Andrew Wagner is an American
film director
A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...
. He is best known for directing the drama ''
Starting Out in the Evening
''Starting Out in the Evening'' is a 2007 American drama film directed by Andrew Wagner. The screenplay by Wagner and Fred Parnes is based on the novel of the same name by Brian Morton.
Plot
Now aging and ailing, the one-time celebrated autho ...
'' (2007).
Career
Wagner made his feature film debut by directing the experimental comedy ''
The Talent Given Us'' (2004), which starred several members of his own family. He followed this up with the literary drama ''
Starting Out in the Evening
''Starting Out in the Evening'' is a 2007 American drama film directed by Andrew Wagner. The screenplay by Wagner and Fred Parnes is based on the novel of the same name by Brian Morton.
Plot
Now aging and ailing, the one-time celebrated autho ...
'' (2007), which was based on a novel by
Brian Morton and starred
Frank Langella
Frank A. Langella Jr. (; born January 1, 1938) is an American actor. He eschewed the career of a traditional film star by making the stage the focal point of his career, appearing frequently on Broadway. He has received four Tony Awards (out of ...
. The film was a significant critical success. Wagner's third film, ''
Breakable You'' (2017), is another drama adapted from one of Morton's novels.
Wagner's production company is Daddy W Productions.
Personal
Wagner is an alumnus of
The Collegiate School. He received degrees in Creative Writing and Psychology from
Brown University
Brown University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is the List of colonial colleges, seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the US, founded in 1764 as the ' ...
.
He received an M.F.A. at the
AFI Conservatory where he was a Directing Fellow.
Wagner is the son of Allen Wagner and Judy Wagner, and the brother of Emily Wagner and Maggie Wagner. All appeared in ''
The Talent Given Us''.
Wagner is married to Chelsea Gilmore.
Filmography
* ''
Breakable You'' (
2017
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Events January
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)
* ''
Starting Out in the Evening
''Starting Out in the Evening'' is a 2007 American drama film directed by Andrew Wagner. The screenplay by Wagner and Fred Parnes is based on the novel of the same name by Brian Morton.
Plot
Now aging and ailing, the one-time celebrated autho ...
'' (
2007
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Events
January
* January 1
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)
* ''
The Talent Given Us'' (
2004
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Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
)
References
External links
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American male screenwriters
Collegiate School (New York) alumni
Brown University alumni
AFI Conservatory alumni
Place of birth missing (living people)
Film directors from New York City
Screenwriters from New York (state)
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