- Jake Kasdan
Jake Kasdan (born Jacob Kasdan 1974) is a Golden Globe nominated American television and film director. He is the son of writer-director
Lawrence Kasdan and Meg Goldman, a writer. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/29/Lawrence-Kasdan.html Lawrence Kasdan Biography (1949-) ] ] His younger brother,Jon Kasdan , also works in the film and television industry as an actor and writer. He is married to singer/songwriterInara George ofThe Bird and the Bee .Kasdan has directed four theatrical films: "
Zero Effect " (1998) , "Orange County" (2002), "The TV Set (2007), and (2007)." He has also worked in television, most notably withJudd Apatow , as a consulting producer on "Freaks and Geeks " and as a director on "Undeclared ". He has also directed numerous stage productions.In 2006, Kasdan received his first Golden Globe nomination for Walk Hard: Best Original Song (shared with John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow, and Marshal Crenshaw), but lost to "Guaranteed" from Into the Wild (written by Eddie Vedder).
As a child, he made several appearances in his father's movies such as "The Big Chill" and "Silverado" (in the former he is an autograph seeker at a funeral and in the latter a stable boy).
Filmography
*"" (2007)
*"The TV Set " (2007)
*"Orange County" (2002)
*"Zero Effect " (1998)References
External links
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