Aldo Luis "Dean" Parisot (born July 6, 1952) is an American film and television director. Among his television credits are episodes of ''

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'' (including the two-hour pilot " Mr. Monk and the Candidate"), ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Biography

Parisot was born in

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, to Ellen James (née Lewis), a painter and art teacher, and Aldo Parisot, a Brazilian-born cellist and pedagogue. He graduated from

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. He took part in the Sundance Institute's June Lab. In 2012, he was hired to direct the third installment of the ''

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'' franchise. The film, '' Bill & Ted Face the Music'', was released on August 28, 2020. Parisot was married to film editor Sally Menke until her death in 2010; they had two children.

Awards

He won the 1988

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for '' The Appointments of Dennis Jennings'', which was co-written by and starred comedian

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, with whom he shares the award.

Filmography

Short film * ''Tom Goes to the Bar'' (1985) * '' The Appointments of Dennis Jennings'' (1988) * ''The Last Seat'' (1995) Feature film TV movies TV series

References

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