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Paul Feig is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 17 september 1962 at Mount Clemens (USA)
Paul Samuel Feig (born September 17, 1962) is an American director, actor and author. He is best known for directing the 2011 film Bridesmaids, featuring Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy. Feig also directed the comedy films The Heat (2013) starring McCarthy and Sandra Bullock, and Spy (2015) which stars McCarthy, Jason Statham, and Jude Law.
He created the critically acclaimed show Freaks and Geeks and directed several episodes of The Office and Arrested Development; plus episodes of 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Mad Men and other television series. Feig has been nominated for two Emmy Awards for writing on Freaks and Geeks and three for directing on The Office. He is also known for playing Mr. Eugene Pool, Sabrina's science teacher, on the first season of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, as well as Tim, a camp counselor, in the film Heavyweights.
Carrière
Débuts en tant qu'acteur (1986-1997)
Ses débuts d'acteur se font dans la seconde moitié des années 1980, mais ses rôles les plus notables sont celui de Stanley dans Ski Patrol , Tim, directeur d'un camp pour obèse dans La Colo des gourmands et le professeur de sciences Eugene Pool dans la première saison de Sabrina, l'apprentie sorcière, tout en enchaînant des apparitions au cinéma (That Thing You Do!, Président ? Vous avez dit président ?, Harvard à tout prix, En cloque, mode d'emploi, Walk Hard).
Révélation télévisuelle (1997-2011)
Mais c'est derrière la caméra, en tant que réalisateur et scénariste qu'il va se faire une réputation : en 1999, il crée et co-produit la comédie dramatique adolescente Freaks and Geeks, qui échoue en termes d'audiences, mais est acclamée par la critique, et devient ainsi culte au bout de son unique saison. Il essaye alors de passer au grand écran : mais en 2003, le film dramatique I Am David, qu'il écrit et réalise, est un échec critique et commercial. Il revient donc à la télévision.
Il met donc en scène des épisodes de l'acclamée comédie Arrested Development entre 2004 et 2005. Et devient dans la foulée un réalisateur régulier de la comédie The Office, enfin un succès d'audiences. Il tente alors parallèlement de revenir au cinéma juste en réalisateur : la comédie Enfants non accompagnés parvient à peine à rembourser son budget.
Il continue donc à se diversifier à la télévision en mettant en scène des épisodes de Bored to Death, Mad Men et Weeds. Il repasse à la production pour les deux premières saisons de la comédie dramatique Nurse Jackie, dont il réalise une douzaine d'épisodes.
Confirmation cinématographique (2011-)
L'année 2011 marque un tournant : il réalise son dernier épisode de télévision en mettant en scène l'épisode de The Office marquant le départ de Steve Carell. Et il rencontre enfin le succès critique et commercial avec la comédie Mes meilleures amies, avec 288 millions de dollars de recettes mondiales, écrit par Kristen Wiig et Annie Mumolo.
Il enchaîne en 2013 avec le buddy-movie au féminin Les Flingueuses, qui associe la révélation de Mes meilleures amies, Melissa McCarthy, et la star Sandra Bullock. Le film convainc moins la critique, mais parvient à remplir les salles américaines.
En 2015, il confirme ce glissement vers le cinéma d'action, avec la comédie d'espionnage Spy, où il entoure cette fois Melissa McCarthy de Jude Law et Jason Statham. Il repasse enfin à l'écriture pour ce projet. Le film fonctionne moins aux États-Unis mais s'exporte bien, aidé par une critique très positive.
Un an avant, il est déjà annoncé comme réalisateur-scénariste d'un reboot « au féminin » de SOS Fantômes. SOS Fantômes (Ghostbusters), sorti en 2016.
Il réalise ensuite le thriller L'Ombre d'Emily, adaptation d'un roman de Darcey Bell, avec Anna Kendrick et Blake Lively. Le film reçoit des critiques généralement positives de la part de la presse américaine et réalise de bonnes performances au box-office. Il met ensuite en scène la comédie romantique Last Christmas, prévue pour 2019.
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Paul Samuel Feig (born September 17, 1962) is an American director, actor and author. He is best known for directing the 2011 film Bridesmaids, featuring Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy. Feig also directed the comedy films The Heat (2013) starring McCarthy and Sandra Bullock, and Spy (2015) which stars McCarthy, Jason Statham, and Jude Law.
He created the critically acclaimed show Freaks and Geeks and directed several episodes of The Office and Arrested Development; plus episodes of 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Mad Men and other television series. Feig has been nominated for two Emmy Awards for writing on Freaks and Geeks and three for directing on The Office. He is also known for playing Mr. Eugene Pool, Sabrina's science teacher, on the first season of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, as well as Tim, a camp counselor, in the film Heavyweights.
Biography
Né à Royal Oak, dans le Michigan, il a vécu à Mount Clemens. Feig est diplômé de la Chippewa Valley High School Class en 1980, suivi de la USC School of Cinema-Television quatre années plus tard.Carrière
Débuts en tant qu'acteur (1986-1997)
Ses débuts d'acteur se font dans la seconde moitié des années 1980, mais ses rôles les plus notables sont celui de Stanley dans Ski Patrol , Tim, directeur d'un camp pour obèse dans La Colo des gourmands et le professeur de sciences Eugene Pool dans la première saison de Sabrina, l'apprentie sorcière, tout en enchaînant des apparitions au cinéma (That Thing You Do!, Président ? Vous avez dit président ?, Harvard à tout prix, En cloque, mode d'emploi, Walk Hard).
Révélation télévisuelle (1997-2011)
Mais c'est derrière la caméra, en tant que réalisateur et scénariste qu'il va se faire une réputation : en 1999, il crée et co-produit la comédie dramatique adolescente Freaks and Geeks, qui échoue en termes d'audiences, mais est acclamée par la critique, et devient ainsi culte au bout de son unique saison. Il essaye alors de passer au grand écran : mais en 2003, le film dramatique I Am David, qu'il écrit et réalise, est un échec critique et commercial. Il revient donc à la télévision.
Il met donc en scène des épisodes de l'acclamée comédie Arrested Development entre 2004 et 2005. Et devient dans la foulée un réalisateur régulier de la comédie The Office, enfin un succès d'audiences. Il tente alors parallèlement de revenir au cinéma juste en réalisateur : la comédie Enfants non accompagnés parvient à peine à rembourser son budget.
Il continue donc à se diversifier à la télévision en mettant en scène des épisodes de Bored to Death, Mad Men et Weeds. Il repasse à la production pour les deux premières saisons de la comédie dramatique Nurse Jackie, dont il réalise une douzaine d'épisodes.
Confirmation cinématographique (2011-)
L'année 2011 marque un tournant : il réalise son dernier épisode de télévision en mettant en scène l'épisode de The Office marquant le départ de Steve Carell. Et il rencontre enfin le succès critique et commercial avec la comédie Mes meilleures amies, avec 288 millions de dollars de recettes mondiales, écrit par Kristen Wiig et Annie Mumolo.
Il enchaîne en 2013 avec le buddy-movie au féminin Les Flingueuses, qui associe la révélation de Mes meilleures amies, Melissa McCarthy, et la star Sandra Bullock. Le film convainc moins la critique, mais parvient à remplir les salles américaines.
En 2015, il confirme ce glissement vers le cinéma d'action, avec la comédie d'espionnage Spy, où il entoure cette fois Melissa McCarthy de Jude Law et Jason Statham. Il repasse enfin à l'écriture pour ce projet. Le film fonctionne moins aux États-Unis mais s'exporte bien, aidé par une critique très positive.
Un an avant, il est déjà annoncé comme réalisateur-scénariste d'un reboot « au féminin » de SOS Fantômes. SOS Fantômes (Ghostbusters), sorti en 2016.
Il réalise ensuite le thriller L'Ombre d'Emily, adaptation d'un roman de Darcey Bell, avec Anna Kendrick et Blake Lively. Le film reçoit des critiques généralement positives de la part de la presse américaine et réalise de bonnes performances au box-office. Il met ensuite en scène la comédie romantique Last Christmas, prévue pour 2019.
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Ferdinand (2017)
, 1h48Directed by Carlos Saldanha
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Bullfighting films
Actors John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez-LoCicero, Bobby Cannavale, David Tennant, Anthony Anderson
Rating67%
Dans la campagne espagnole, Ferdinand, un jeune taurillon, prend soin en secret d’ une fleur qui a poussé dans l’arène pendant que Valiente, Guapo et Bones, d’autres veaux, s’entrainent et s’affrontent comme le font leurs pères respectifs. L’arrivée du matador met le troupeau en émoi et les adultes rivalisent de force pour être sélectionnés. Raf, le père de Ferdinand, est choisi et part dans l’arène, convaincu qu’il reviendra bientôt mais le lendemain soir, Ferdinand comprend que son père est mort en voyant le camion revenir à vide. Il s’échappe alors, poursuivi par le propriétaire et parvient à monter dans un train de marchandises. Il en sort lors d’un arrêt et tombe dans une rivière escarpée ou il est recueilli par Nina, la fille d’un horticulteur. Celui-ci adopte Ferdinand qui grandit pendant deux ans dans un cadre idyllique, intégré à la famille.
Spy (2015)
, 2hDirected by Paul Feig
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Children's films
Actors Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Jude Law, Miranda Hart, Bobby Cannavale
Roles Drunken Guest at Paris Hotel (uncredited)
Rating69%
Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) is a desk-bound CIA analyst guiding her partner Agent Bradley Fine (Jude Law) on a mission to Varna from a CIA office in the Washington, D.C. area. Fine kills Tihomir Boyanov after he sneezes without first finding a suitcase nuke whose location is known only to Boyanov. Meanwhile, the agency learns that Boyanov's daughter Rayna (Rose Byrne) might know the location of her father's device, so they send Fine to infiltrate her home. However, Rayna shoots Fine dead while Susan watches online. Rayna knows the identities of all the agency's top agents, including Fine and Rick Ford (Jason Statham). Susan, who is unknown to Rayna, volunteers to become a field agent, and her boss, Elaine Crocker (Allison Janney), agrees. Ford quits in disgust over Susan being chosen for the assignment.
The Heat (2013)
, 1h57Directed by Paul Feig
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Feminist films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Political films, Buddy films, Children's films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Rapaport, Demián Bichir, Tony Hale, Dan Bakkedahl
Roles Doctor (uncredited)
Rating65%
FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) is a very skilled and effective investigator in New York City, but is despised by her fellow agents for her arrogance and condescending attitude. In Boston, she meets Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy), a skilled but foulmouthed and rebellious police officer with the Boston Police Department. Ashburn's by-the-book philosophy clashes with Mullins' rugged and violent style of police work. Under pressure from Hale (Demián Bichir), her FBI boss, Ashburn reluctantly agrees to team up with Mullins.
Bad Teacher (2011)
, 1h32Directed by Jake Kasdan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about education, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Lucy Punch, Jason Segel, Phyllis Smith, John Michael Higgins
Roles Dad at Carwash
Rating56%
Elizabeth Halsey is an immoral, gold-digging Chicago-area middle school teacher who curses at her students, drinks heavily, smokes marijuana, and shows movies while sleeping through class. She plans to quit teaching and marry her wealthy fiancé, Mark, but when he dumps her after learning she is only after his money, Elizabeth must resume her job. She tries to win over substitute teacher Scott Delacorte, who is also wealthy because his family runs a watch company. Amy Squirrel, a dedicated but overly enthusiastic colleague, also pursues Scott while the school's gym teacher, Russell Gettis, makes it clear that he likes Elizabeth romantically; she, however, is not interested in him.
Bridesmaids (2011)
, 2h5Directed by Paul Feig
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Political films, Buddy films, Films about marriage
Actors Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper
Roles Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Rating67%
Annie Walker (Kristen Wiig) is a single woman in her late 30s. Following the failure of her bakery, she lost her boyfriend and her savings, forcing her to take a job as a sales clerk in a jewelry store and to share an apartment with an obnoxious roommate Gil (Matt Lucas) and his sister Brynn (Rebel Wilson). Her business's failure was so painful that she has given up baking entirely. She has a no-strings-attached sexual relationship with the self-absorbed Ted (Jon Hamm) but hopes for something more from him. Her best friend, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), is virtually her only source of happiness.
Knocked Up (2007)
, 2h9Directed by Judd Apatow
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Pregnancy films, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill
Roles Fantasy Baseball Guy
Rating68%
Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl) is a career-minded woman who has just been given an on-air role with E! and is living in the pool house with her sister Debbie's (Leslie Mann) family. Ben Stone (Seth Rogen) is laid-back and sardonic. He lives off funds received in compensation for an injury and sporadically works on a celebrity porn website with his roommates (Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Jason Segel and Martin Starr), in between smoking marijuana or going off with them at theme parks such as Knott's Berry Farm. While celebrating her promotion, Alison meets Ben at a local nightclub. After a night of drinking, they end up having sex. Due to a misunderstanding, they don't use protection: Alison uses the phrase "Just do it already" to encourage Ben to put the condom on, but he misinterprets this to mean to dispense with using one. The following morning, they quickly learn over breakfast that they have little in common and go their separate ways, which leaves Ben visibly upset.
, 1h36Directed by Jake Kasdan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Musical films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Raymond J. Barry, Margo Martindale, Kristen Wiig, Tim Meadows
Roles Different DJ (uncredited)
Rating67%
Dewey Cox begins his quest for stardom in Springberry, Alabama in 1946. While playing with his brother Nate, Dewey accidentally cuts his brother in half at the waist with a machete. This leads Dewey's father to frequently repeat the phrase "The wrong kid died" throughout the film. The trauma causes Dewey to lose his sense of smell – "you've gone smell blind," states Dewey's mother. After his brother's death is announced by a physician making a housecall, Dewey's mother sends him to the local store to buy some butter and a candle. There, he meets a blues guitarist, who lets Dewey play his guitar. Dewey is a natural.
I Am David (2003)
, 1h30Directed by Paul Feig
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Jim Caviezel, Joan Plowright, Hristo Chopov, Lucy Russell, Silvia De Santis, Francesco De Vito
Roles American Man
Rating70%
Seven years after World War II, a 12-year-old boy named David (Ben Tibber) escapes a Stalinist labor camp in Bulgaria where he has spent his entire life. He sets out on a risky journey to Denmark, initially believing he is on an important mission to deliver a letter, but eventually discovering that the "mission" was to reunite him with his mother, of whom he only has faint memories. Along his journey, he faces danger, fear, loneliness, hunger, and encounters various people.
Stealing Harvard (2002)
, 1h25Directed by Bruce McCulloch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Jason Lee, Tom Green, Leslie Mann, Dennis Farina, Richard Jenkins, John C. McGinley
Roles Electrician
Rating50%
John Plummer (Jason Lee) is engaged to Elaine Warner (Leslie Mann), and intends to use his life savings of $30,000 to put a down payment on a house. He works for Elaine's father, Mr. Warner (Dennis Farina), who already considers John unworthy of his daughter. Simultaneously, John's niece Noreen (Tammy Blanchard), daughter of John's sister, Patty (Megan Mullally), is accepted to Harvard University, but needs an additional $30,000 on top of her grants and scholarships. Noreen shows John an old videotape where he promised to pay for Noreen's college. John now has a moral and financial dilemma – disappoint his fiancée or disappoint his niece and take away her only chance to escape from poverty.
My Fellow Americans (1996)
, 1h41Directed by Peter Segal
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure
Themes Politique, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Political films, Road movies, Buddy films
Actors Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd, John Heard, Wilford Brimley, Sela Ward
Roles Reporter #2
Rating64%
Republican Senator Russell Kramer of Ohio (Jack Lemmon) wins the Presidential election, narrowly defeating archrival Democratic Governor Matt Douglas of Indiana (James Garner). Four years later, Douglas wins a landslide victory over the now-incumbent Kramer. Another four years later, Kramer's former Vice President, William Haney (Dan Aykroyd), defeats Douglas. His Vice President, Ted Matthews (John Heard), is widely seen as an idiot, and becomes a continuing embarrassment for the administration. A further three years later, Kramer is spending his time writing books and speaking at various inconsequential functions, while Douglas is finishing his own book and going through a divorce.
That Thing You Do! (1996)
, 1h48Directed by Tom Hanks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry, Tom Hanks
Roles KMPC DJ
Rating69%
In 1964, Guy Patterson (Tom Everett Scott) is an aspiring jazz drummer who works at his family's Erie, Pennsylvania, appliance store. Jimmy Mattingly (Johnathon Schaech) and Lenny Haise (Steve Zahn) ask Guy to sit in with their band at the annual Mercyhurst College talent show, because their regular drummer Chad (Giovanni Ribisi) has broken his arm. The last member of the group is the bass player, who is never referred to by name (Ethan Embry). The group rehearses a ballad titled "That Thing You Do". Jimmy's girlfriend, Faye Dolan (Liv Tyler), is inspired by Guy's reaction to the song (he exclaims, "Wonderful!") and names the group "The Oneders" (pronounced "Wonders"); a running gag has various people mispronouncing it as "Oh-need-ers".
Heavyweights (1995)
, 1h40Directed by Steven Brill
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Children's films
Actors Aaron Schwartz, Ben Stiller, Tom McGowan, Tim Blake Nelson, Jeffrey Tambor, Jerry Stiller
Roles Tim
Rating65%
As school ends for the summer, Gerald Garner (Aaron Schwartz) is sent by his parents to Camp Hope, a weight loss camp for boys. Despite worrying at first, Gerry makes friends easily at camp and learns that Camp Hope is actually a lot of fun and won't be nearly as bad as he thinks. (As one veteran of the camp put it, Gerald is "not the fat kid, everyone's the fat kid.") He also discovers that the other campers have smuggled in enough junk food to easily stave off the hunger pangs and probably counteract any weight loss that the camp programs cause.
, 1h23Directed by David Zucker, Peter Segal
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Fred Ward, George Kennedy, Anna Nicole Smith, Kathleen Freeman
Roles Oscar Audience Member
Rating64%
Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) has retired from Police Squad and lives a basically happy life with his wife, Jane Spencer-Drebin (Priscilla Presley). It remains "basically happy" because police work has been Frank's meaning of life, and he feels unhappy about not being able to legally take on criminals anymore. Additionally, Jane tries to push him into siring a child, but Frank does not have the courage to go through this yet. It comes as a blessing to him when his old friends Ed Hocken (George Kennedy) and Nordberg (O.J. Simpson) come by and ask for his help in an investigation. The Police Squad has caught wind that a well-known bomber named Rocco Dillon (Fred Ward), who is currently incarcerated, has been hired by a terrorist (Papshmir, known from the first movie) to conduct a major terrorist act against the United States. An important contact, Tanya Peters (Anna Nicole Smith), Rocco's girlfriend, proves to be a dead end, so Drebin is asked to join Dillon undercover in prison, befriend him, and then leak details of the plan to his colleagues. However, the first part of the mission – by pure accident – proves to be extremely taxing; Jane becomes frustrated both at Frank's sudden unwillingness to engage in his marital duties and the suspicion that he is doing police work again, and storms out of the house.
Ski Patrol (1990)
, 1h31Directed by Richard Correll
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Themes Sports films
Actors Roger Rose, T. K. Carter, Leslie Jordan, Paul Feig, Ray Walston, Martin Mull
Roles Stanley
Rating51%
Des instructeurs de ski doivent faire face à un riche et snob promotteur, et ses sbires qui tentent de miner la sécurité des pentes par leurs manigances douteuses. *Ce film a été doublé en joual*
Three O'Clock High (1987)
, 1h37Directed by Phil Joanou
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Teen movie
Actors Casey Siemaszko, Richard Tyson, Anne Ryan, Jeffrey Tambor, Philip Baker Hall, John P. Ryan
Roles Hall Monitor
Rating70%
Meek high school student Jerry Mitchell (Casey Siemaszko) and his kid sister Brei (Stacey Glick) have the house to themselves as their parents are on vacation. Jerry's day begins badly when he wakes late, and gets worse when he nearly wrecks his car while driving his sister and his school friend Franny (Anne Ryan) to Weaver High School, where the students this morning are gossiping about the new student Buddy Revell (Richard Tyson), a violent delinquent who has transferred in today from Continuation, a school for at-risk students.