Greg Mottola
Greg Mottola | |
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Born | Gregory J. Mottola July 11, 1964 Dix Hills, New York, U.S. |
Education | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) Columbia University (MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, television director |
Spouse | Sarah Allentuch |
Children | 3 |
Gregory J. Mottola[1] (born July 11, 1964)[2] is an American film director, screenwriter, and television director.
Life and career
Mottola grew up in
He wrote and directed the 1996
More recently, he has directed the feature films
Adventureland (2009) is a "first love" story about a group of college-age kids working at an amusement park in the 1980s. The film starred Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and received critical praise.[6][7]
He directed Paul, a science fiction/comedy film 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.[8]
Later on, he returned to TV series, such as The Dangerous Book for Boys.
Personal life
Mottola is married to Sarah Allentuch and has three children.[1]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
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1985 | The Hatbox | Yes | Yes | Short film |
1989 | Swingin' in the Painter's Room | Yes | No | Short film |
1996 | The Daytrippers | Yes | Yes | |
2007 | Superbad
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Yes | No | |
2009 | Adventureland | Yes | Yes | |
2011 | Paul | Yes | No | |
2013 | Clear History | Yes | No | Television film |
2016 | Keeping Up with the Joneses | Yes | No | |
2022 | Confess, Fletch | Yes | Yes |
Television
Year | Show | Episode |
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2001 | Undeclared | " Addicts "
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"Sick in the Head" | ||
" Eric Visits Again "
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2002 | " Jobs, Jobs, Jobs "
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" Truth or Dare "
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"The Perfect Date" | ||
2003 | The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke | "Pilot" (unaired)[9] |
Arrested Development |
" Charity Drive "
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" Visiting Ours "
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2004 | " Storming the Castle "
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Cracking Up | "Scared Straight" | |
2005 | The Comeback | "Valerie Demands Dignity" |
"Valerie Saves the Show" | ||
2012 | The Newsroom |
"We Just Decided To" |
"The 112th Congress" | ||
"The Greater Fool" | ||
2018 | The Dangerous Book for Boys | "How to Play Poker" |
"How to Walk on the Moon" | ||
2020 | Dave | "The Gander" |
"Dave's First" | ||
"Hypospadias" |
References
- ^ a b "Max Abbie Mottola". Variety. October 4, 2007.
- ^ Greg Mottola from hollywood.com
- ^ "Dix Hills' Greg Mottola relives 'Adventureland'".
- ^ von Busack, Richard (April 3, 1997). "Who Needs Sundance". MetroActive. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ^ "Greg Mottola". Columbia - School of the Arts. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ Byrge, Duane. "Adventureland a winning coming-of-age comedy | Reuters". U.S. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Paul (2011) - IMDb, retrieved 2022-02-17
- ^ "Greg Mottola '91 Directs the First Three Episodes of 'Dave' on FX". arts.columbia.edu. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
External links
- Greg Mottola at IMDb
- Greg Mottola on Twitter
- Greg Mottola on NPR