Jake Kasdan

Born: 1974-10-28

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)

Profession: Director, producer, screenwriter

Nationality: America

Representative Works: Orange County, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Welcome to the Jungle, Jumanji: The Next Level

Jake Kasdan (Jake Kasdan), born on October 28, 1974 in Detroit, State of Michigan , is an American director, producer, and screenwriter.

In 1983, starred in his first movie " The Big Chill ", thus entering the show business circle. In 1988, starred in the drama " The Accidental Tourist ". In 1991, he worked as a production assistant for the crime movie " Grand Canyon " and moved behind the scenes. In 1998, his first film " Zero Effect ", which he wrote and directed, was released, which was shortlisted for a focus unit of the 51st Cannes International Film Festival ^[1] . In 2002, directed the comedy film " Orange County " ^[2] . In 2006, he directed the comedy film ""Premiere ^[3] . In 2007 , he wrote and directed the comedy movie " Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story " ^[4] , and his theme song "Walk Hard" was shortlisted for the 51st Grammy Awards for Best Film and Television Song, and the 65th US Movie Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song Award ^[5-6] .

In 2011, directed the comedy film " Bad Teacher " ^[7] . In 2012, with the sitcom " New Girl Season 1 ", he won the 64th Primetime Emmy Award for Best Director in a Comedy Series ^[8] . In 2014, the comedy film " Sex Tape " directed by him was released ^[9] . In 2017, directed the adventure action movie " Welcome to the Jungle ", which won a global box office of US$962 million ^[10-11] . In 2019, he served as the director, screenwriter, and producer of the adventure action movie " Jumanji: The Next Level ", which has a global box office of 790 million US dollars ^[12-13] .

Performing Experience

In 1999, he co-directed the play " Freaks and Geeks " with Judd Apatow . In 2001, he co-directed the play "Major Undecided" with Judd Apatow. In 2002, directed the comedy film " Orange County " co-starred by Colin Lewes Dillingham , Jack Black, and Scholer Fisker . In 2006, he directed the comedy film " "Premiere .

In 2007, he co-directed the play " Californication Season 1 " with Stephen Hopkins and Tom Kapinos ; in the same year, he wrote and directed the comedy film " Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story " co-starring by John Christopher Reilly and Jenna Fischer . The theme of his creation The song "Walk Hard" was shortlisted for the 51st Grammy Awards for Best Film and Television Song, and the 65th American Film Golden Globe for Best Original Song . In 2008, the play "The Second Season of California Extravagance " directed by him was broadcast.

In 2011, directed the comedy film " Bad Teacher " starring Cameron Diaz and Justin Randall Timberlake . In 2012, with the sitcom " New Girl Season 1 ", he won the 64th Primetime Emmy Award for Best Director in a Comedy Series . In 2014, his comedy film " Sex Tape " was released, which was co-starred by Jason Segel and Cameron Diaz . In 2015, directed the drama "The Lawyer Brothers" co-starring Rob Lowe and Fred Savage .

In 2017, directed the adventure action movie " Welcome to the Jungle " co-starring Dwayne Douglas Johnson , Kevin Darnell Hart , Jack Black, etc. , which won a global box office of 962 million US dollars . In 2019, he served as the director, screenwriter, and producer of the adventure action movie " Jumanji: The Next Level ", which has a global box office of 790 million U.S. dollars .

Personal Life

Jake Kasdan's father Lawrence Kasdan is a director, screenwriter and producer, his mother Meg Kasdan is also a screenwriter and producer, and his younger brother Jon Kasdan is a screenwriter . His wife Inara George is a member of the birdandthebee music group , and they have three children (a son, twin sisters) .

Character Evaluation

Jake Kasdan is very good at shooting comedy and has a clear idea about the film . He knows every character in the film well, and he is even more familiar with the characters than the actors, and he also trusts the actors . In the movie "Bad Teacher", director Jake Kasdan's attempt to promote and suppress in the first half is very obvious. But it seems that Jake Kasdan used too much force, making the latter part neither foreshadowing nor logical to be found . The movie "Welcome to the Jungle" benefited from the wonderful action clips meticulously conceived and shot by director Jake Kasdan. He skillfully balanced the action and humor elements in the film and added emotional characters .

Extended Reading

Fresh Off the Boat reviews

Sadye 2022-04-01 08:01:02

Every character is alive

This is my favorite family comedy. The later ones are not as good as this one. Everyone is so three-dimensional and vivid. My favorite is the boss Eddie. He is really a big warm man. The second child, Emory, is also a small warm man with high emotional intelligence. The third child is a character...
Laurence 2022-04-01 08:01:02

really funny drama

Father, mother, eldest son, all attractive
I don't think it's ironic about the Chinese

Fresh Off the Boat short comments

Roslyn 2022-04-01 08:01:02

I still know this drama through Ali Wong, the first-generation immigrant sense of the characters is not very obvious, otherwise it would be more funny. It is said that Kangaroo Country also released a Chinese-American protagonist this year, which is far from it.
Orie 2022-04-05 09:01:07

Episode 10 The third brother's moe version of The Grudge~~~ The only thing they can't stand is their strange accent. It's over, the more I look at it, the more I think it's better in China