Greg Mottola
| Greg Mottola | |
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 Mottola on the set of Paul in July 2009 | |
| Born |
Gregory J. Mottola July 11, 1964 Dix Hills, New York |
| Occupation | Filmmaker, screenwriter, television director |
Gregory J. "Greg" Mottola[1] (born July 11, 1964)[2] is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and television director. Mottola wrote and directed the 1996 independent film The Daytrippers, then concentrated for several years on directing in television for series such as Undeclared and Arrested Development. More recently, he has directed the feature films Superbad, Adventureland, and Paul.
Life and career
Mottola grew up in Dix Hills, New York,[3] in a Catholic family of Irish-Italian descent.[4] He received his BFA in art from Carnegie Mellon University and MFA in film from Columbia University.[citation needed]
Mottola directed Adventureland, set in the 1980s, a "first love" story about a group of college-age kids working at an amusement park. The protagonist's plans go awry when circumstances cause him to miss out on a backpacking trip to Europe with his friends.[5] It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and received critical praise.[citation needed]
His most recently released film, Paul, is about two comic book nerds (played by the film's screenwriters Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) who find an alien named Paul while vacationing in the US. As of 2011, Mottola is writing a screenplay based on Leanne Shapton's Important Artifacts and Personal Property From the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion and Jewelry, to be produced by Natalie Portman and Plan B Entertainment.[6] Mottola is married to Sarah Allentuch and has three children.[1]
Filmography
Film (as director)
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Swingin' in the Painter's Room | Short film |
| 1996 | The Daytrippers | Also screenwriter |
| 2007 | Superbad | |
| 2009 | Adventureland | Also screenwriter |
| 2011 | Paul | |
| 2013 | Clear History | Television film |
Television
| Year | Show | Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Undeclared | "Addicts" | |
| "Sick in the Head" | |||
| "Eric Visits Again" | |||
| 2002 | "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs" | ||
| "Truth or Dare" | |||
| "The Perfect Date" | |||
| 2003 | The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke | "Pilot" | Unaired television pilot[citation needed] |
| Arrested Development | "Charity Drive" | ||
| "Visiting Ours" | |||
| 2004 | "Storming the Castle" | ||
| Cracking Up | "Scared Straight | ||
| 2005 | The Comeback | "Valerie Demands Dignity" | |
| "Valerie Saves the Show" | |||
| 2012 | The Newsroom | "We Just Decided To" [7] | |
| "The 112th Congress" [8] | |||
| "The Greater Fool" [9] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Max Abbie Mottola". Variety. October 4, 2007.
- ↑ Greg Mottola from hollywood.com
- ↑ "Dix Hills' Greg Mottola relives 'Adventureland'".
- ↑ von Busack, Richard (April 3, 1997). "Who Needs Sundance". MetroActive. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Greg Mottola is Superbad!".
- ↑ "SXSW: Greg Mottola Talks His Adaptation Of The Charlie Kaufman-Like Important Artifacts". The Playlist (blog). indieWire. March 14, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2289479/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2299123/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2391725/
External links
- Greg Mottola at the Internet Movie Database
- Greg Mottola on Twitter
- Greg Mottola on NPR
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