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John Hamburg | |
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Born | John Liman Hamberg May 26, 1970
Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
Spouse |
John Liman Hamburg (born May 26, 1970) is an American screenwriter, film director and producer.
Hamburg was born to a Jewish family [1] in Manhattan, the son of New York City radio personality Joan Hamburg and Morton I. Hamburg. [2] He graduated from Brown University in 1992 with a degree in history. He then attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. [3]
Hamburg is married to actress Christina Kirk. [2]
After screening his 1996 short film Tick at the Sundance Film Festival, Hamburg wrote and directed the 1998 film Safe Men. Hamburg then found greater success co-writing Meet the Parents and Zoolander, and returned to the director's chair with Along Came Polly, which he also wrote. He also co-wrote the sequel Meet the Fockers. In 2009, Hamburg wrote and directed the hit comedy I Love You, Man. He wrote the second sequel to Meet the Parents, entitled Little Fockers. [2]
In 2016, Hamburg co-wrote the sequel Zoolander 2, which grossed $56 million at the box office compared to a $50 million budget, [4] and directed and co-wrote the comedy Why Him? for 20th Century Fox. [5] In 2022, he wrote and directed the Netflix film Me Time starring Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg. [6] [7]
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
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1996 | Tick | Yes | No | Yes | Short film |
1998 | Safe Men | Yes | No | Yes | |
2000 | Meet The Parents | No | No | Yes | |
2001 | Zoolander | No | No | Yes | |
2004 | Meet the Fockers | No | No | Yes | |
2004 | Along Came Polly | Yes | No | Yes | |
2009 | I Love You, Man | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2010 | Little Fockers | No | Yes | Yes | Nominated - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay |
2015 | Drunk Wedding | No | Executive | No | |
2016 | Zoolander 2 | No | No | Yes | |
2016 | Why Him? | Yes | Executive | Yes | |
2018 | Night School | No | No | Yes | |
2022 | Me Time | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Acting roles
Year | Title | Role |
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1998 | Safe Men | Philip |
2003 | Duplex | Mr. Friedman |
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
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2001–2003 | Undeclared | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
2005 | Stella | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
2008 | Welcome to the Captain | Yes | Executive | Directed 3 episodes |
2011 | New Girl | Yes | No | Episode "Cece Crashes" |
2015 | The Grinder | Yes | No | Episode "Little Mitchard No More" |
2015 | Good Session | Yes | Executive | TV movie |
2019–2021 | The Unicorn | Yes | Executive | Directed 4 episodes |
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John Hamburg | |
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![]() Hamburg in 2010 | |
Born | John Liman Hamberg May 26, 1970
Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, film producer |
Spouse |
John Liman Hamburg (born May 26, 1970) is an American screenwriter, film director and producer.
Hamburg was born to a Jewish family [1] in Manhattan, the son of New York City radio personality Joan Hamburg and Morton I. Hamburg. [2] He graduated from Brown University in 1992 with a degree in history. He then attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. [3]
Hamburg is married to actress Christina Kirk. [2]
After screening his 1996 short film Tick at the Sundance Film Festival, Hamburg wrote and directed the 1998 film Safe Men. Hamburg then found greater success co-writing Meet the Parents and Zoolander, and returned to the director's chair with Along Came Polly, which he also wrote. He also co-wrote the sequel Meet the Fockers. In 2009, Hamburg wrote and directed the hit comedy I Love You, Man. He wrote the second sequel to Meet the Parents, entitled Little Fockers. [2]
In 2016, Hamburg co-wrote the sequel Zoolander 2, which grossed $56 million at the box office compared to a $50 million budget, [4] and directed and co-wrote the comedy Why Him? for 20th Century Fox. [5] In 2022, he wrote and directed the Netflix film Me Time starring Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg. [6] [7]
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
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1996 | Tick | Yes | No | Yes | Short film |
1998 | Safe Men | Yes | No | Yes | |
2000 | Meet The Parents | No | No | Yes | |
2001 | Zoolander | No | No | Yes | |
2004 | Meet the Fockers | No | No | Yes | |
2004 | Along Came Polly | Yes | No | Yes | |
2009 | I Love You, Man | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2010 | Little Fockers | No | Yes | Yes | Nominated - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay |
2015 | Drunk Wedding | No | Executive | No | |
2016 | Zoolander 2 | No | No | Yes | |
2016 | Why Him? | Yes | Executive | Yes | |
2018 | Night School | No | No | Yes | |
2022 | Me Time | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Acting roles
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
1998 | Safe Men | Philip |
2003 | Duplex | Mr. Friedman |
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
2001–2003 | Undeclared | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
2005 | Stella | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
2008 | Welcome to the Captain | Yes | Executive | Directed 3 episodes |
2011 | New Girl | Yes | No | Episode "Cece Crashes" |
2015 | The Grinder | Yes | No | Episode "Little Mitchard No More" |
2015 | Good Session | Yes | Executive | TV movie |
2019–2021 | The Unicorn | Yes | Executive | Directed 4 episodes |