Steven Brill (born May 27, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, director, and screenwriter. He directed and co-wrote ''
Little Nicky'' and directed ''
Mr. Deeds'', ''
Without a Paddle'', ''
Heavyweights'', and ''
Drillbit Taylor''. He has had cameo roles in all three
''Mighty Ducks'' movies, and appeared in ''
The Wedding Singer
''The Wedding Singer'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Coraci, written by Tim Herlihy, and produced by Robert Simonds and Jack Giarraputo. The film stars Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, and Christine Taylor, and tells th ...
'', ''Mr. Deeds'', and ''
Knocked Up
''Knocked Up'' is a 2007 American romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by Judd Apatow, and starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Jason Segel and Martin Starr. It follows ...
'', although his role in the latter has been miscredited to
Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow (; born December 6, 1967) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian known for his work in comedy films. Apatow is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he wrote, produced, and directed his films ''The 4 ...
. He also appeared as the Barfly in ''
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
''Sex, Lies, and Videotape'' (often written in all lowercase as ''sex, lies, and videotape'') is a 1989 American Independent film, independent Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Steven Soderbergh. The plot tells the ...
''.
As a director, Brill was one of the central players (alongside
Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein (, ; born March 19, 1952) is an American film producer and convicted sex offender. In 1979, Weinstein and his brother, Bob Weinstein, co-founded the entertainment company Miramax, which produced several successful independent ...
) in the 2007/2008 ''
Fanboys'' reshoot/editing controversy.
Education
Steven Brill attended high school (1976–1980) in
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale ( ) is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and most populous city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, making it ...
, Florida. Brill graduated from
Boston University's Film School. There he studied with poet
Derek Walcott and collaborated with
Marc Maron
Marc David Maron (born September 27, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer, actor, and musician.
In the 1990s and 2000s, Maron was a frequent guest on the ''Late Show with David Letterman'' and appeared more than forty times ...
on screenplays and standup comedy during a tumultuous formative period discussed on the 500th episode of ''
WTF with Marc Maron''.
Wtfpod.com
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Filmography
TV movies
Acting roles
References
External links
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American male film actors
Film producers from New York (state)
American male screenwriters
American male television actors
American comedy film directors
Television producers from New York (state)
Boston University College of Fine Arts alumni
Film directors from New York (state)
Male actors from New York (state)
Writers from Utica, New York
1962 births
Living people
Screenwriters from New York (state)
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