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Neil Norman Burger (born November 22, 1963) is an American filmmaker. He is known for the fake-documentary Interview with the Assassin (2002), the period drama The Illusionist (2006), Limitless (2011), and the sci-fi action film Divergent (2014), based on the dystopian novel of the same name by Veronica Roth.[2]

Neil Burger
Burger in June 2015
Born	Neil Norman Burger (1963-11-22) November 22, 1963 (age 58) Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Occupation	Film director, writer, producer
Years active	1987-present
Notable work	Interview with the Assassin, The Illusionist, Limitless, Divergent
Spouse	Diana Warner Kellogg ​ ​ (m. 1997)​ [1]

Life and career

Neil Norman Burger was born in 1963 in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States of America.

After graduating from Yale University with a degree in fine arts,^{[citation needed]} Burger became involved with experimental film in the 1980s and went on to direct music videos for such alternative artists as the Meat Puppets.^{[citation needed]} Burger approached MTV in 1991 with the idea to create and direct a series of promotional spots for what would be the MTV Books: Feed Your Head campaign against aliteracy.^{[citation needed]} In association with Ridley Scott Associates, Burger directed commercials for companies such as Mastercard, IBM and ESPN, and created a series of television spots for Amnesty International and their campaign for prisoners of conscience.^{[citation needed]}

Burger made his directorial feature debut with Interview with the Assassin in 2002, which he also wrote. The film won the Best Feature Film category at the Woodstock Film Festival and Avignon Film Festival, while receiving nominations for three Independent Spirit Awards including Best First Film and Best First Screenplay.^{[citation needed]}

Burger’s follow up feature was The Illusionist starring Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti. Burger’s screenplay for the film was based on the short story "Eisenheim the Illusionist" by Steven Millhauser. The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and opened the 2006 Seattle International Film Festival and the 2007 Deauville Film Festival. The Illusionist was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2007 Independent Spirit Awards and Best Cinematography at the 2007 Academy Awards.^{[citation needed]}

Additional credits include the 2007 post Iraq War indie drama The Lucky Ones starring Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins, and Michael Peña; and Limitless (2011), starring Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro, which opened number one at the box office and grossed over $160 million worldwide.[3][4]

In 2014, Burger directed film Divergent, based on the novel by Veronica Roth. Shailene Woodley starred in the film alongside Theo James, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, and Ashley Judd. The film, released by Lionsgate, grossed over $280 million worldwide. Making it his most commercially successful film to date.

Following Divergent, Burger directed the first two episodes of Showtime’s Wall Street drama Billions, starring Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis. He then served as an executive producer on CBS’s TV adaptation of Limitless. Additional credits include the Divergent series films Insurgent (2015) and Allegiant (2016).[5]

Burger most recently directed The Upside,[6] a remake of the French hit The Intouchables. Starring Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart, the film was theatrically released in January 2019.[7]

Burger currently resides in New York City with his wife, the architect Diana Kellogg, and family.[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Writer
1991	Books: Feed Your Head	Yes	No	No
2002	Interview with the Assassin	Yes	No	Yes
2006	The Illusionist	Yes	No	Yes
2007	The Lucky Ones	Yes	Yes	Yes
2011	Limitless	Yes	Executive	No
2012	The Asset	Yes	No	No
2014	Divergent	Yes	No	No
2016	The Jury	Yes	No	No
	Billions	Yes	Executive	No
2017	The Upside	Yes	No	No
2021	Voyagers	Yes	Yes	Yes
TBA	The Marsh King's Daughter	Yes	No	No
TBA	Summer Frost[8]	Yes	No	No

Executive producer only

• The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)
• The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016)

References

External links

• Neil Burger at IMDb
• Neil Burger on Twitter

На других языках

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- [en] Neil Burger

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[es] Neil Burger

Neil Norman Burger (Greenwich; Connecticut; 22 de noviembre de 1963) es un director de cine y televisión, guionista y productor estadounidense. Es más conocido por haber dirigido el falso documental Interview with the Assassin en 2002, la película El ilusionista en 2006 (protagonizada por Edward Norton y Jessica Biel) y la película Sin límites (2011), protagonizada por Bradley Cooper, entre otros trabajos.

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[ru] Бёргер, Нил

Нил Норман Бёргер (англ. Neil Norman Burger) — американский кинорежиссёр, сценарист и продюсер. Получил известность, сняв такие картины, как «Интервью с убийцей», «Иллюзионист» и «Области тьмы».

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