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Jake Kasdan
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Born:
October 28, 1974 in Detroit, MI
Biography:Rather than make his name writing splashy blockbusters akin to his father "Lawrence Kasdan"'s breakthrough script for "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), "Jake Kasdan" earned his prodigy stripes with the sly, low-budget film "Zero Effect" (1998) and his astute direction on several acclaimed TV series. Born in Detroit, Kasdan was immersed in filmmaking since his early childhood. Growing up on his father's sets, Kasdan appeared onscreen in "The Big Chill" (1983), "Silverado" (1985), and "The Accidental Tourist" (1988), but he knew that he really wanted to direct. Becoming a playwright while still in high school, Kasdan also worked as a production assistant on his father's mid-life crisis drama "Grand Canyon" (1991) and penned a behind-the-scenes book about the Western epic "Wyatt Earp" (1994). Though the book was scrapped after "Wyatt Earp" tanked at the box office, Kasdan established a positive... Full Biography
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Director Jake Kasdan on the set of "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" (Sony Pictures)
Director Jake Kasdan, left, with John C. Reilly on the set of "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" (Sony...
Writer/Director Jake Kasdan and Conner Rayburn at the Los Angeles premiere of "Walk Hard"...
Sony's Jonathan Kadin, director/producer/writer Jake Kasdan, Sony's Matt Tolmach, Sony's Amy Pascal...
Director/producer/writer Jake Kasdan, Sony's Amy Pascal, Sony's Matt Tolmach, John C. Reilly,...
Director/producer/writer Jake Kasdan and Will Ferrell at the Los Angeles premiere of "Walk...
Director/prodcuer/writer Jake Kasdan at the Los Angeles premiere of "Walk Hard" at...
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