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American screenwriter and director
John Liman Hamburg
(born May 26, 1970) is an American
screenwriter
,
film director
and producer.
Personal life
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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
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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]
In 2022, he wrote and directed the
Netflix
film
Me Time
starring
Kevin Hart
and
Mark Wahlberg
.
[6]
[7]
Filmography
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Film
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Acting roles
Television
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Year
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Title
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Director
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Producer
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Notes
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2001?2003
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Undeclared
|
Yes
|
No
|
3 episodes
|
2005
|
Stella
|
Yes
|
No
|
2 episodes
|
2008
|
Welcome to the Captain
|
Yes
|
Executive
|
Directed 3 episodes
|
2011
|
New Girl
|
Yes
|
No
|
Episode "Cece Crashes"
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2015
|
The Grinder
|
Yes
|
No
|
Episode "Little Mitchard No More"
|
2015
|
Good Session
|
Yes
|
Executive
|
TV movie
|
2019?2021
|
The Unicorn
|
Yes
|
Executive
|
Directed 4 episodes
|
References
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- ^
Pfefferman, Naomi (22 December 2010).
"Meet the "Parents" of Little Fockers"
.
Jewish Journal
.
- ^
a
b
c
"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
.
- ^
Kit, Borys (February 26, 2021).
"Kevin Hart, John Hamburg Team for Netflix Comedy
Me Time
(Exclusive)"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
February 26,
2021
.
- ^
Billington, Alex (2022-07-26).
"Kevin Hart & Mark Wahlberg Get Wild in Comedy 'Me Time' Trailer"
.
FirstSShowing.net
. Retrieved
2022-07-26
.
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