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Greg Mottola
Birth Name:Gregory J. Mottola
Birth Date:11 July 1964
Birth Place:Dix Hills, New York, U.S.
Occupation:Film director, screenwriter, television director
Spouse:Sarah Allentuch
Children:3

Gregory J. Mottola[1] (born July 11, 1964)[2] is an American film director, screenwriter, and television director.

Life and career

Mottola grew up in Dix Hills, New York,[3] in a Catholic family of Italian and Irish descent.[4] He received his BFA in art from Carnegie Mellon University and MFA in film from Columbia University.[5]

He wrote and directed the 1996 independent film The Daytrippers, then concentrated for several years on directing in television for series such as Undeclared and Arrested Development.

More recently, he has directed the feature films Superbad, Adventureland, and Paul.

Adventureland (2009) is a "first love" story about a group of college-age kids working at an amusement park in the 1980s. The film starred Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and received critical praise.[6] [7]

He directed Paul, a science fiction/comedy film about two comic book nerds (played by the film's screenwriters Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) who meet an alien named Paul while vacationing in the US.

Later on, he returned to TV series, such as The Dangerous Book for Boys.

Personal life

Mottola is married to Sarah Allentuch and has three children.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title DirectorWriterNotes
1985 The Hatbox Short film
1989 Swingin' in the Painter's Room Short film
1996 The Daytrippers
2007 Superbad
2009 Adventureland
2011 Paul
2013 Clear History Television film
2016 Keeping Up with the Joneses
2022Confess, Fletch

Television

Year Show Episode
2001 Undeclared "Addicts"
"Sick in the Head"
"Eric Visits Again"
2002 "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs"
"Truth or Dare"
"The Perfect Date"
2003 The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke "Pilot" (unaired)[8]
Arrested Development "Charity Drive"
"Visiting Ours"
2004 "Storming the Castle"
Cracking Up "Scared Straight"
2005 The Comeback "Valerie Demands Dignity"
"Valerie Saves the Show"
2012 The Newsroom "We Just Decided To"
"The 112th Congress"
"The Greater Fool"
2018 The Dangerous Book for Boys "How to Play Poker"
"How to Walk on the Moon"
2020 Dave "The Gander"
"Dave's First"
"Hypospadias"
TBA Season 2 (episodes 2 and 3)

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Max Abbie Mottola . Variety . October 4, 2007.
  2. https://archive.today/20130103120940/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/186918/Greg_Mottola Greg Mottola
  3. Web site: Dix Hills' Greg Mottola relives 'Adventureland'.
  4. News: von Busack. Richard. Who Needs Sundance. MetroActive . April 3, 1997. September 15, 2009.
  5. Web site: Greg Mottola. 2022-02-17. Columbia - School of the Arts. en.
  6. News: Byrge . Duane . January 21, 2009 . Adventureland a winning coming-of-age comedy . 2018-03-14 . Reuters . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2009 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES FILMS IN THE PREMIERES, SPECTRUM, NEW FRONTIER AND PARK CITY AT MIDNIGHT SECTIONS. sundance.org. March 14, 2018.
  8. Web site: Greg Mottola '91 Directs the First Three Episodes of 'Dave' on FX . June 9, 2020 . arts.columbia.edu.