| Andrew Muscato | |
| Birth Name: | Andrew Joseph Muscato |
| Birth Date: | 26 November 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Morristown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | New York University |
| Occupation: | Filmmaker |
| Years Active: | 2008–present |
Andrew Joseph Muscato (born November 26, 1985) is an American film director and producer.[1] [2] He is known for the documentary films The Zen of Bobby V., , New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization and the feature film The Greatest Beer Run Ever.[3] [4]
Muscato was born in Morristown, New Jersey. He was raised in the Basking Ridge section of Bernards Township, New Jersey, where he attended Ridge High School.[5] He graduated from New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[6]
While still an undergrad film student at NYU he produced his first feature documentary The Zen of Bobby V. for ESPN.[7] The film chronicles baseball manager Bobby Valentine's career in Japan. Muscato and Valentine would go on to form the production company Makuhari Media.[8] The company produces sports themed documentaries.[9] The company's first documentary,, was met with both critical acclaim,[10] and controversy. [11]
In 2013, he directed his debut feature documentary Branca's Pitch, about Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca.[12]
Muscato produced and narrated an episode of ESPN's 30 for 30 podcast series.[13] The episode, "The Loophole" (season 4, episode 4), chronicles Japanese baseball pitcher Hideo Nomo's journey to Major League Baseball. It debuted in November 2018.
A year later, Muscato produced a three-part investigative documentary for The Athletic into head trauma research at UNC-Chapel Hill. The documentary, "Failure to Disclose" was hosted by Armen Keteyian.[14]
In 2021, he directed the concert documentary, New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization, an Official Selection of the 74th Cannes Film Festival.[15]
Along with Skydance Media, he produced The Greatest Beer Run Ever, directed by Academy Award winner Peter Farrelly. It premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.[16] In February 2023, it was announced that Muscato and Skydance Media would re-team to produce another Peter Farrelly movie, Balls Up. [17]
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Zen of Bobby V | Producer | Documentary |
| 2012 | Executive producer | Documentary | |
| 2013 | Branca's Pitch | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2013 | Producer | Documentary | |
| 2015 | After Schooled | Director and producer | Documentary short |
| 2015 | Doped: The Dirty Side of Sports | Director, writer and producer | Documentary |
| 2015 | The Greatest Beer Run Ever | Director and producer | Documentary short |
| 2016 | Checkmates | Director and producer | Documentary short |
| 2016 | My Life with Ali | Director and producer | TV documentary |
| 2016 | Muhammad Ali: A Life | Director and producer | TV documentary |
| 2017 | The Sprinter Factory | Producer | Documentary short |
| 2018 | Vice Presents: Red Cards - The Donaghy Paradox | Director and producer | Documentary Series |
| 2018 | Mooch | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2019 | American Swamp | Co-Executive Producer | Documentary Series / MSNBC |
| 2021 | New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization | Director and producer | Documentary |
| 2022 | The Greatest Beer Run Ever | Producer | Feature film |