Joe Nussbaum
Joseph Nussbaum (born January 10, 1973) is an American film director and screenwriter. Nussbaum got his break into the film industry by passing around Hollywood offices his short film George Lucas in Love. The success of the film eventually got him a deal with DreamWorks, and he has since directed films such as the 2004 production Sleepover, the 2006 film American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile and the 2007 film Sydney White starring Amanda Bynes.
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Joe Nussbaum
- Name
- Joe Nussbaum
- Born
- 10 January 1973
- Birthplace
- United States
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Education
- University of Southern California · Brighton High School · USC School of Cinematic Arts
- Languages
- English
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Joseph Nussbaum (born January 10, 1973) is an American film director and screenwriter. Nussbaum got his break into the film industry by passing around Hollywood offices his short film George Lucas in Love. The success of the film eventually got him a deal with DreamWorks, and he has since directed films such as the 2004 production Sleepover, the 2006 film American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile and the 2007 film Sydney White starring Amanda Bynes.
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Joe Nussbaum (born 1973) is an American director and screenwriter. The director studied at Brighton High School, University of Southern California and USC School of Cinematic Arts. Languages used include English.
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He has also co-written such screenplays as 2016's The Late Bloomer. He also directed the Walt Disney Pictures film Prom, starring Aimee Teegarden and Nicholas Braun. Nussbaum also directed a number of television series including MTV's Awkward and Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous, ABC's Back in the Game and Super Fun Night, and FOX's Surviving Jack. From 2015 to 2019, he directed the television series Just Add Magic from Amazon Network.
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• Name — Joe Nussbaum • Born — 10 January 1973 • Birthplace — United States • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter
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Nussbaum is a graduate of Brighton High School in Rochester, New York, where he was one of the co-creators of Brighton Beat, a weekly news show that was broadcast throughout the school. Brighton Beat was the precursor to The Morning Show, a daily news show that is broadcast in the school to this day. Nussbaum is also a graduate of the University of Southern California.
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Director
• George Lucas in Love (short film) (1999) • Sleepover (2004) • American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006) • Sydney White (2007) • Prom (2011) • Upside-Down Magic (2020)
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• The Late Bloomer (2016)
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- 1.Genzlinger, Neil. Review: 'The Late Bloomer,' About a Sex Therapist Who Missed Puberty. The New York Times. October 6, 2016.
- 2.University of Southern California. Notable Alumni. USC Cinematic Arts.
- 3.Truitt, Brian. 'Star Wars'-inspired 'George Lucas in Love' turns 15. USA Today. 15 May 2014.
- 4.Eisenberg, Eric. Russell Brand Boards Romantic Comedy Cupid. Cinema Blend. 1 August 2012.
- 5.Stransky, Tanner. American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile. Entertainment Weekly. 15 December 2006.
- 6.Weitzman, Elizabeth. 'Sydney White' is a happy, dopey Snow White. New York Daily News. 21 September 2007.
- 7.Genzlinger, Neil. A Disney Take on the Big Night — Review. The New York Times. 28 April 2011.
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