Jason Woliner

Jason Woliner
Jason Woliner
	Woliner in July 2011
Born	New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Director, writer, actor
Years active	1989–present

Jason Woliner is an American director, writer and a former child actor who directed the 2020 movie Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. He was the non-performing member of the comedy group Human Giant and directed the bulk of their output. After that, he directed, co-wrote, and acted as showrunner on the cult Adult Swim series Eagleheart starring Chris Elliott. Woliner has directed episodes of Fox TV's The Last Man on Earth, NBC's Parks and Recreation, and Comedy Central's Nathan for You and Jon Benjamin Has a Van, among others.

Early life and acting career[]

Woliner was born in The Bronx, New York, and began acting when he was four years old, having been discovered performing in a "father/son magician team" (alongside his father, Alan, who did children's birthday parties under the name "Amazing Alan The Magical Rabbit").^{[citation needed]} He appeared in over thirty television commercials and as "Matt", a series regular during the first season of PBS's Shining Time Station.^{[citation needed]} On Broadway, he performed in the play Conversations with My Father and he played the role of "Bratty Kid" in the cult film Weekend at Bernie's.^{[citation needed]} Woliner attended Pelham Memorial High School and for higher study at Sarah Lawrence College from 1998 to 2000 before dropping out to pursue a directing career.^[1]

Directing career[]

After leaving school, Woliner began making films and videos, both on his own and with comedians in New York, which led to the formation of "Human Giant". The first three Human Giant videos ("Shutterbugs", "Illusionators", and the "Shittiest Mixtape Boombox Blast") caught the eyes of executives at MTV, who offered the group a pilot. The show ran for two seasons.

He has collaborated with writer-performer Brett Gelman on a series of horror/comedy specials for Adult Swim. The first of these, titled Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends, aired in April 2014, and the second special, titled Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family, aired in February 2015. The third special, Brett Gelman's Dinner in America, aired in July 2016. Woliner and Gelman wrote the specials together; Gelman stars and Woliner directed.

In 2020, he directed the comedy film Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.

Filmography[]

Film[]


Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes
1989	Weekend at Bernie's	No	No	No	Actor; Bratty Kid
1990	Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift	No	No	No	Actor; Matt
1996	Bullet	No	No	No	Actor; Young Boy #3 - Buck Teeth
2006	Other Music	Yes	No	No
2007	An Evening with P. Oswalt	Yes	No	No
2014	Food Club	Yes	Yes	Yes	Actor; Captain Woliner
2018	Origin Story	No	No	No	Very special thanks
2019	Mister America	No	No	No	Special thanks
2020	Borat Subsequent Moviefilm	Yes	No	No

Television[]


Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Editor	Notes
1989–91	Shining Time Station	No	No	No	No	Matt Jones; 22 episodes
2005–10	Shutterbugs	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	11 episodes
2007–08	Human Giant	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	14 episodes
2009	The Electric Company	Yes	No	No	No	Episode: "Scent of a Human"
	Delocated	No	No	No	Yes	Episode: "Pilot"
	Raaaaaaaandy!	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	3 episodes
	Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong	Yes	No	No	Yes	Television special
2009–10	Parks and Recreation	Yes	No	No	No	3 episodes
2010	Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening	Yes	No	No	Yes	Television special
	Funny or Die Presents	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	6 episodes
	MTV Movie Awards	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Television special
	Players	Yes	No	Yes	No	10 episodes
2011	Saturday Night Live	Yes	Yes	No	No	Episode: "Ed Helms/Paul Simon"
	Jon Benjamin Has a Van	Yes	No	No	No	2 episodes
	Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour	Yes	No	No	No	Television special
	Eagleheart	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	25 episodes
2012	Aziz Ansari: Dangerously Delicious	Yes	No	No	No	Television special
2012	New Girl	Yes	No	No	No	Episode: "Menzies"
2013	Good Morning Tri-State	Yes	No	No	No	Television short
2013	Nathan for You	Yes	No	No	No	2 episodes
2014	Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends	Yes	Yes	No	No	Television short
2014	Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories	No	Yes	No	No	7 episodes
2015	The Jack and Triumph Show	No	No	Yes	No	6 episodes
	W/ Bob and David	Yes	No	No	No	4 episodes
	Master of None	No	Yes	Yes	No	10 episodes
2015–18	The Last Man on Earth	Yes	No	No	No	12 episodes
2019	What We Do in the Shadows	Yes	No	No	No	2 episodes
2019	Trade Show Show	Yes	No	No	No	6 episodes

References[]

^ WTF With Marc Maron Episode 455: Jason Woliner

External links[]

[1] WTF With Marc Maron Episode 455: Jason Woliner

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