Years active 1977–present Children Hillary Zwick Education Brooklyn College | Role Film director Name Joel Zwick | |
Born January 11, 1942 (age 82) ( 1942-01-11 ) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Occupation Film director, television director, theatre director Nominations Tony Award for Best Choreography Movies My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Fat Albert, Elvis Has Left the Building, Second Sight, Coming Out Similar People Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan, Nia Vardalos, Shedrack Anderson III, Andrea Martin | ||
Secrets of the highly successful director joel zwick
Joel Zwick (born January 11, 1942) is an American film director, television director, and theater director. He is best known for his work on the television series Perfect Strangers, Full House, and Family Matters, and as well as for directing the films My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Second Sight, and Fat Albert.
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- Secrets of the highly successful director joel zwick
- Joel zwick flashback to piper s 1st red carpet laverne shirley full house legendary director
- Film
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- Theater
- Teaching credentials
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Born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish family, his father a Cantor from an orthodox background, and having his Bar Mitzva at an orthodox Synagogue, Zwick was educated at Brooklyn College where he currently teaches in the School of Film. He directed twenty-one pilots, all of which went on to have successful runs as weekly television series.
Zwick is married to Dr. Candice Zwick, a psychologist, spiritual therapist and film director, and he has a daughter named Hillary.
Despite a popular misconception, Joel Zwick is not related to fellow director Edward Zwick.
Joel zwick flashback to piper s 1st red carpet laverne shirley full house legendary director
Film
Broadway
Theater
Charter member of "La MaMa, E.T.C." created and founded by Ellen Stewart
Acted in the original production of "MacBird"
Directed the following theater productions: