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Dean Parisot

  • Director
  • Producer
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Dean Parisot
Dean Parisot was born on 6 July 1952 in Wilton, Connecticut, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Galaxy Quest (1999), RED 2 (2013) and Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020). He was previously married to Sally Menke.
BornJuly 6, 1952
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BornJuly 6, 1952
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 8 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tim Allen in Galaxy Quest (1999)
    Galaxy Quest
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1999
    Anthony Hopkins, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Lee Byung-hun in RED 2 (2013)
    RED 2
    6.6
    • Director
    • 2013
    Keanu Reeves, William Sadler, Alex Winter, Kristen Schaal, Sharon Gee, Anthony Carrigan, Samara Weaving, Kid Cudi, and Jack Haven in Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
    Bill & Ted Face the Music
    5.9
    • Director
    • 2020
    Shia LaBeouf and Evan Rachel Wood in Charlie Countryman (2013)
    Charlie Countryman
    6.3
    • Producer
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Director

    • Keanu Reeves, William Sadler, Alex Winter, Kristen Schaal, Sharon Gee, Anthony Carrigan, Samara Weaving, Kid Cudi, and Jack Haven in Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
      Bill & Ted Face the Music
      5.9
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman in Good Girls (2018)
      Good Girls
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018–2019
    • Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant in Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
      Santa Clarita Diet
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Elijah Wood and Samuel Barnett in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016)
      Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in Grace and Frankie (2015)
      Grace and Frankie
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2016
    • Lizzy Caplan, Michael Sheen, Caitlin FitzGerald, and Annaleigh Ashford in Masters of Sex (2013)
      Masters of Sex
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Timothy Olyphant in Justified (2010)
      Justified
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012–2015
    • Anthony Hopkins, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Lee Byung-hun in RED 2 (2013)
      RED 2
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Julianna Margulies in The Good Wife (2009)
      The Good Wife
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010–2011
    • Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
      Modern Family
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • The Deep End (2010)
      The Deep End
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • See Kate Run
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Tony Shalhoub in Monk (2002)
      Monk
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002–2009
    • Area 57 (2007)
      Area 57
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Jim Carrey in Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
      Fun with Dick and Jane
      6.2
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2005

    Producer

    • Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman in Good Girls (2018)
      Good Girls
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Elijah Wood and Samuel Barnett in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016)
      Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Shia LaBeouf and Evan Rachel Wood in Charlie Countryman (2013)
      Charlie Countryman
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Area 57 (2007)
      Area 57
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2007
    • Amy Brenneman, Kathy Baker, Vincent Angell, and Michael O'Neill in ATF (1999)
      ATF
      4.9
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1999
    • Bakersfield P.D. (1993)
      Bakersfield P.D.
      8.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1993

    Cinematographer

    • LeVar Burton in Reading Rainbow (1983)
      Reading Rainbow
      8.4
      TV Series
      • segment director of photography
      • director of photography
      • 1986–1996
    • Ready for the World: Oh Sheila (1985)
      Ready for the World: Oh Sheila
      5.8
      Music Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 1985
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    Personal details

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    • Born
      • July 6, 1952
      • Wilton, Connecticut, USA
    • Spouse
      • Sally MenkeAugust 9, 1986 - September 27, 2010 (her death, 2 children)
    • Parents
        Ellen Lewis

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      Father, with Sally Menke, of Lucas and Isabella.

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