Person Details

Birthday: 1962-06-12 02:11:45

Aliases: Jordan Peterson , Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Edmonton, Canada

Homepage: https://www.jordanbpeterson.com

Movie Involvements: 16

TV Involvements: 2


Most Famous Work

Biography

Jordan Bernt Peterson (born 12 June 1962) is a Canadian clinical psychologist and a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. He began to receive widespread attention in the late 2010s for his views on cultural and political issues. Born and raised in Alberta, Peterson obtained bachelor's degrees in political science and psychology from the University of Alberta and a PhD in clinical psychology from McGill University. After teaching and research at Harvard University, he returned to Canada in 1998 to join the faculty of psychology at the University of Toronto. In 1999, he published his first book, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief, which became the basis for many of his subsequent lectures. The book combined information from psychology, mythology, religion, literature, philosophy, and neuroscience to analyze systems of belief and meaning. In 2016, Peterson released a series of YouTube videos criticising the Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (Bill C-16), passed by the Parliament of Canada to introduce "gender identity and expression" as a prohibited grounds of discrimination. He argued that the bill would make the use of certain gender pronouns into compelled speech, and related this argument to a general critique of political correctness and identity politics. He subsequently received significant media coverage, attracting both support and criticism. In the wake of the controversy, Peterson's lectures and debates—propagated also through podcasts and YouTube—gradually gathered millions of views. He put his clinical practice and teaching duties on hold by 2018, when he published his second book, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. Promoted with a world tour, it became a bestseller in several countries.

Most Famous Work

What is a Woman?
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7

What is a Woman?

(2022) Self
No Safe Spaces
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7

No Safe Spaces

(2019) Self
Shut Him Down: The Rise of Jordan Peterson
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10
The Creepy Line
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6

The Creepy Line

(2018) Jordan B. Peterson
Zombiemania
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6

Zombiemania

(2008) Himself - Psychologist
Logos & Literacy
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0

Logos & Literacy

(2023) Self
Jordan Peterson & Slavoj Žižek - Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism
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4
Happiness: Capitalism vs. Marxism
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0

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
Self
Himself
2022 Himself
N/A
Self
2021 Himself
2019 Himself
Himself (archive footage)
Self
N/A
Jordan B. Peterson
Jordan B. Peterson
Self
Himself
Self
Himself
2018 Self
Jordan B. Peterson
N/A
Self
Himself
2017 Self
2008 Self - Panellist
Himself - Psychologist
2003 Self
1979 Self - Panellist
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2023 Creator
2022 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing


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