Donald Petrie

Donald Petrie

Donald Petrie (born April 2, 1954 in New York City ) is an American film director and the son of the Canadian director Daniel Petrie .

Career

Before his directorial career, Donald Petrie worked temporarily as an actor in TV series that his father offered him in some of his productions. However, this direction turned out to be the wrong decision. In 1984 Petrie tried his luck as a director for the first time. His first production was the short film The Expert .

Steven Spielberg was so taken with the young talent that he offered him the direction of his hit TV series Amazing Stories in 1985 . This is how Donald Petrie established himself in Hollywood.

Before starting out as a film director, he drew attention to himself through the US television series Der Equalizer - The Guardian Angel of New York , which was broadcast in German-speaking countries from 1987 to 1989 on RTL .

Awards

In 1989 he received the Independent Spirit Award for his debut film Mystic Pizza , a film award for Hollywood-independent film productions.

Filmography (selection)

• 1985–1989: The Equalizer (TV series, 5 episodes)
• 1988: Pizza Pizza - A Slice of Heaven (Mystic Pizza)
• 1990: The disaster Knight (Opportunity Knocks)
• 1993: Grumpy Old Men (Grumpy Old Men)
• 1994: The Favor - Help, my wife is in love! (The Favor)
• 1994: Richie Rich
• 1996: Who is Mr. Cutty? (The Associate)
• 1999: The Uncle from Mars (My Favorite Martian)
• 2000: Miss Undercover (Miss Congeniality)
• 2003: How do I get rid of him - in 10 days? (How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days)
• 2004: Willkommen in Mooseport (Welcome to Mooseport)
• 2006 Just My Luck (Just My Luck)
• 2009: My Big Fat Greek Summer ( My Life in Ruins )
• 2018: A Recipe For Love (Little Italy)
• 2018: The Kominsky Method (2 episodes)

Web links

• Donald Petrie in the Internet Movie Database (English)