Jude Weng (Chinese name: Weng Fei-fei/"翁菲菲") is a Taiwanese-born American director, writer and producer of episodic streaming/TV and feature films.
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Born | Taipei, Taiwan |
Occupation | Television director |
Nationality | American |
Notable works | Fresh Off The Boat |
Weng's episodic experience includes both multi- and single-camera half-hour comedies as well as one-hour dramas. Directing credits include Black-ish[1] (ABC), The Good Place[2] (NBC), iZombie[3] (The CW), Crashing[4] (HBO), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt[5] (Netflix), and Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) as well as multiple episodes of Fresh Off the Boat[6][7][8] (ABC), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend[9][10] (The CW), Life in Pieces[11][12] (CBS), Young Sheldon (CBS) and Call Me Kat (FOX). In 2019, Weng became the first Asian-American woman ever to direct a half-hour broadcast network pilot, the untitled single-camera comedy by writer/showrunner Jessica Gao.[13]
Weng's film credits include directing the Netflix original Finding 'Ohana, a family action-adventure,[14] and co-writing and co-producing Buddy Games, an action comedy, starring Dan Bakkedahl, Josh Duhamel, Nick Swardson, Kevin Dillon, James Roday, Dax Shepard, and Olivia Munn.[15]
Weng's professional training includes the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women,[16] Disney's ABC Directing Program,[17] Warner Bros. Television Directors’ Workshop,[18] and the HBOAccess Writing Fellowship.[19]