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Weitz' paternal grandparents escaped Nazi Germany, before which his grandfather was a successful textile manufacturer, with the family being intimates of writer Christopher Isherwood and actress Marlene Dietrich.
Aug 6, 2015 · LOS ANGELES — The filmmaking brothers Paul and Chris Weitz, who have had their movie hits and misses since breaking through with the blockbuster 1999 teen sex comedy “American Pie,” had...
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- Laura M. Holson
Christopher John Weitz is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter who is known for Antz, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, American Pie, About a Boy, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps and The Golden Compass. He is married to Mercedes Martinez since 2006 and has three children.
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His father was a German Jewish immigrant, who left the country because of the Nazi regime. His maternal grandfather was a Czech Jewish immigrant, and his maternal grandmother, who was Mexican, had Mexican, and some Irish, ancestry. Son of Susan Kohner. 15 more.
- November 30, 1969
Aug 27, 2018 · In Weitz’ case, there may be personal reasons for that, having grown up with a father who had been born in Germany to a prominent Jewish family, left in the 30s, and came back during the war as...
Nov 7, 2023 · THE CREATOR was written by Chris Weitz and Gareth Edwards. THE CREATOR scribe takes me on a tour through his family's long Hollywood history, the evolution of his craft, and the balance he's finally found as a filmmaker.
Feb 15, 2022 · The Weitz brothers are her grandsons, and they will produce with their Depth of Field cohort Andrew Miano, along with Pancho Kohner. He is their uncle and author of The Sweetheart of Mexico,...
