Max Winkler (director)
| Max Winkler | |
|---|---|
| Born | Max Daniel Winkler August 18, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, television director |
| Years active | 1993, 2006–present |
| Parent(s) | Henry Winkler Stacey Furstman Weitzman |
Max Daniel Winkler (born August 18, 1983) is an American film director, screenwriter and television director. He is best known for directing the film Ceremony (2010), starring Michael Angarano and Uma Thurman. The film was Winkler's feature film directorial debut.[1]
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Biography
Born in Los Angeles, California, he is the son of actor Henry Winkler.[2] As a child, he had a small role in the 1993 film Cop and a Half, a film his father directed.[1] In the fourth season of Arrested Development, he portrays a younger version of his father's character, Barry Zuckerkorn, during flashback sequences.
Prior to directing Ceremony, Winkler was a producer for a number of short films and was an executive producer of the John Stockwell-directed film Cat Run (2011). His television directing credits include the internet series Clark and Michael (also producer) and Wainy Days, The New Normal and New Girl.
He is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts.[3]
Filmography
Director
- Clark and Michael (TV series, also producer, 2006)
- The King of Central Park (short film, also producer and writer, 2006)
- Wainy Days (TV series, also co-writer for the episode "Dorvid Days", 2007)
- Ceremony (also writer, 2010)
- The New Normal (TV series, four episodes, 2012)
- New Girl (TV series, three episodes, 2013)
- Fresh Off the Boat (TV series, 1 episode, 2015)
- The Grinder (TV series, 1 episode, 2015)
- Casual (TV series, 2 episodes)
Producer
- Ten Fingers (short film, executive producer, 2010)
- Cat Run (executive producer, 2011)
- It's Not You It's Me (2012)
Other credits
- Cop and a Half (actor, 1993)
- A Cut Above (short film, production designer, 2006)
- Arrested Development (actor, 2013)
References
External links
- Articles with hCards
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Writers from Los Angeles, California
- American film directors
- American film producers
- American people of German-Jewish descent
- American male screenwriters
- American television directors
- Jewish American writers
- USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni
- Male actors from Los Angeles, California
- American male child actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male television actors
- American male film actors
- Crossroads School alumni
