Jody Hill

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AKA: Jody L Hill
Nationality: American
Birthplace: Concord, North Carolina, USA

biography

Perseverance, a background in tae kwon do and a fistful of credit cards helped elevate writer-director Jody Hill from struggling filmmaker to the center of attention at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival with his debut film, “The Foot Fist Way” (2006). A raucous low-budget comedy about a small-town martial arts instructor whose world comes unglued after he discovers his wife’s infidelity, the picture caught the attention of Will Ferrell and partner Adam MacKay, who distributed it through their own production company. Its cult success put Hill in the driver’s seat for several high profile Continued

Credits

Director
2009
Screenplay
2009
(TV Show)
2009-2009
Executive Producer
2009
Writer
2009
Director
2009
Creator
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Writer
2009
Creator
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Writer
2009
Creator
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Writer
2009
Creator
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Writer
2009
Creator
2009
Executive Producer
2009
Writer
2009
Director
2009
Creator
2009
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Producer
2008
Mike McAlister
2008
Director
2008
Screenplay
2008

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Moved to Los Angeles and worked in reality television
2006 
Directed, financed and co-wrote (with Ben Best) his debut film, "The Foot Fist"; starred Danny R. McBride as a karate instructor with marital troubles
2007 
Had a small role in the comedy co-scripted by Seth Rogen, "Superbad"
2008 
Had supporting roles in "Pineapple Express" and "Tropic Thunder"
2009 
Re-teamed with McBride for the HBO series, "East Bound and Down"; wrote, directed and produced the series
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