Joseph D. Reitman

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Joseph D. Reitman
Born	May 25, 1968 Brookline, Massachusetts

Joseph D. Reitman (born May 25, 1968) is an American actor, film producer, film director, and writer.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life and career 1.2 Personal life 1.3 Career as poker player 2 Filmography 2.1 Actor 2.2 Producer 2.3 Director 2.4 Writer 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life and career

Reitman grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts and majored in theatre at Claremont College in Claremont, California. He then took the usual route of an aspiring actor: auditions and praying for a break while being a waiter/bartender at The Sidewalk Café in Venice Beach ("known the world over as the best place to people watch in Los Angeles"). He says he practiced New York and southern accents on his customers. Reitman soon began to get TV and movie gigs. A couple of notable film credits are The Perfect Storm and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.^[1] Reitman wrote a story for Marvel Comics' Spider-Man Unlimited # 14 titled "S.C.U.D.S" published in Spring 2006.^[2]

[edit] Personal life

In 2002, Reitman married longtime girlfriend and fiancee, actress Shannon Elizabeth. Their wedding was said to have been a small beachfront ceremony, which took place at Hotelito Desconocido, a resort south of Puerto Vallarta.^[3] In March 2005, the couple announced their separation.^[4]

After the separation from Elizabeth, Reitman entered a relationship with professional poker player Annie Duke.^[5]

[edit] Career as poker player

Joe has played at the World Series of Poker twice and won UltimateBet.com's $1 Million Guaranteed Tournament. He has also played in numerous charity tournaments..^[6]

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Actor

• Close to Home (2007)
• CSI: Miami (2006)
• Lady in the Water (2006)
• Sleeper Cell (2006)
• Bandidas (2006)
• These Days (2006)
• Judging Amy (2005)
• Drop Dead Sexy (2005)
• Short Fuse (2005)
• Choices (2004)
• Joan of Arcadia (2003)
• The Failures (2003)
• Bum Runner (2002)
• The Real Deal (2002)
• Providence (2002)
• Auto Focus (2002)
• Busty Cops II (2002)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2002)
• Rent Control (2002)
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
• American Pie 2 (2001)
• Charmed (2 episodes, 2001)
• Tomcats (2001)
• Jack & Jill (3 episodes, 1999-2001)
• The Huntress (2000)
• Hollywood Off-Ramp (2000)
• The Perfect Storm (2000)
• Better Never Than Late (1999)
• Route 9 (1998)
• Clay Pigeons (1998)
• Significant Others (2 episodes, 1998)
• My Generation (1998)
• The Drew Carey Show (1997)
• The Pretender (1997)
• The Tony Danza Show (1997)
• Arsenio (1997)
• The Naked Truth (1997)
• Blue Heat: The Case of the Cover Girl Murders (1997)
• Total Security (1997)
• Townies (1996)
• Boston Common (1996)
• Beat the Bash (1996)
• Hudson Street (2 episodes, 1995)
• Married with Children (4 episodes, 1994-1995)
• ER (1995)
• Clueless (1995)
• Mr. Payback: An Interactive Movie (1995)
• Pool (1995)
• Beverly Hills, 90210 (1994)
• Andrew Lackhappy (1994)
• Blood Ties (1991)

[edit] Producer

• Ten Inch Hero (2007)
• Annie Duke Takes on the World (2006)

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[edit] Director

• Survivin' the Island (2002)

[edit] Writer

• Survivin' the Island (2002)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Joseph D. Reitman at the Internet Movie Database