Sam Weisman (born May 21, 1947) is an American film / television director, film producer and former

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. He has directed the films '' D2: The Mighty Ducks'', '' Bye Bye Love'', ''

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'', '' The Out-of-Towners'', '' What's the Worst That Could Happen?'', and '' Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star''. Weisman is a 1973 graduate of Brandeis University's MFA program in Acting and Directing. He earned a BA in Music History from Yale University, where he was a member of the second longest running a cappella group in the nation, The Society of Orpheus and Bacchus.

Personal life

His brother was the film producer David Weisman. Sam Weisman is married to former ''

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'' actress Constance McCashin, with whom he has two children: Marguerite Weisman, a book editor, and Daniel Weisman, formerly a music manager, who managed Capital Cities, Wale and Mike Posner, now in wealth management.

Directorial / Producer credits

* '' Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star'' (2003) * '' What's the Worst That Could Happen?'' (2001) *'' The Out-of-Towners'' (1999) * ''

'' (1997) * '' Bye Bye Love'' (1995) * '' D2: The Mighty Ducks'' (1994) * ''Mimi & Me'' (1991) * '' The Art of Being Nick'' (1986) *''Taking It Home'' (1986)

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* Film directors from New York (state) American film actors American television actors People from Binghamton, New York 1947 births American television directors American comedy film directors Living people Brandeis University alumni Yale School of Music alumni {{US-film-director-1940s-stub