Joel Zwick

Joel Zwick (born January 11, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American director of movies, theatre, and television shows. He is also an older brother of an acclaimed director, producer and screenwriter Edward Zwick.

Films

• Elvis Has Left the Building (2004)
• Fat Albert (2004)
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
• Second Sight (1998)

Television

Zwick is one of the most prolific directors of episodic television. He directed twenty-one pilots which became regular television series. The five hundred and twenty-five episdes that he helmed include:

• Parent 'Hood
• "Full House
• Step by Step"
• Family Matters"
• Bosom Buddies
• Laverne & Shirley
• Mork & Mindy
• Happy Days
• "Perfect Strangers"
• "It's A Living"
• "Bros. Wayans"
• "Joanie Loves Chachi"
• "Jamie Foxx"
• "Webster"
• "Kirk"
• "Angie"
• "On Our Own"
• "Two of a Kind"
• "Love Boat"
• "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper"

Broadway

• Dance With Me (musical), 1975
• Esther (Promenade Theater)
• George Gershwin Alone (One Man Show), 2001
• Back From Broadway, Benefit concert Lincoln Center, 2002

Theater

Charter member of "La MaMa, E.T.C." created and founded by Ellen Stewart

Acted in the original production of "MacBird"

Directed the following theater productions:

• "Dance With Me" (Tony Nomination)
• "Shenandoah" (Broadway national tour)
• "Oklahoma" (national tour)
• "Cold Storage" (American Place Theater)
• "Esther" (Promenade Theater, NY)
• "Merry-Go-Round" (Chicago and Las Vegas)
• "Last Chance Saloon" (West End, London)
• "Woycek" (West End, London)
• "Carry A. Nation" (Triangle Theater)
• "George Gershwin, Alone" (One man show) (Los Angeles, Broadway, West End London, Ford Theater Wash. D.C., Chicago Il, W. Palm Beach Fl, Old Globe San Diego Ca. N. Korea, etc.)
• "Back From Broadway"
• "M. Chopin" (One man show)

Teaching Credentials

• Yale University
• Brooklyn College
• Queens College
• Wheaton College
• University of Southern California

External links

• Joel Zwick at the Internet Movie Database
• Joel Zwick at the Internet Broadway Database
• Joel Zwick at Filmbug.com

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