John Hamburg

John Hamburg
Hamburg in 2010
Born
John Liman Hamberg

(1970-05-26) May 26, 1970 (age 54)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, film producer
Spouse
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(m. 2005)​

John Liman Hamburg (born May 26, 1970) is an American screenwriter, film director and producer.

Personal life

Hamburg was born to a Jewish family[1] in Manhattan, the son of New York City radio personality Joan Hamburg and Morton I. Hamburg.[2] He graduated from Brown University in 1992 with a degree in history. He then attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.[3]

Hamburg is married to actress Christina Kirk.[2]

Career

After screening his 1996 short film Tick at the Sundance Film Festival, Hamburg wrote and directed the 1998 film Safe Men. Hamburg then found greater success co-writing Meet the Parents and Zoolander, and returned to the director's chair with Along Came Polly, which he also wrote. He also co-wrote the sequel Meet the Fockers. In 2009, Hamburg wrote and directed the hit comedy I Love You, Man. He wrote the second sequel to Meet the Parents, entitled Little Fockers.[2]

In 2016, Hamburg co-wrote the sequel Zoolander 2, which grossed $56 million at the box office compared to a $50 million budget,[4] and directed and co-wrote the comedy Why Him? for 20th Century Fox.[5] In 2022, he wrote and directed the Netflix film Me Time starring Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg.[6][7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes
1996 Tick Yes No Yes Short film
1998 Safe Men Yes No Yes
2000 Meet The Parents No No Yes
2001 Zoolander No No Yes
2004 Meet the Fockers No No Yes
2004 Along Came Polly Yes No Yes
2009 I Love You, Man Yes Yes Yes
2010 Little Fockers No Yes Yes Nominated - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
2015 Drunk Wedding No Executive No
2016 Zoolander 2 No No Yes
2016 Why Him? Yes Executive Yes
2018 Night School No No Yes
2022 Me Time Yes Yes Yes

Acting roles

Year Title Role
1998 Safe Men Philip
2003 Duplex Mr. Friedman

Television

Year Title Director Producer Notes
2001–2003 Undeclared Yes No 3 episodes
2005 Stella Yes No 2 episodes
2008 Welcome to the Captain Yes Executive Directed 3 episodes
2011 New Girl Yes No Episode "Cece Crashes"
2015 The Grinder Yes No Episode "Little Mitchard No More"
2015 Good Session Yes Executive TV movie
2019–2021 The Unicorn Yes Executive Directed 4 episodes

References

  1. ^ Pfefferman, Naomi (22 December 2010). "Meet the "Parents" of Little Fockers". Jewish Journal.
  2. ^ a b c "Christina Kirk, John Hamburg". The New York Times. September 25, 2005. p. 23. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "John Hamburg Director Bio".
  4. ^ "Zoolander 2". IMDb.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 18, 2014). "John Hamburg Launches Production Company, Inks Overall Deal With 20th TV". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  6. ^ Kit, Borys (February 26, 2021). "Kevin Hart, John Hamburg Team for Netflix Comedy Me Time (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  7. ^ Billington, Alex (2022-07-26). "Kevin Hart & Mark Wahlberg Get Wild in Comedy 'Me Time' Trailer". FirstSShowing.net. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
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