Jimmy Chin

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Mountain Climber • Photographer • Skier • Director

Birth Date: October 12, 1973

Age: 51 years old

Birth Place: Mankato, Minnesota

Spouses: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

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Jimmy Chin is an American director, producer, writer, and actor who is best known for directing "Free Solo" and "Meru." Chin won an Academy Award in 2019 for the first project.

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Jimmy Chin attends the National Geographic Documentary Films 2023 SXSW 'Wild Life' Premiere at Stateside Theater on March 12, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images for Disney), AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 12:.Jimmy Chin attends the National Geographic Documentary Films 2023 SXSW 'Wild Life' Premiere at Stateside Theater on March 12, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Roger Kisby/Getty Images for Disney), AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 12:.Jimmy Chin at arrivals for Film Society of Lincoln Center''s 50th Anniversary Gala, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, NY April 29, 2019. Photo By: Kristin Callahan/Everett CollectionFREE SOLO, JIMMY CHIN, 2018. © NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTARY FILMS

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