Greg Mottola

Greg Mottola
Born Gregory J. Mottola
(1964-07-11) July 11, 1964
Dix Hills, New York, U.S.
Education Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)
Columbia University (MFA)
Occupation Film director, screenwriter, television director
Spouse(s) Sarah Allentuch
Children 3

Gregory J. "Greg" Mottola[1] (born July 11, 1964)[2] is an American film director, screenwriter, and television director. Mottola wrote and directed the 1996 independent film The Daytrippers, then concentrated for several years on directing in television for series such as Undeclared and Arrested Development. More recently, he has directed the feature films Superbad, Adventureland, and Paul.

Life and career

Mottola grew up in Dix Hills, New York,[3] in a Catholic family of Irish and Italian descent.[4] He received his BFA in art from Carnegie Mellon University and MFA in film from Columbia University.

Mottola directed Adventureland (2009), a "first love" story about a group of college-age kids working at an amusement park in the 1980s. The film starred Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and received critical praise.[5][6]

Mottola's 2011 science fiction/comedy film Paul is about two comic book nerds (played by the film's screenwriters Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) who meet an alien named Paul while vacationing in the US.

As of 2011, Mottola is writing a screenplay based on Leanne Shapton's Important Artifacts and Personal Property From the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion and Jewelry, to be produced by Natalie Portman and Plan B Entertainment.[7]

Mottola is married to Sarah Allentuch and has three children.[1]

Filmography

Film (as director)

YearTitleNotes
1989Swingin' in the Painter's RoomShort film
1996The DaytrippersAlso screenwriter
2007Superbad
2009AdventurelandAlso screenwriter
2011Paul
2013Clear HistoryTelevision film
2016Keeping Up with the Joneses

Television

YearShowEpisodeNotes
2001Undeclared"Addicts"
"Sick in the Head"
"Eric Visits Again"
2002"Jobs, Jobs, Jobs"
"Truth or Dare"
"The Perfect Date"
2003The Big Wide World
of Carl Laemke		"Pilot"Unaired television pilot
Arrested Development"Charity Drive"
"Visiting Ours"
2004"Storming the Castle"
Cracking Up"Scared Straight"
2005The Comeback"Valerie Demands Dignity"
"Valerie Saves the Show"
2012The Newsroom"We Just Decided To" [8]
"The 112th Congress"[9]
"The Greater Fool"[10]
2018The Dangerous Book for Boys"How to Play Poker"
"How to Walk on the Moon"

References

  1. 1 2 "Max Abbie Mottola". Variety. October 4, 2007.
  2. ↑ Greg Mottola from hollywood.com
  3. ↑ "Dix Hills' Greg Mottola relives 'Adventureland'".
  4. ↑ von Busack, Richard (April 3, 1997). "Who Needs Sundance". MetroActive. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  5. ↑ Byrge, Duane. "Adventureland a winning coming-of-age comedy | Reuters". U.S. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  6. ↑ "2009 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FILMS IN THE PREMIERES, SPECTRUM, NEW FRONTIER AND PARK CITY AT MIDNIGHT SECTIONS" (PDF). sundance.org. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ "SXSW: Greg Mottola Talks His Adaptation Of The Charlie Kaufman-Like Important Artifacts". The Playlist (blog). indieWire. March 14, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  8. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2289479/
  9. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2299123/
  10. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2391725/


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