Editing Marcus Nispel (section)

==Early life and career==
Nispel was born on 26 May 1963<ref name="DOB"/> in [[Frankfurt]].<ref>{{cite interview |last=Nispel|first=Marcus|interviewer=Paul Stone|title=Marcus Nispel: "Directing Is a Mixture of Symphony and Jazz"|url=http://www.myfirstshoot.com/interview/marcus-nispel/|work=My First Shoot|date=10 April 2013|access-date=21 January 2020}}</ref> He grew up near McNair Barracks and was able to learn English from hanging out with children of soldiers.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/03/25/an-interview-with-marcus-nispel|title= An Interview with Marcus Nispel|first= Andy|last= Patrizio|date= March 25, 2004|access-date=October 25, 2020|work= IGN}}</ref> At the age of 15, he got a job at a boutique called Hessler and Kehrer. When he had his first interview at an American ad agency, he was asked what do Oreos mean, and he realized the importance of understanding American culture, and how working in advertising helped him understand that.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/marcus-nispel-67721/|title= Marcus Nispel|date= October 10, 2003|access-date= October 25, 2020|work= Adweek}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Horror Movies |url=https://www.horrormovielists.com/ |access-date=23 June 2024}}</ref> He received a [[Fulbright Program|Fulbright Scholarship]] at the age of 20 and attended [[Brooklyn College]] and [[New York Institute of Technology]]. He was also an art director for [[VMLY&R|Young & Rubicam]]. He started a production company, Portfolio Artists Network which later merged with RSA (Ridley Scott Associates) Black Dog Films to form Portfolio/Black Dog. He worked at RSA as a commercial director for several years, resigning in 2000.