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Paul Weitz
Birth at
19 November 1965
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Paul Weitz is an American director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Born November 19, 1965 in New York, in the family of a designer and actress. After school, the aspiring director went to Wesleyan University, where he wrote his first play, Mango Tea. Subsequently, the play was staged on Broadway and entered the permanent program.
The directorial debut of Weitz became famous American Pie" Based on a script by Adam Hertz. However, because of the candid scenes, the tape received the necessary rolling
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Paul Weitz is an American director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Born November 19, 1965 in New York, in the family of a designer and actress.
After school, the aspiring director went to Wesleyan University, where he wrote his first play, Mango Tea. Subsequently, the play was staged on Broadway and entered the permanent program.
The directorial debut of Weitz became famous
American Pie" Based on a script by Adam Hertz. However, because of the candid scenes, the tape received the necessary rolling rating only on the fourth attempt. The picture was released on the big screens in 1999 and immediately became one of the leaders of the world box office. With a budget of just eleven million dollars, box office revenues exceeded two hundred and thirty-five million.
The next work of the young director was a film.
"Back to Earth" It came out in 2001. However, she failed to replicate the success of American Pie, and box office totaled only seventy million dollars. At this time, Paul was already finishing work on the new comedy “My Boy”. The film was released on the big screens in early 2002, and Hugh Grant played the lead role. The picture fell to the taste of the audience and at the box office earned more than one hundred and thirty million dollars.
Another successful work of the director was the film “Cool company”. The plot was based on the story of a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown. This film was attended by Scarlett Johansson, Dennis Quaid and Topher Grace.
The next projects of the talented director, such as “American Dream”,
"The story of one vampire" "Little Fockers" and "Another Idiot Night in Sack City" were also popular with viewers.
In addition to directing, Paul Weinz also tried himself as a screenwriter for such films as Antz Ant, Fantasy Island and Crazy Professor 2: The Clump Family.
He has also successfully produced the films Be My Boyfriend for Five Minutes, Brilliant Ideas and Hello Bill.
His most recent films were American Pie: All Gathered and Being Flynn. Currently, the director continues to work on the film “Exam for two”.