Directors, Writers, and Producers
by katelynashleypodlashes | created - 26 Jan 2014 | updated - 17 Aug 2017 | Public
1. J.H. Wyman
Producer | Fringe
J.H. Wyman was born in Oakland, California, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Fringe (2008), Almost Human (2013) and Debris (2021).
2. Steven Spielberg
Producer | Schindler's List
One of the most influential personalities in the history of cinema, Steven Spielberg is Hollywood's best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. He has an extraordinary number of commercially successful and critically acclaimed credits to his name, either as a director, ...
3. Nicholas Sparks
Writer | Safe Haven
Nicholas Sparks was born on December 31, 1965 in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1988 and is one of the more critically-acclaimed authors of the past 5 years. He is the author of 5 best-selling books, including "The Notebook" and "The Rescue". Eleven of his books, ...
4. J.J. Abrams
Producer | Lost
Jeffrey Jacob Abrams was born in New York City and raised in Los Angeles, the son of TV producer parents. At 15, he wrote the music for Don Dohler's Nightbeast (1982). In his senior year of college, he and Jill Mazursky teamed up to write a feature film, which became Taking Care of Business (1990)....
5. Adam Horovitz
Actor | While We're Young
After leaving his band "The Young And The Useless", Adam Horovitz joined Mike D and Adam Yauch in the Beastie Boys, opening for Madonna on her famous "Like a Virgin" tour.
Adam has also appeared in films such as Lost Angels (1989) with Donald Sutherland and Roadside Prophets (1992) with John Doe. He...
6. Adam Horowitz
Producer | Lost
Adam Horowitz spent three years working as a vendor at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY selling ice cream, hot dogs, soda, and beer. During his time with the team, they went 212-273 and never finished higher than fifth place in the American League's Eastern Division. Since he left the team, the ...
7. Edward Kitsis
Producer | Lost
Edward Kitsis was born on February 4, 1971 in Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Lost (2004), Once Upon a Time (2011) and Tron: Legacy (2010).
8. Jane Espenson
Producer | Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Jane Espenson was born on July 14, 1964 in Ames, Iowa, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), Husbands (2011) and Game of Thrones (2011).
9. Jeff Pinkner
Producer | Fringe
Jeff Pinkner is known for Fringe (2008), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) and Alias (2001).
10. Akiva Goldsman
Writer | A Beautiful Mind
Akiva Goldsman was born on July 7, 1962 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for A Beautiful Mind (2001), Batman & Robin (1997) and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022).
11. Alfonso Cuarón
Producer | Gravity
Alfonso Cuarón Orozco was born on November 28th 1961 in Mexico City, Mexico. From an early age, he yearned to be either a film director or an astronaut. However, he did not want to enter the army, so he settled for directing. He didn't receive his first camera until his twelfth birthday, and then ...
12. Michael Bay
Producer | Armageddon
A graduate of Wesleyan University, Michael Bay spent his 20s working on advertisements and music videos. His first projects after film school were in the music video business. He created music videos for Tina Turner, Meat Loaf, Lionel Richie, Wilson Phillips, Donny Osmond and Divinyls. His work won...
13. John Gatins
Writer | Flight
John Gatins was born on April 16, 1968 in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Flight (2012), Real Steel (2011) and Norbit (2007).
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