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Paul Haggis

Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953) is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer, and director of film and television. He is best known as screenwriter and producer for consecutive Best Picture Oscar winners ''Million Dollar Baby'' (2004) and ''Crash'' (2005), the latter of which he also directed. Haggis also co-wrote the war film ''Flags of Our Fathers'' (2006) and the James Bond films ''Casino Royale'' (2006) and ''Quantum of Solace'' (2008). He is the creator of the television series ''Due South'' (1994–1999) and co-creator of ''Walker, Texas Ranger'' (1993–2001), among others. Haggis is a two-time Academy Award winner, two-time Emmy Award winner, and seven-time Gemini Award winner. He also assisted in the making of "We Are the World 25 for Haiti". In November 2022, he was found liable in a civil trial which alleged he raped publicist Haleigh Breest, and was required to pay in damages. Provided by Wikipedia