Greg Mottola

Greg Mottola studied at Columbia University, Carnegie Mellon University and Columbia University School of the Arts. The recorded working language is English. Places of work recorded in the authority are United States. Work by Greg Mottola is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art.

• Name — Greg Mottola • Birth Name — Gregory J. Mottola • Born — 11 July 1964 • Birthplace — Dix Hills, New York, U.S. • Education — Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) Columbia University (MFA) • Occupation — * Director • screenwriter • Spouse — Sarah Allentuch • Children — 3

Mottola grew up in Dix Hills, New York, in a Catholic family of Italian and Irish descent. He received his BFA in art from Carnegie Mellon University and MFA in film from Columbia University.

He wrote and directed the 1996 independent film The Daytrippers, then concentrated for several years on directing in television for series such as Undeclared and Arrested Development. He has also directed the feature films Superbad, Adventureland and Paul. Adventureland (2009) is a "first love" story about a group of college-age kids working at an amusement park in the 1980s. The film starred Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and received critical praise. He directed Paul, a science fiction/comedy film about two comic book nerds (played by the film's screenwriters Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) who meet an alien named Paul while vacationing in the US. Later on, he returned to TV series, such as The Dangerous Book for Boys.

Mottola is married to Sarah Allentuch and has three children.

• Year — Show — Episode • 2001 — Undeclared — "Addicts" • "Sick in the Head" • "Eric Visits Again" • 2002 — "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs" • "Truth or Dare" • "The Perfect Date" • 2003 — The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke — "Pilot" (unaired) • Arrested Development — "Charity Drive" • "Visiting Ours" • 2004 — "Storming the Castle" • Cracking Up — "Scared Straight" • 2005 — The Comeback — "Valerie Demands Dignity" • "Valerie Saves the Show" • 2012 — The Newsroom — "We Just Decided To" • "The 112th Congress" • "The Greater Fool" • 2018 — The Dangerous Book for Boys — "How to Play Poker" • "How to Walk on the Moon" • 2020 — Dave — "The Gander" • "Dave's First" • "Hypospadias" • 2024 — Nobody Wants This — "Pilot" • "A Shiksa Walks Into a Temple" • 2025 — Peacemaker — "A Man Is Only as Good as His Bird" • "Another Rick Up My Sleeve"

• Clear History (2013)

• Year — Title — Director — Writer • 1985 — The Hatbox • 1989 — Swingin' in the Painter's Room

• Year — Title — Director — Writer • 1996 — The Daytrippers • 2007 — Superbad • 2009 — Adventureland • 2011 — Paul • 2016 — Keeping Up with the Joneses • 2022 — Confess, Fletch