Max Daniel Winkler (born August 18, 1983) is an American director and screenwriter. His credits include directing the film ''

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'' (2010), starring

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and

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. The film was Winkler's feature film directorial debut.

Personal life and education

Born on August 18, 1983, in

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, Winkler is the son of Stacey Weitzman and actor

Henry Winkler Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American actor, producer, director, and author. Widely known as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the sitcom ''Happy Days'' (1974–1984), Winkler has distinguished himself as a character acto ...

. He is Jewish, and his grandparents were

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survivors. As a child, he had a small role in the 1993 film ''

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'', a film his father directed. He graduated from the

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in 2006.

Filmography

Film

Television

Other credits

* ''

'' (actor, 1993) * ''A Cut Above'' (short film, production designer, 2006) * ''

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'' (actor, 2013)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Winkler, Max 1983 births Living people 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American Jews 21st-century American male actors 21st-century American screenwriters American male child actors American male film actors American male screenwriters American male television actors American people of German-Jewish descent American television directors Crossroads School alumni Film directors from Los Angeles Film producers from Los Angeles Jewish American screenwriters Male actors from Los Angeles Screenwriters from Los Angeles USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni