Ben Proudfoot

Ben Proudfoot, Canadian filmmaker

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Born: October 29, 1990
Age in 2026: 36
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1990

About Ben Proudfoot

Ben Proudfoot is a Canadian documentary filmmaker and entrepreneur. He has won two Academy Awards, the first ever awarded to The New York Times and the LA Times. Proudfoot is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Breakwater Studios, a filmmaking company specializing in short documentaries. In 2012, Proudfoot founded the production company Breakwater Studios focused on producing short documentaries.

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The world when Ben Proudfoot was born

Ben Proudfoot was born in 1990. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1990

#1 song"Hold On" – Wilson Phillips
Top movieDances with Wolves
Top TV showRoseanne
Best-selling bookJurassic Park – Michael Crichton

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBuster Douglas knocks out Mike Tyson in biggest upset ever
Top headlineNelson Mandela freed after 27 years
Technology milestoneHubble Space Telescope launched
Defining fadNinja Turtles mania
Notable inventionWorld Wide Web goes public
World population5.28 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
U.S. population249.6M

1990 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ben Proudfoot's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1990	2026
Gas	$1.16	$3.45/gal
Average home	$95,500	$435,000
Average income	$35,353	$67,500
Minimum wage	$3.80	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.23	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.25	$0.73
Population	249.6M	341 million

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