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Barry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953) is an American filmmaker and television director. He originally worked as a cinematographer for the Coen brothers before directing films such as The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel Addams Family Values (1993), Get Shorty (1995), the Men in Black trilogy (1997–2012), and Wild Wild West (1999).
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Director: Men in Black. Barry Sonnenfeld was born and raised in New York City. He graduated from New York University Film School in 1978. He started work as director of photography on the Oscar-nominated In Our Water (1982).
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Director: Men in Black. Barry Sonnenfeld was born and raised in New York City. He graduated from New York University Film School in 1978. He started work as director of photography on the Oscar-nominated In Our Water (1982). Then Joel Coen and Ethan Coen hired him for Blood Simple (1984).
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Birthday: Apr 1, 1953. Birthplace: New York, New York, USA. One of the most commercially successful director-producers of the 1990s, Barry Sonnenfeld experienced precipitous ups and downs in a...
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit38%51%Producer23%66%Executive Producer14%41%Director67%70%DirectorOct 14, 2021 · Barry Sonnenfeld on the 30th Anniversary of ‘The Addams Family’ and Turning Down ‘Forrest Gump’. By Brent Lang. Paramount/Courtesy Everett Col. “ The Addams Family ,” the big-screen adaptation of...
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Mar 10, 2020 · March 10, 2020. BARRY SONNENFELD, CALL YOUR MOTHER. Memoirs of a Neurotic Filmmaker. By Barry Sonnenfeld.
Visual History with Barry Sonnenfeld. Interviewed by: Bo Welch. Barry Sonnenfeld looks back on his 31-year career, sharing his unique approach to directing comedic features ( The Addams Family, Men in Black, Big Trouble) and episodic television ( Pushing Daisies, Schmigadoon!, A Series of Unfortunate Events ). More...