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Sam Hoffman(I)

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  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Sam Hoffman
Sam Hoffman is known for Humor Me (2017), Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and Old Jews Telling Jokes (2009).
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    Known for

    Elliott Gould in Humor Me (2017)
    Humor Me
    6.1
    • Producer
    • 2017
    Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
    Moonrise Kingdom
    7.8
    • Producer
    • 2012
    Old Jews Telling Jokes (2009)
    Old Jews Telling Jokes
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Producer(2009)
    • 2009
    Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
    Madam Secretary
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Furious
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Aasif Mandvi, Katja Herbers, and Mike Colter in Evil (2019)
      Evil
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022–2024
    • Patrick Dempsey in Ways & Means (2021)
      Ways & Means
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
      Madam Secretary
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • producer ...
      • 2014–2019
    • Elliott Gould in Humor Me (2017)
      Humor Me
      6.1
      • produced by
      • 2017
    • Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton in 5 Flights Up (2014)
      5 Flights Up
      6.2
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo in Begin Again (2013)
      Begin Again
      7.4
      • executive producer
      • 2013
    • Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
      Moonrise Kingdom
      7.8
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Allison Janney, Adam Brody, Hugh Laurie, Alia Shawkat, and Leighton Meester in The Oranges (2011)
      The Oranges
      5.8
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Every Day (2010)
      Every Day
      5.7
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • Old Jews Telling Jokes (2009)
      Old Jews Telling Jokes
      7.7
      TV Series
      • producer (2009)
      • 2009
    • Russell Crowe, Jon Foster, and Sophie Traub in Tenderness (2009)
      Tenderness
      5.4
      • co-producer
      • 2009
    • The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
      The Darjeeling Limited
      7.2
      • line producer: New York
      • 2007
    • Jason Biggs and Isla Fisher in Wedding Daze (2006)
      Wedding Daze
      5.6
      • producer
      • 2006

    Director

    • Carrie Preston in Elsbeth (2024)
      Elsbeth
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Aasif Mandvi, Katja Herbers, and Mike Colter in Evil (2019)
      Evil
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Preston Truman Boyd in T'aint Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do (2021)
      T'aint Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do
      Video
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
      Madam Secretary
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2019
    • Elliott Gould in Humor Me (2017)
      Humor Me
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Old Jews Telling Jokes (2009)
      Old Jews Telling Jokes
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • The Ride Home (2000)
      The Ride Home
      6.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2000

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
      Madam Secretary
      7.8
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • 2016
    • Unforgettable (2011)
      Unforgettable
      6.8
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • 2011
    • Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Allison Janney, Adam Brody, Hugh Laurie, Alia Shawkat, and Leighton Meester in The Oranges (2011)
      The Oranges
      5.8
      • second unit director
      • 2011
    • Saoirse Ronan in Hanna (2011)
      Hanna
      6.7
      • first assistant director: New York
      • 2011
    • Drew Barrymore and Justin Long in Going the Distance (2010)
      Going the Distance
      6.3
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 2010
    • Every Day (2010)
      Every Day
      5.7
      • first assistant director
      • second unit director
      • 2010
    • Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep in It's Complicated (2009)
      It's Complicated
      6.6
      • first assistant director: second unit, New York
      • 2009
    • Russell Crowe, Jon Foster, and Sophie Traub in Tenderness (2009)
      Tenderness
      5.4
      • second unit director (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • The Bronx Is Burning (2007)
      The Bronx Is Burning
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • second unit director
      • 2007
    • Jason Biggs and Isla Fisher in Wedding Daze (2006)
      Wedding Daze
      5.6
      • second unit director
      • 2006
    • Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, and Nathan Lane in The Producers (2005)
      The Producers
      6.4
      • first assistant director
      • 2005
    • Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Cate Blanchett, Bud Cort, Anjelica Huston, Michael Gambon, and Owen Wilson in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
      The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
      7.2
      • first assistant director
      • 2004
    • Jack Black in School of Rock (2003)
      School of Rock
      7.2
      • first assistant director
      • 2003
    • Porn 'n Chicken (2002)
      Porn 'n Chicken
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • second unit director
      • 2002
    • Bill Murray, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Jonah Meyerson, and Grant Rosenmeyer in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
      The Royal Tenenbaums
      7.6
      • first assistant director
      • 2001

    Production Department

    • Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct (1992)
      Basic Instinct
      7.1
      • production assistant (uncredited)
      • 1992
    • Bed & Breakfast (1991)
      Bed & Breakfast
      5.5
      • production assistant
      • 1991
    • Harrison Ford and Annette Bening in Regarding Henry (1991)
      Regarding Henry
      6.7
      • production assistant (uncredited)
      • 1991
    • John Cusack and James Spader in True Colors (1991)
      True Colors
      6.3
      • production assistant
      • 1991
    • Robert De Niro and Robin Williams in Awakenings (1990)
      Awakenings
      7.8
      • set production assistant
      • 1990
    • Meryl Streep and Roseanne Barr in She-Devil (1989)
      She-Devil
      5.7
      • production assistant
      • 1989

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • Official Site of Spitting Cobra Films
      • Old Jews Telling Jokes
    • Spouse
      • Andrea Crane(2 children)

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      Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania.

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