Jake Kasdan
| Jake Kasdan | |
|---|---|
 Kasdan at Paleyfest 2012 | |
| Born |
October 28, 1974 Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | TV & film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse(s) | Inara George |
| Parent(s) |
Lawrence Kasdan Meg Goldman Kasdan |
Jacob "Jake" Kasdan (born October 28, 1974) is an American television and film director and occasional actor.
Life and career
Kasdan was born and raised in a secular Jewish family[1] in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Meg (née Goldman), a writer, and writer-director Lawrence Kasdan.[2] His younger brother, Jon Kasdan, also works in the film and television industry as an actor and writer. Jake Kasdan is married to singer/songwriter Inara George of The Bird and the Bee.
Kasdan has directed six theatrical films: Zero Effect (1998), Orange County (2002), The TV Set (2007), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Bad Teacher (2011) [3] and Sex Tape (2014). He has also worked in television, most notably with Judd Apatow, as a consulting producer and director on Freaks and Geeks and as a director on Undeclared. He has also directed numerous stage productions. He is attached to direct John Grisham novel Calico Joe to a family film adaption.
In 2006, Kasdan received his first Golden Globe nomination for Walk Hard in the Best Original Song category (shared with John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow, and Marshall Crenshaw), but lost to "Guaranteed" from Into the Wild (written by Eddie Vedder).
As a child, he made several appearances in his father's movies such as The Big Chill and Silverado (in the former he is an autograph seeker at a funeral and in the latter a stable boy).
In February 2015, Fox announced it had greenlit a pilot for the comedy The Grinder to be directed by Kasdan and starring Rob Lowe.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Credited as | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | Actor | Notes | ||
| 1983 | The Big Chill | No | No | No | Yes | Autograph Seeker |
| 1985 | Silverado | No | No | No | Yes | Stable Boy |
| 1988 | The Accidental Tourist | No | No | No | Yes | Scott Canfield |
| 1991 | Grand Canyon | No | No | No | No | Production Assistant |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp | No | No | No | No | Archivist |
| 1998 | Zero Effect | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bank Teller |
| 2002 | Orange County | Yes | No | No | No | |
| 2006 | The TV Set | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2007 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2008 | Shades of Ray | No | Yes | No | Yes | Director #3 |
| 2011 | Bad Teacher | Yes | No | No | No | |
| Friends with Kids | No | Yes[5] | No | No | ||
| 2014 | Sex Tape | Yes | No | No | No | |
| 2017 | Jumanji | Yes | No | No | No | |
Television
| Year | TV series | Credited as | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | Actor | Notes | ||
| 1999–2000 | Freaks and Geeks | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 2001 | Gross Pointe | Yes | No | No | No | (#1.15) |
| Undeclared | Yes | No | No | No | (#1.1) | |
| 2006 | Cracking Up | Yes | No | No | No | (#1.8) |
| 2008 | Californication | Yes | No | No | No | (#2.7) |
| 2011 | Spring/Fall | Yes | No | No | No | [6] |
| 2011–present | New Girl | Yes[7] | Yes[7] | No | No | |
| 2012–2013 | Ben and Kate | Yes[8] | Yes | No | No | |
| 2015 | Weird Loners | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| 2015–present | Fresh Off the Boat | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| The Grinder | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sierra Award | Best Song | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Won | Shared with Judd Apatow Marshall Crenshaw John C. Reilly |
| 2008 | Golden Globe | Best Original Song – Motion Picture | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Nominated | Shared with Judd Apatow Marshall Crenshaw John C. Reilly |
| 2009 | Grammy | Best Song Written for Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media |
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story | Nominated | Shared with Judd Apatow Marshall Crenshaw John C. Reilly |
| 2012 | Emmy Award | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | New Girl | Nominated | Pilot |
References
- ↑ Jewish Daily Forward: "What's a Nice Jewish Boy Like Jake Kasdan Doing Making a 'Sex Tape?'" by Curt Schleier July 18, 2014
- ↑ Lawrence Kasdan Biography (1949–)
- ↑ Shattuck, Kathryn (26 April 2015). "What’s on TV Sunday". New York Times. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth. "Fox Orders Rob Lowe Comedy ‘The Grinder’ To Pilot". Variety.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1720616/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1888593/combined
- 1 2 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1826940/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2177491/combined
External links
- Jake Kasdan at the Internet Movie Database
- The Director Interviews: Jake Kasdan, The TV Set at Filmmaker Magazine
- The Director Interviews: Jake Kasdan, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story at Filmmaker Magazine
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