Sam Weisman | |
Birth Date: | 21 May 1947 |
Birth Place: | Binghamton, New York, U.S. |
Nationality: | American |
Education: | BA (Music history), Yale, 1969 MFA (Acting / Directing), Brandeis University, 1973 |
Alma Mater: | Yale University Brandeis University |
Occupation: | Film / television director / producer, actor |
Years Active: | 1973–present |
Spouse: | Constance McCashin, 1978-present |
Children: | 2, with McCashin |
Relatives: | David Weisman (brother) |
Sam Weisman (born May 21, 1947) is an American film / television director, film producer and former actor. He has directed the films , Bye Bye Love, George of the Jungle, The Out-of-Towners, What's the Worst That Could Happen?, and . Weisman is a 1973 graduate of Brandeis University's MFA program[1] in Acting and Directing. He earned a BA in Music History from Yale University, where he was a member of the second longest running a cappella group in the nation, The Society of Orpheus and Bacchus.
His brother was the film producer David Weisman.
Sam Weisman is married to former Knots Landing actress Constance McCashin, with whom he has two children: Marguerite Weisman, a book editor, and Daniel Weisman,[2] formerly a music manager, who managed Capital Cities, Wale and Mike Posner,[3] now in wealth management.[4]