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| Born | June 14, 1957 Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Jay Roach (born June 14, 1957) is an American film director and producer, best known for directing the Austin Powers films and Meet the Parents.[1]
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Life and career
Roach was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He graduated in 1975 from Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, then received his BA degree from Stanford University in Economics. He earned an MFA in film production from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1986.[2]
He is married to Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles and has two sons.
Recently, it has been announced that he will be directing Dinner for Schmucks, the American remake of The Dinner Game, featuring Steve Carrell and Paul Rudd.[3][4] However, he will not be returning to direct the third installment in the Meet the Parents series, taking a producing role only.[5]
Filmography
Directing credits
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
- Mystery, Alaska (1999)
- Meet the Parents (2000)
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
- Meet the Fockers (2004)
- Recount (2008) (Won EMMY award for Best Direction in a TV Mini-series or Movie)
- Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
Producing credits
- Meet the Parents (2000) (also producer)
- Meet the Fockers (2004) (also producer)
- 50 First Dates (2004) (executive producer)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) (producer)
- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) (producer)
- Charlie Bartlett (2007) (producer)
- Recount (2008) (also executive producer)
- Brüno (2009) (producer)
- Little Fockers (2010)
References
External links
- Jay Roach at the Internet Movie Database
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