Joseph Nussbaum (born January 10, 1973) is an American film director and screenwriter. Nussbaum got his break into the film industry by passing around Hollywood offices his short film '' George Lucas in Love''. The success of the film eventually got him a deal with DreamWorks, and he has since directed films such as the 2004 production ''

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'', the 2006 film '' American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile'' and the 2007 film ''

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'' starring

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. He has also co-written such screenplays as 2016's ''

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''. He also directed the Walt Disney Pictures film ''

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'', starring Aimee Teegarden and

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. Nussbaum also directed a number of television series including MTV's '' Awkward'' and ''

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'', ABC's '' Back in the Game'' and ''

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'', and FOX's '' Surviving Jack''. From 2015-2019, he directed the television series '' Just Add Magic'' from Amazon Network.

Personal life

Nussbaum is a graduate of Brighton High School in

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, where he was one of the co-creators of ''Brighton Beat'', a weekly news show that was broadcast throughout the school. ''Brighton Beat'' was the precursor to ''The Morning Show'', a daily news show that is broadcast in the school to this day. Nussbaum is also a graduate of the

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Filmography

Director

* '' George Lucas in Love'' (short film) (1999) * ''

'' (2004) * '' American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile'' (2006) * ''

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2011) * '' Upside-Down Magic'' (2020)

Writer

* ''

'' (2016)

References

External links

* Film directors from Minnesota American television directors USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni English-language film directors Living people Artists from Minneapolis American male screenwriters Screenwriters from Minnesota 1973 births American comedy film directors {{US-film-director-1970s-stub