Gregory Jacobs

Not to be confused with Shock G.
Gregory Jacobs

Jacobs at the premiere of Magic Mike XXL in Sydney, Australia in July 2015
Born New Jersey, United States
Other names Greg Jacobs
Alma mater Tisch School of the Arts
Occupation Film director, assistant director, producer, screenwriter
Years active 1987–present
Spouse(s) Heather Jacobs[1]
Children 2[1]

Gregory "Greg" Jacobs is an American film director, assistant director, producer, and screenwriter. He has frequently collaborated with several film directors, most notably Steven Soderbergh. Jacobs has also been operating as a director himself, having overseen projects such as Criminal, Wind Chill and Magic Mike XXL.

Early life

Jacobs was born and nurtured in Harrington Park, New Jersey, where he was educated at Northern Valley Regional High School, Old Tappan.[2] Jacobs is the son of Rafael Jacobs, who works as a lawyer and Marti Jacobs.[1] He has a brother, Douglas Jacobs, who is the president of Integrated Sports Media, a sports firm, located in Hoboken.[2] Jacobs is also a graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts.[3] During a hiatus from the school in 1986, he worked as an assistant director to John Sayles on the independent film Matewan.[2][4]

Career

Jacobs has been active as an assistant director in his career for film directors such as the Coen brothers, Richard Linklater, Sayles, John Schlesinger and Steven Soderbergh.[2] Jacobs first began cooperating with Soderbergh in 1993 on King of the Hill.[5][6] In 2004, Jacobs released Criminal, his first feature film as a director, which he also wrote the script and helped produce.[7] His second project was Wind Chill, announced in October 2005. It premiered in 2007.[8][9] In March 2014, it was reported that Jacobs would helm Magic Mike XXL, the sequel to the first film,[10][11] with Soderbergh acting instead as an executive producer, cinematographer and film editor.[10][12]

Awards

For his involvement as one of the producers of Behind the Candelabra, Jacobs won an Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Miniseries or Movie, which he shared along with Jerry Weintraub, Susan Ekins and Michael Polaire.[13] The same year, he was also the recipient of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series,[14] as well as the PGA Award, Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television.[15]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Notes
1995 Before Sunrise Associate producer
2002 Full Frontal Producer
2002 Solaris Executive producer
2004 Criminal Directorial debut; screenwriter, producer
2004 Eros Segment: "Equilibrium"; producer
2004 Ocean's Twelve Co-producer
2005 Bubble Producer
2006 The Good German Producer
2007 Ocean's Thirteen Executive producer
2007 Wind Chill Director
2008 Che Executive producer
2009 The Girlfriend Experience Producer
2009 The Informant! Producer
2011 Contagion Producer
2011 Haywire Producer
2012 Magic Mike Producer
2013 Side Effects Producer
2014 Edge of Tomorrow Producer
2015 Magic Mike XXL Director, producer
2015 Go with Me Screenwriter, producer
2017 Cars 3 Producer
Television
Year Title Notes
2006 Naked Science Episode: "Forensics Under Fire"; producer
2013 Behind the Candelabra Producer
2014 Red Oaks Episode: "Pilot"; screenwriter, executive producer
2014 The Knick 10 episodes; executive producer

References

  1. 1 2 3 Strauss, Robert (September 19, 2004). "In person; first take at directing for a film hand". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Amdur, Neil (August 7, 2014). "Award-winning TV producer got start in Harrington Park Elementary film class". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Gregory Jacobs biography". São Paulo International Film Festival. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ Crust, Kevin (September 10, 2004). "Second banana to top dog". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ McCarthy, Todd (May 20, 1993). "Review: 'King of the Hill'". Variety. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ Salovaara, Sarah (June 30, 2015). "'Magic Mike XXL' Director Gregory Jacobs steps out of Steven Soderbergh's shadow". Indiewire. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ Chocano, Carina (September 10, 2004). "'Criminal' pulls off a fresh caper drama". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ Saney, Daniel (October 21, 2005). "Jacobs to direct 'Wind Chill' horror". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ Chang, Justin (April 27, 2007). "Review: ‘Wind Chill’". Variety. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  10. 1 2 "'Magic Mike' sequel will be called 'Magic Mike XXL,' directed by Steven Soderbergh's AD". The Huffington Post. March 29, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  11. ↑ White, James (March 30, 2014). "Greg Jacobs directing Magic Mike sequel". Empire. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  12. ↑ Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy (May 20, 2014). "“Retired” Steven Soderbergh will be lighting, shooting, and editing Magic Mike XXL". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Behind the Candelabra wins 11 Emmys; HBO picks up 27 in all". Home Box Office (HBO). September 23, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  14. ↑ "DGA Awards: The winners". The Hollywood Reporter. January 25, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  15. ↑ "25th Annual PGA Awards: First-Ever Tie For Best Motion Picture – 'Gravity' And '12 Years A Slave'; 'Breaking Bad' & 'Modern Family' Take Top TV Awards; Winners List". Deadline.com. January 19, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2015.

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