost Famous (musical)|Almost Famous]]''
|Book and lyrics writer; [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] debut
|}

==Recurring collaborators==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;vertical-align:bottom;"
|-
!rowspan=2 {{diagonal split header 2|Actor|Work}}!! {{small|1989}} !! {{small|1992}} !! {{small|1996}} !! {{small|2000}}!! {{small|2001}}!! {{small|2005}}!! {{small|2011}}!! {{small|2015}} 
|-
!! {{verth|''[[Say Anything...]]''}} !! {{verth|''[[Singles (1992 film)|Singles]]''}} !! {{verth|''[[Jerry Maguire]]''}} !! {{verth|''[[Almost Famous]]''}} !! {{verth|''[[Vanilla Sky]]''}} !! {{verth|''[[Elizabethtown (film)|Elizabethtown]]''}} !! {{verth|''[[We Bought a Zoo]]''}} !! {{verth|''[[Aloha (2015 film)|Aloha]]''}}
|-
| width="140"|[[Jeremy Piven]] || {{yes C|}} || {{yes C|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}}
|-
| width="140"|[[Eric Stoltz]] || {{yes C|}} || {{yes C|}} || {{yes C|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}}
|-
| width="140"|[[Tom Cruise]] || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes C|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes C|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}}
|-
| width="140"|[[John Fedevich]] || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes C|}} || {{yes C|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}}
|-
| width="140"|[[Mark Kozelek]] || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes C|}} || {{yes C|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}}
|-
| width="140"|[[Jason Lee]] || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes C|}} || {{yes C|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}}
|-
| width="140"|[[Ivana Miličević]] || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes C|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes C|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes C|}}
|-
| width="140"|[[Noah Taylor]] || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes C|}} || {{yes C|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}}
|-
| width="140"|[[Patrick Fugit]] || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes C|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes C|}} || {{no|}}
|-
| width="140"|[[Alec Baldwin]] || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes C|}} || {{no|}} || {{yes C|}}
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Film
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Academy Awards]]
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[BAFTA Awards]]
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
|-
! Nominations
! Wins
! Nominations
! Wins
! Nominations
! Wins
|-
|1996
|''[[Jerry Maguire]]''
|align=center|5
|align=center|1
|
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|1
|-
|2000
|''[[Almost Famous]]''
|align=center|4
|align=center|1
|align=center|6
|align=center|2
|align=center|4
|align=center|2
|-
|2001
|''[[Vanilla Sky]]''
|align=center|1
|
|
|
|align=center|1
|
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!align=center|10
!align=center|2
!align=center|6
!align=center|2
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===''Jerry Maguire''===
*Nominated - [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]
*Nominated - [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]]
*Nominated - [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
*Nominated - [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film|Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing]]

===''Almost Famous''===
*[[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]]
*[[BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay]]
*[[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy]]
*[[Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media]]
*Nominated - [[BAFTA Award for Best Film]]
*Nominated - [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film|Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing]]

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book |last1=Crowe |first1=Cameron |title=Fast Times at Ridgemont High: A True Story |date=1981 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-0-671-25290-8 |language=en}}
*{{cite book |last1=Wilder |first1=Billy |last2=Crowe |first2=Cameron |title=Conversations with Wilder |date=1999 |publisher=Knopf |isbn=978-0-375-40660-7 |language=en}}
*{{cite book |last1=Crowe |first1=Cameron |title=The Uncool: A Memoir |date=2025 |publisher=Simon and Schuster| isbn=978-1-668-05943-2 |language=en}}

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website}}
*{{IMDb name|0001081|Cameron Crowe}}

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