Billy Frolick
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Born | William Frolick February 12, 1959 Long Island, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | New York University |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Notable work | Madagascar Monster Island PAW Patrol: The Movie |
William Frolick (born 1959) is an American screenwriter and film director.
Biography
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Born and raised in
His first
Frolick has served as the pseudonymous author of several book-length parodies, including The Philistine Prophecy, Dumpisms, and The Ditches of Edison County, a national bestseller which was translated into Japanese and Italian. In 2005, Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, released The Five People You Meet in Hell; the latest, 2013's Downtrodden Abbey, a spoof of the award-winning TV series, is from St. Martin's Press. Frolick's 1995 Dutton book What I Really Want to Do is Direct tracked seven film school graduates over three years. Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh wrote, “If you are reading my words right now, you need to buy this book. Billy Frolick has produced the definitive text on what it's like to make a start in the film business. I found it absolutely riveting.” And from Publishers Weekly: “Essential reading.”
Frolick's directing debut, It is What it Is, a full-length feature from his original screenplay, stars Jonathan Silverman (Weekend at Bernie's) and featured Stephen Tobolowsky (Memento) and Joshua Malina (The West Wing). It is What it Is screened at several global festivals, including the 2003 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival, where it won the Audience Award for Best Picture, as well as prizes for Best Screenplay and Best Directorial Debut. The film's cultural significance was noted by
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In addition to moderating and appearing on many international film school and festival panels, Frolick spent five years an adjunct instructor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he taught screenwriting.
Filmography
- It Is What It Is (2005) - Director and writer
- Madagascar (2005)
- The Jungle Book (2014)
- Monster Island (2017)
- The Big Trip (2019)
- PAW Patrol: The Movie (2021)
References
- Frolick, Billy. What I really want to do is direct : seven film school graduates go to Hollywood / Billy Frolick. New York : Dutton, 1996. 359 p. : ports. ; 24 cm. ISBN 0-525-93770-6
External links
- Billy Frolick at IMDb
- Official website