William Dear

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William Dear (born November 30, 1943 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a Canadian film director , screenwriter and film producer .

life and career

William Dear was born in Toronto , Canada in November 1943 . In 1955 he moved with his family to Dearborn , Michigan , where he first attended Fordson High School and then studied art with a minor in theater at Central Michigan University . As a child, he and his friend Robert Dyke began making home videos with an 8mm camera . In 1969 he wrote and directed the short film Mr. Gray with Dyke , which received a Jury Award Gold Medal at the first Atlantic Film Festival. In 1981 he was a director of Elephant Parts , a collection of comedy and music videos . 1982 followed with Timerider - The Adventure of Lyle Swann, his first feature film, for which he won the prize in the category Best Screenplay at the Fantafestival 1983 . In 1985 he was behind the camera for the television series Incredible Stories , before appearing in a guest role in 1986. A year later he wrote, directed and produced the film Bigfoot and the Hendersons , for which he was nominated for best director at the 1988 Saturn Awards ceremony .

In the following years he directed films like Teen Agent - When Glances Could Kill (1991) or Angels - Angels Really Exist! (1995), for which he was again nominated for the Saturn Award in the category of best director in 1992 and 1995 . He also directed the films Wild America (1997), Harvey's Magic Balloons (1998), Hello, I'm Santa Claus in the late 1990s and early 2000s ! (2000), School of Life (2005), The Foursome and Simon Says (both 2006). For the latter he also wrote the script under the pseudonym Bill Dear . Most recently he directed the films Herkules und die Sandlot Kids 3 (2007), Free Style (2008), The Perfect Game , Mr. Troop Mom - Das verrückte Feriencamp (both 2009), Politics of Love (2011) and the television film Midnight Stallion ( 2013).

Filmography (selection)

As a director
As a screenwriter
As a producer
As an actor

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personal data
SURNAME Dear William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dear, Bill (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian film director, screenwriter and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Toronto , Ontario, Canada