FILM DIRECTOR

Paul Weitz

1965 - Today

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Paul John Weitz (; born November 19, 1965) is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He is the older brother of filmmaker Chris Weitz. Together they worked on the comedy films American Pie and About a Boy; for the latter, they were both nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Weitz is also a writer, executive producer, and director of the Amazon Prime Video dramedy series Mozart in the Jungle. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Weitz is the 1,836th most popular film director (down from 1,818th in 2019), the 15,054th most popular biography from United States (down from 14,505th in 2019) and the 551st most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Paul Weitz ranks 1,836 out of 2,041. Before him are Tommy Wirkola, Lukas Dhont, Ira Sachs, Jake Kasdan, Samuel Bayer, and Thomas Langmann. After him are Adam Curtis, Peter Deming, Gary Winick, Bruce Cohen, Simon Kinberg, and Sam Esmail.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Paul Weitz ranks 738. Before him are Dmitri Kuznetsov, Farah Khan, András Sike, Ira Sachs, J. B. Smoove, and Samuel Bayer. After him are Alex Winter, Bill Bailey, Mike O'Brien, Flávio Campos, Bertalan Hajtós, and Sabrina Goleš.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Weitz ranks 15,060 out of 20,380. Before him are Samuel Bayer (1965), Tanya Tucker (1958), Charles Frazier (1950), Faye Kellerman (1952), John W. Weeks (1860), and Kathy Ireland (1963). After him are Paul Sarbanes (1933), Swizz Beatz (1978), Mark Howe (1955), Mike O'Malley (1966), Arleen Sorkin (1956), and J. Hillis Miller (1928).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Paul Weitz ranks 551. Before him are Dean Devlin (1962), Billy Ray (2000), Stephen Gaghan (1965), Ira Sachs (1965), Jake Kasdan (1974), and Samuel Bayer (1965). After him are Gary Winick (1961), Bruce Cohen (1961), Sam Esmail (1977), Douglas McGrath (1958), Mark Pellington (1962), and Jeff Nichols (1978).

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