Quentin Tarantino was born in 1963 in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of a 16 year old nursing student Connie and a 21 year old law student and aspiring actor Tony. He was named after Burt Reynolds' character, Quint in 'Gunsmoke'. When Quentin was 2, they moved to South Los Angeles, which is where Quentin grew up. His mother took him to the cinema from an early age, he saw 'Carnal Knowledge' at the age of 8 and Deliverance' at the age of 9. From this early introduction Tarantino fell in love with the cinema and went at every opportunity.
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