Max Winkler (director)
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 Winkler at the 2011 Miami International Film Festival showing of Ceremony | |
| Born | Max Daniel Winkler August 18, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, television director |
| Years active | 1993, 2006–present |
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Max Daniel Winkler (born August 18, 1983) is an American screenwriter and film and television director. He is best known for directing the film Ceremony (2010), starring Michael Angarano and Uma Thurman. The film was Winkler's feature film directorial debut.[1]
Life and career[]
Born in Los Angeles, California, he is the son of Stacey Weitzman and actor Henry Winkler.[2] He is of Jewish descent, and his grandparents were Holocaust survivors.[3] As a child, he had a small role in the 1993 film Cop and a Half, a film his father directed.[1] In the fourth season of Arrested Development, he portrayed a younger version of his father's character, Barry Zuckerkorn, during flashback sequences.
Prior to directing Ceremony, Winkler was a producer for a number of short films and was an executive producer of the John Stockwell-directed film Cat Run (2011). His television directing credits include the internet series Clark and Michael (also producer) and Wainy Days, The New Normal and New Girl.
He is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts.[4]
Filmography[]
Director[]
- Clark and Michael (TV series, also producer, 2006)
- The King of Central Park (short film, also producer and writer, 2006)
- Wainy Days (TV series, also co-writer for the episode "Dorvid Days", 2007)
- Ceremony (also writer, 2010)
- The New Normal (TV series, four episodes, 2012)
- New Girl (TV series, three episodes, 2013)
- Fresh Off the Boat (TV series, 1 episode, 2015)
- The Grinder (TV series, 1 episode, 2015)
- Casual (TV series, 2 episodes)
- Flower (also writer, 2017)
- Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (1 episode, 2017)
- Jungleland (also writer, 2019)[5]
- Cruel Summer (1 episode, 2021)
- American Horror Stories (1 episode, 2021)
Producer[]
- Ten Fingers (short film, executive producer, 2010)
- Cat Run (executive producer, 2011)
- It's Not You It's Me (2012)
Other credits[]
- Cop and a Half (actor, 1993)
- A Cut Above (short film, production designer, 2006)
- Arrested Development (actor, 2013)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Max Winkler, Son of Henry, Channels His Impetuous Inner Child for 'Ceremony'". 7x7. 2011-04-19. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ Kaufman, Amy (2011-04-12). ""Ceremony" director Max Winkler - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/archives/henry-winkler-success-story-fueled-by-faith-in-judaism/article_99a25459-3aca-54a6-ac00-bc339f92d537.html
- ^ Hart, Hugh (2011-04-01). "Henry Winkler's son makes a movie". SFGate. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Max Winkler On the Brotherly Love of 'Jungleland'". Awardsdaily - The Oscars, the Films and everything in between. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
External links[]
- Max Winkler at IMDb
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