John Hamburg
John Hamburg | |
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Hamburg in 2010 | |
Born |
Manhattan, New York City, US | May 26, 1970
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
Spouse(s) | Christina Kirk (m. 2005) |
John Hamburg (born May 26, 1970) is an American screenwriter, film director and producer.
Personal life
Hamburg was born to a Jewish family[1] in Manhattan, the son of New York City radio personality Joan Hamburg and Morton I. Hamburg.[2] He graduated from Brown University in 1992 with a degree in history. He then attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.[3]
Hamburg is married to actress Christina Kirk.[2]
Career
After screening his 1996 short film Tick at the Sundance Film Festival, Hamburg wrote and directed the 1998 film Safe Men. Hamburg then found greater success co-writing Meet the Parents and Zoolander, and returned to the director's chair with Along Came Polly, which he also wrote. He also co-wrote the sequel Meet the Fockers. In 2009, Hamburg wrote and directed the hit comedy I Love You, Man. He wrote the second sequel to Meet the Parents, entitled Little Fockers.[2]
In 2016, Hamburg co-wrote the sequel Zoolander 2, which grossed $56 million at the box office compared to a $50 million budget,[4] and directed and co-wrote the comedy Why Him? for 20th Century Fox.[5]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Contribution | Notes | ||||
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Director | Producer | Writer | Actor | Role | |||
1996 | Rick | Yes | No | No | No | Short film | |
1998 | Safe Men | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Philip | Feature film |
2003 | Duplex | No | No | No | Yes | Mr. Friedman | Feature film |
2004 | Along Came Polly | Yes | No | Yes | No | Feature film | |
2009 | I Love You, Man | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Feature film | |
2010 | Little Fockers | No | Yes | Yes | No | Feature film Nominated - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay | |
2015 | Drunk Wedding | No | Yes | No | No | Feature film; Executive Producer | |
2016 | Why Him? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Feature film; Executive Producer |
Television
Year | Title | Contribution | Notes | |
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Director | Producer | |||
2001-2003 | Undeclared | Yes | No | Director of 3 episodes |
2005 | Stella | Yes | No | Director of 2 episodes |
2008 | Welcome to the Captain | Yes | Yes | Director of 3 episodes Executive Producer of 5 episodes |
2011 | New Girl | Yes | No | Director of Episode: "Cece Crashes" |
2015 | The Grinder | Yes | No | Director of Episode: "Little Mitchard No More" |
2015 | Good Session | Yes | Yes | Television Movie; Executive Producer |
References
- ↑ Pfefferman, Naomi. "Meet the "Parents" of Little Fockers". Jewish Journal.
- 1 2 3 "Christina Kirk, John Hamburg". The New York Times. September 25, 2005. p. 23. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
- ↑ "John Hamburg Director Bio".
- ↑ "Zoolander 2". IMDb.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (November 18, 2014). "John Hamburg Launches Production Company, Inks Overall Deal With 20th TV". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
External links
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- John Hamburg on IMDb