Greg Mottola

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AKA: Gregory J. Mottola
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 07/11/1964
Birthplace: Dix Hills, New York, United States

biography

A protege of Steven Soderbergh and Nancy Tenenbaum, Greg Mottola made his directorial debut with "The Daytrippers" at the Slamdance Film Festival in 1996, which then went on to win mild critical applause and earn him a place in the latest new wave of independent filmmakers. Raised on Long Island, New York, Mottola studied art at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where he also made some student films and worked for one week as a production assistant on "Day of the Dead" (1985), a George Romero horror flick. He attended Columbia University for graduate school in film. While there, he Continued

Credits

Adventureland
Director
2009
Adventureland
Screenplay
2009
Superbad
Director
2007
The Comeback
(TV Show)
2005-2005
Valerie Saves the Show
Director
2005
Valerie Demands Dignity
Director
2005
Cracking Up
(TV Show)
2004-2004
Scared Straight
Director
2004
Arrested Development
(TV Show)
2003-2004
Storming the Castle
Director
2004
Visiting Ours
Director
2003
Charity Drive
Director
2003
Hollywood Ending
Assistant Director
2002
Undeclared
(TV Show)
2001-2002
The Perfect Date
Director
2002
Truth or Dare
Director
2002
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
Director
2002
Eric Visits Again
Director
2001
Sick in the Head
Director
2001
The Daytrippers
Screenplay
1997
The Daytrippers
Director
1997
The Daytrippers
screenplay
1997

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in New York
 
First film made with the arts organization Pittsburgh Filmmakers, "Man Being Chased in the Woods by a Psycho Thriller"
1985 
Worked as a production assistant on "Day of the Dead"
1989 
Made the short, "Swingin' in the Painter's Room"; sent film to Steven Soderbergh and Nancy Tenenbaum; later aired on PBS' "American Playhouse"
1992 
Penned the feature-length screenplay, "Lush Life," but it was considered too expensive to be made indie
Continued

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