Greg Mottola (1)

Greg Mottola (born July 11, 1964) is an American film director, screenwriter, and television director. Mottola wrote and directed the 1996 independent film The Daytrippers, then concentrated for several years on directing in television for series such as Undeclared and Arrested Development. More recently, he has directed the feature films Superbad, Adventureland, and Paul.

Mottola grew up in Dix Hills, New York, in a Catholic family of Irish and Italian descent. He received his BFA in art from Carnegie Mellon University and MFA in film from Columbia University.

Mottola directed Adventureland, set in the 1980s, a "first love" story about a group of college-age kids working at an amusement park. The protagonist's plans go awry when circumstances cause him to miss out on a backpacking trip to Europe with his friends. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and received critical praise.[citation needed]

Mottola's 2011 science fiction/comedy film Paul is about two comic book nerds (played by the film's screenwriters Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) who meet an alien named Paul while vacationing in the US.

As of 2011 Mottola is writing a screenplay based on Leanne Shapton's Important Artifacts and Personal Property From the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion and Jewelry, to be produced by Natalie Portman and Plan B Entertainment.

Mottola is married to Sarah Allentuch and has three children. wiki

Director (13 credits)
2016 Las apariencias engañan (directed by)
2012-2014 The Newsroom (TV Series) (4 episodes)
2013 Clear History (TV Movie)
2011 Paul
2009 Adventureland
2007 Supersalidos
2005 The Comeback (TV Series) (2 episodes)
2004 Cracking Up (TV Series) (1 episode)
2003-2004 Arrested Development (TV Series) (3 episodes)
2003 The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke (TV Movie)
2001-2002 Undeclared (TV Series) (6 episodes)
1996 The Daytrippers
1988 Swingin' in the Painter's Room (Short)
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