Jake Kasdan

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Birthday
1974-10-28

Jake Kasdan - , Director, Producer, Writer, Executive Producer, Screenplay known for his work in such projectsAdvice for working with the Map of emotions: «Silverado» (1985), «Jumanji: The Next Level» (2019), «The Big Chill» (1983), «Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle» (2017), «Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story» (2007),

Jake Kasdan (born Jacob Kasdan; 28 October 1974) is an American television and film director.

Kasdan was born in Detroit, the son of Meg (née Goldman), a writer, and writer-director Lawrence Kasdan.  His younger brother, Jon Kasdan, also works in the film and television industry as an actor and writer. He is married to singer/songwriter Inara George of The Bird and the Bee.

Kasdan has directed four theatrical films: Zero Effect (1998), Orange County (2002), The TV Set (2007) and Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007). He has also worked in television, most notably with Judd Apatow, as a consulting producer on Freaks and Geeks and as a director on Undeclared. He has also directed numerous stage productions.

In 2006, Kasdan received his first Golden Globe nomination for Walk Hard: Best Original Song (shared with John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow, and Marshall Crenshaw), but lost to "Guaranteed" from Into the Wild (written by Eddie Vedder).

As a child, he made several appearances in his father's movies such as The Big Chill and Silverado (in the former he is an autograph seeker at a funeral and in the latter a stable boy).

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The most significant works of Jake Kasdan

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

Position: Screenplay, Director, Producer
Silverado
Silverado (1985)
Character: Stable Boy
Orange County
Orange County (2002)

Position: Director
The Big Chill
The Big Chill (1983)
Character: Autograph Seeker
Zero Effect (1998)

Position: Director, Producer, Writer
The Accidental Tourist (1988)
Character: Scott Canfield
Bad Teacher
Bad Teacher (2011)

Position: Director, Executive Producer
Friends with Kids
Friends with Kids (2012)

Position: Producer
Sex Tape
Sex Tape (2014)

Position: Director, Executive Producer
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)

Position: Director, Executive Producer


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