Jake Kasdan


Jacob "Jake" Kasdan is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for directing Bad Teacher, Sex Tape, ' and '.

Early life

Kasdan was born and raised in a secular Jewish family in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Meg, a writer, and writer-director Lawrence Kasdan. His younger brother, Jon Kasdan, also works in the film and television industry as an actor and writer.

Career

Kasdan has directed seven theatrical films: Zero Effect, Orange County, The TV Set, ', Bad Teacher, Sex Tape, ' and . He has also worked in television, most notably with Judd Apatow, as a consulting producer and director on Freaks and Geeks and as a director on Undeclared. He has also directed numerous stage productions. He is attached to direct John Grisham novel Calico Joe to a family film adaptation.
In 2008, Kasdan received his first Golden Globe nomination for Walk Hard in the Best Original Song category, but lost to "Guaranteed" from Into the Wild.
As a child, he made several appearances in his father's movies such as The Big Chill and Silverado.
In February 2015, Fox announced it had greenlit a pilot for the comedy The Grinder to be directed by Kasdan and starring Rob Lowe.

Personal life

Kasdan is married to singer-songwriter Inara George of The Bird and the Bee. They have three children: Otis, and twins Beau and Lorelei.

Filmography

Films

Filmmaking credits

Acting credits

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Other credits

Television

Music video