Donald Mark Petrie (born April 2, 1954) is an American film director and actor.

Life and career

Petrie was born in

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, the son of

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(née Grundy), a television producer, actor, and novelist, and

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, a director. He is the brother of writer Daniel Petrie Jr. Petrie began his entertainment career as an actor, having trained and graduated from California State Northridge as a theatre major. Petrie soon was appearing in many television episodes. In 1980, Petrie decided to shift his focus to directing when he was accepted as a Fellow at the American Film Institute. Petrie has acted and guest-starred on television programs since 1976.

Filmography

Film * ''

Mystic Pizza ''Mystic Pizza'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Donald Petrie in his feature directorial debut, and starring Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts and Lili Taylor. It follows the coming-of-age of three young Portuguese-Am ...

'' (1988) * '' Opportunity Knocks'' (1990) * '' Grumpy Old Men'' (1993) * '' The Favor'' (1994) * '' Richie Rich'' (1994) * '' The Associate'' (1996) * ''

My Favorite Martian ''My Favorite Martian'' is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 29, 1963, to May 1, 1966, for 107 episodes. The show stars Ray Walston as "Uncle Martin" (the Martian) and Bill Bixby as Tim O'Hara. ''My Favorite Martian'' was th ...

'' (1999) * ''

Miss Congeniality Miss Congeniality may refer to: * ''Miss Congeniality'' (film), 2000 film, directed by Donald Petrie, starring Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt **'' Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous'', a 2005 sequel *A special award, the "Miss Congeniality A ...

'' (2000) * ''

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days ''How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days'' is a 2003 romantic comedy film directed by Donald Petrie, from a script by Kristen Buckley, Brian Regan, and Burr Steers, and starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. Loosely based on the picture book of t ...

'' (2003) * ''

Welcome to Mooseport ''Welcome to Mooseport'' is a 2004 political satire comedy film directed by Donald Petrie, and starring Ray Romano and Gene Hackman in his final film role. It was filmed in Jackson's Point and Port Perry in Ontario. Plot Former President o ...

'' (2004) * '' Just My Luck'' (2006) (also producer) * ''

My Life in Ruins ''My Life in Ruins'' (released as ''Driving Aphrodite'' in the United Kingdom) is a 2009 romantic-comedy film directed by Donald Petrie and starring Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Alexis Georgoulis, Rachel Dratch, Harland Williams and Alis ...

'' (2009) * ''Atlantic Gold'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2018) * '' The Last Resort'' (2026) TV movies * ''Why on Earth?'' (1988) * ''Turner & Hooch'' (1990) * ''Country Estates'' (1993) TV series

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* 1954 births American male film actors Film directors from New York City American people of Canadian descent American male television actors American television directors Living people Male actors from New York City American comedy film directors {{US-screen-actor-1950s-stub