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Gregory J. Mottola [1] (born July 11, 1964) [2] is an American film director, screenwriter, and television director. Life and career. Mottola grew up in Dix Hills, New York, [3] in a Catholic family of Italian and Irish descent. [4] . He received his BFA in art from Carnegie Mellon University and MFA in film from Columbia University. [5]
Greg Mottola was born on 11 July 1964 in Dix Hills, Long Island, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Adventureland (2009), The Daytrippers (1996) and Superbad (2007). He is married to Sarah Allentuch.
Greg Mottola was born on July 11, 1964 in Dix Hills, Long Island, New York, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Adventureland (2009), The Daytrippers (1996) and Superbad (2007). He is married to Sarah Allentuch.
Mar 17, 2011 · Greg Mottola has directed the feature films The Daytrippers, Superbad, Adventureland, and Paul, as well as episodes of the Judd Apatow TV series Undeclared, Arrested Development, and HBO’s The Comeback.
Sep 14, 2022 · Mottola: A comedy look is often very bright and flat, and it’s because there’s a belief that you need to see the performers’ faces completely at all times, and that it’s not funny if it’s not bright. I mean, I’ve had studio executives say that to me as a criticism of dailies: “Dark is not funny.”
Apr 3, 2009 · Before Greg Mottola signed on to direct the hit comedy Superbad in 2007, he had already completed a script about the summer jobs he worked in Long Island — gigs he took for the sole...
Dec 15, 2022 · Mottola’s first feature, 1996’s The Daytrippers, premiered at that year’s Slamdance Film Festival and—like Johnson’s latest—displays quiet confidence and eyeline-shifting adeptness at filming an ensemble cast working through lots of dialogue, a skill Mottola has also displayed in features including 2007’s Superbad.
