Luke Greenfield
Luke Greenfield (born February 5, 1972) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the 2004 film The Girl Next Door. Greenfield directed the pilot episode of the television series Aliens in America and produced the film Role Models.
Luke Greenfield
- Born
- 5 February 1972
- Occupation
- Film director, producer, screenwriter
- Birthplace
- Manhasset, New York, U.S.
- Education
- USC School of Cinematic Arts (attended)
- Nationality
- United States
- Known for
- The Girl Next Door · Role Models · Let's Be Cops
- Languages
- English
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Biography
Biography
In 2014, he co-wrote, produced and directed the film Let's Be Cops.
Luke Greenfield studied at USC School of Cinematic Arts and Staples High School. The recorded working language is English. Residence is recorded at Westport. Works named in the authority record are The Girl Next Door, Role Models and Let's Be Cops.
Key facts
Key facts
• Born — 5 February 1972 • Occupation — Film director, producer, screenwriter • Years Active — 1989–present • Birthplace — Manhasset, New York, U.S. • Education — USC School of Cinematic Arts (attended)
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Luke Greenfield appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a director (born 5 February 1972). Luke Greenfield was born on 5 February 1972; the birthplace is recorded as Manhassett, New York by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and as N.Y. by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Early life
Early life
Greenfield was born in Manhasset, New York and was raised in Westport, Connecticut. After graduating from Staples High School, he next attended USC School of Cinema-Television where he made several student films including "Alive & Kicking," which won awards at many film festivals. He is Jewish.
Career
Career
In 1999, Greenfield co-wrote and directed the short film, The Right Hook. Adam Sandler and producers, Todd Garner and Greg Silverman, saw an early cut of the short and gave Greenfield his first opportunity to direct a studio feature called The Animal starring Rob Schneider. It was also Greenfield's first experience to direct a film he didn't write or co-write the screenplay himself. Immediately after The Animal, Greenfield went back to creating and directing his own material with the coming-of-age film, The Girl Next Door. The film was a breakout surprise for audiences and the studios as well. It was a teen comedy that transformed into a character journey combining comedy with realistic danger and poignant emotional moments. In 2004, Greenfield created his film and TV production company, WideAwake, Inc., which gave Greenfield his first foray into television. He directed the television pilot, Aliens in America for NBC/Universal Studios and the CW Network. At New Regency, Greenfield created a few of his passion projects, including the comedy, Role Models, which he produced for Universal Pictures. Greenfield was then approached by producer Molly Smith to direct the film adaptation of the best-selling novel, Something Borrowed. The film was released by Warner Brothers in May 2011. The film received negative reviews. Greenfield went back to directing his own material with the action-comedy, Let's Be Cops, a film he co-wrote, directed and produced at 20th Century Fox. Let’s Be Cops opened on August 13, 2014. The film received negative reviews.
Filmography
Filmography
Short film • Year — Title — Director — Writer • 2000 — The Right Hook
Television
Television
TV movies • Go Sick (2002) • House Broken (2006) (Also producer) • 52 Fights (2006) • The Law (2009) TV series • Year — Title — Notes • 2007 — Aliens in America — Episodes "Pilot" and "Rocket Club" • 2012 — The Neighbors — Episodes "Things Just Got Real" and "Merry Crap-Mas"
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Manhasset.
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Feature film
Director • The Animal (2001) • The Girl Next Door (2004) • Something Borrowed (2011) • Let's Be Cops (2014) (Also producer and writer) • Half Brothers (2020) • Playdate (2025) Producer • Role Models (2008)
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- 1.Kermode, Mark. Let's Be Cops review – criminally bad. The Observer. 30 August 2014.
- 2.These are the Hottest Celebrities that have Turned to Tinder and Other Dating Apps to Find Love - Page 26 of 26. 20 May 2021.
- 3.Something Borrowed (2011). Rotten Tomatoes.
- 4.Something Borrowed Reviews. Metacritic.
- 5.Let's Be Cops (2014). Metacritic.
- 6.Let's Be Cops (2014). Rotten Tomatoes.
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