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Gregory J. Mottola[1] (born July 11, 1964)[2] is an American film director, screenwriter, and television director.

Greg Mottola
Mottola in 2009
Born	Gregory J. Mottola (1964-07-11) July 11, 1964 (age 58) Dix Hills, New York, U.S.
Education	Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) Columbia University (MFA)
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, television director
Spouse	Sarah Allentuch
Children	3

Life and career

Mottola grew up in Dix Hills, New York,[3] in a Catholic family of Italian and Irish descent.[4] He received his BFA in art from Carnegie Mellon University and MFA in film from Columbia University.[5]

He 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.

Adventureland (2009) is a "first love" story about a group of college-age kids working at an amusement park in the 1980s. The film starred Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and received critical praise.[6][7]

He directed Paul, a science fiction/comedy film 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.[8]

As of 2011^[update], 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.[9]

Later on, he returned to TV series, such as The Dangerous Book for Boys.

Personal Life

Mottola is married to Sarah Allentuch and has three children.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
1989	Swingin' in the Painter's Room	Yes	No	Short film
1996	The Daytrippers	Yes	Yes	Feature directorial debut
2007	Superbad	Yes	No
2009	Adventureland	Yes	Yes
2011	Paul	Yes	No
2013	Clear History	Yes	No	Television film
2016	Keeping Up with the Joneses	Yes	No
2022	Confess, Fletch	Yes	Yes

Television

Year	Show	Episode	Notes
2001	Undeclared	"Addicts"
		"Sick in the Head"
		"Eric Visits Again"
2002		"Jobs, Jobs, Jobs"
		"Truth or Dare"
		"The Perfect Date"
2003	The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke	"Pilot"	Unaired television pilot[10]
	Arrested Development	"Charity Drive"
		"Visiting Ours"
2004		"Storming the Castle"
	Cracking Up	"Scared Straight"
2005	The Comeback	"Valerie Demands Dignity"
		"Valerie Saves the Show"
2012	The Newsroom	"We Just Decided To"
		"The 112th Congress"
		"The Greater Fool"
2018	The Dangerous Book for Boys	"How to Play Poker"
		"How to Walk on the Moon"
2020	Dave	"The Gander"
		"Dave's First"
		"Hypospadias"

References

External links

• Greg Mottola at IMDb 
• Greg Mottola on Twitter
• Greg Mottola on NPR

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Грегори Джей «Грег» Моттола (англ. Gregory J. «Greg» Mottola[1], род. 11 июля 1964)[2] — американский кинорежиссёр и сценарист.

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