John Pasquin
John Pasquin (born November 30, 1944) is an American director of film, television and theatre.
John Pasquin
- Born
- 1944.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- film director, theatre director, screenwriter, television producer and director.
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John Pasquin (born November 30, 1944) is an American director of film, television and theatre.
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John Pasquin (born 1944) is a director, film director and screenwriter, among other activities, of American nationality. The director was born in Beloit. John Pasquin was educated at Beloit College and Carnegie Mellon University.
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An alumnus of Beloit College and Carnegie Mellon University, Pasquin began directing Broadway theatre plays in the early 1980s. He moved on to television, directing episodes of the series Family Ties, Growing Pains, Alice and Newhart. In addition to directing a season 1 episode of Roseanne, he directed the entire second season, as well as the first four episodes from the revived tenth season. His producing debut came in 1991 with the sitcom Home Improvement starring Tim Allen, also directing a number of episodes of the series. He also directed Allen in the films The Santa Clause (1994), also his feature film directing debut, Jungle 2 Jungle (1997) and Joe Somebody (2001). In 2005, he directed Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous, the sequel to the 2000 film Miss Congeniality. Pasquin's other television directing credits include Thirtysomething, L.A. Law, George Lopez, Freddie, Accidentally on Purpose, Rules of Engagement and Better with You. In 2011, he worked with Tim Allen again, directing and producing the sitcom Last Man Standing and again in 2025 for Shifting Gears.
Personal life
Personal life
Pasquin is married to actress JoBeth Williams; they have two sons, Will and Nick. He also has a daughter, Sarah, from a previous marriage.
Television
Television
TV movies Heart and Soul (1988) Out on the Edge (1989) Don't Touch My Daughter (1991) Carson's Vertical Suburbia (1998) The First Gentleman (1999) America's Most Terrible Things (2002) The Dan Show (2003) Playing Chicken (2007) Fourplay (2008)
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Director The Santa Clause (1994) Jungle 2 Jungle (1997) Joe Somebody (2001) Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) Acting roles
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