Paul Weitz

Scriptwriter + Actor + Writer

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Born Nov 19, 1965

Age 47

Hometown New York City, Ne...

Other Names Paul John Weitz

Paul John Weitz is an American film producer, screenwriter, actor, and film director. He is the brother of filmmaker Chris Weitz.

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Patricia Brown

Married 2001 - Present

Family

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Paul Weitz

Age 47

parents

John Weitz

Father
Susan Kohner
Mother, Age 76

siblings

Chris Weitz
Brother, Age 43

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Jonathan Kim: Re Think Interview: Paul Weitz, Director Of Being Flynn
The Huffington Post - Mar 08, 2012

I had a chance to talk with Weitz, and as I began transcribing our interview, I began to notice parallels between Nick's story and Weitz's journey to both forge a unique movie from a beloved existing work and to embrace his past as a way to move forward and develop his own voice.
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Film Actors Join Paul Weitz Play
NYTimes - Mar 04, 2012

Topher Grace and Olivia Thirlby have joined the cast of Paul Weitz’s new comedy, “Lonely, I’m Not,” at the Off Broadway Second Stage Theater.
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Paul Weitz Directs ‘being Flynn,’ Starring Robert De Niro
NYTimes - Mar 01, 2012

Robert De Niro and Paul Dano star in “Being Flynn,” based on Nick Flynn’s memoir and directed by Paul Weitz.
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Film: Interview: Paul Weitz
A.V. Club - Feb 29, 2012

Writer-director Paul Weitz is often remarkably frank about his disappointment with his own work, which runs a wide gamut of styles and genres. He started out in Hollywood in partnership with his brother Chris Weitz; the two of them co-wrote and co-directed the first American Pie, then collaborated on scripts like Nutty Professor II and Shanghai Noon. After they co-scripted and co-directed the Os...
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Timeline

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CHILDHOOD

1965 Birth Born on November 19, 1965.

THIRTIES

2002 36 Years Old Weitz first achieved mainstream success by directing American Pie with his brother Chris. He then co-directed 2002's About a Boy, an adaption of Nick Hornby's novel which was Weitz's greatest critical success and earned him and his brother an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. … Read More

FORTIES

2010 44 Years Old He directed the 2010 film Little Fockers, the sequel to Meet the Parents, and Meet the Fockers. … Read More

2011 45 Years Old Second Stage previously produced Privilege and Show People and recently announced that they would be producing Lonely, I'm Not a new comedy by Weitz in their 2011-2012 season. … Read More

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