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Barry Sonnenfeld

Film Director / Cinematographer / Actor / Film Producer / Photographer / Television Producer | * 04/01/1953 (71) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Documentaries | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. ...

Men in Black

PG-13

1997 | 3.6/5 | 1h 38min
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
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Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when ...

Men in Black 3

PG-13

2012 | 3.3/5 | 1h 46min
Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
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Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, De ...

Addams Family Values

PG-13

1993 | 3.5/5 | 1h 34min
Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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Legless Southern inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President U.S. Grant. Only two men can stop him: gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and invento ...

Wild Wild West

PG-13

1999 | 2.7/5 | 1h 46min
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction, Western
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Awards & Nominations for Barry Sonnenfeld

Primetime Emmy Awards Directors Guild of America Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
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Movies with Barry Sonnenfeld as Actor(22)

as Cat (voice)2016 Nine Lives
as himself2012 Partners in Time: The Making of 'MIB 3'
as Husband Watching Launch2012 Men in Black 3
as Irv2006 RV
as himself2006 RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
as himself2006 Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
as himself2006 Robin Williams: A Family Affair
as himself2003 Misery Loves Company
as himself2003 Shooting 'Miller's Crossing': A Conversation with Barry Sonnenfeld
as himself2002 MIB ADR
as Confused Sports Radio Call In (voice)2002 Big Trouble
as Neuralyzed Father2002 Men in Black II
as himself2002 Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to Comedy
as himself2002 Cosmic Symphonies: Elfman in Space
as himself2002 Design in Motion: The Look of 'Men in Black II'
as himself2000 Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
as himself1999 It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)1997 Men in Black
as Doorman1995 Get Shorty
as Mr. Glicker1993 Addams Family Values
as Page Calling for Barton Fink (uncredited)1991 Barton Fink
as Marty's Vomiting (voice) (uncredited)1984 Blood Simple

TV Shows/Series with Barry Sonnenfeld as Actor(3)

as Ike Anwhistle2017 A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Mr. Tamerlane (voice)2017 A Series of Unfortunate Events
as himself2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Movies with Barry Sonnenfeld as Crew(39)

Production/Producer2022 Disenchanted
Production/Executive Producer2019 Men in Black: International
Directing/Director2016 Nine Lives
Directing/Director2012 Men in Black 3
Production/Producer2008 Space Chimps
Production/Producer2007 Enchanted
Directing/Director2006 RV
Production/Executive Producer2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Production/Producer2004 The Ladykillers
Directing/Director2002 Big Trouble
Production/Producer2002 Big Trouble
Directing/Director2002 Men in Black II
Production/Producer2000 The Crew
Directing/Director1999 Wild Wild West
Production/Producer1999 Wild Wild West
Production/Executive Producer1998 Out of Sight
Directing/Director1997 Men in Black
Directing/Director1995 Get Shorty
Production/Executive Producer1995 Get Shorty
Directing/Director1993 For Love or Money
Directing/Director1993 Addams Family Values
Directing/Director1991 The Addams Family
Camera/Director of Photography1990 Miller's Crossing
Camera/Director of Photography1990 Misery
Directing/Second Unit Director1990 Misery
Camera/Director of Photography1989 When Harry Met Sally...
Camera/Director of Photography1988 Big
Camera/Director of Photography1987 Three O'Clock High
Camera/Director of Photography1987 Raising Arizona
Camera/Director of Photography1987 Throw Momma from the Train
Camera/Director of Photography1986 Classified Love
Crew/Projection1986 Home of the Brave
Camera/Director of Photography1986 Welcome Home, Bobby
Camera/Additional Photography1986 Wisdom
Crew/Cinematography1985 Compromising Positions
Camera/Director of Photography1984 Blood Simple
Camera/Additional Photography1984 Violated
Crew/Cinematography1983 How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Crew/Cinematography1982 In Our Water

TV Shows/Series with Barry Sonnenfeld as Crew(16)

Production/Executive Producer2021 Schmigadoon!
Directing/Director2021 Schmigadoon!
Directing/Director2017 A Series of Unfortunate Events
Production/Executive Producer2017 A Series of Unfortunate Events
Creator/Creator2017 A Series of Unfortunate Events
Production/Executive Producer2016 The Tick
Directing/Director2007 Pushing Daisies
Production/Producer2007 Pushing Daisies
Directing/Director2007 Notes from the Underbelly
Production/Producer2007 Notes from the Underbelly
Directing/Director2001 The Tick
Production/Producer2001 The Tick
Production/Producer2000 Secret Agent Man
Creator/Creator2000 Secret Agent Man
Directing/Director1998 Maximum Bob
Production/Producer1998 Maximum Bob

Full Name: Barry Sonnenfeld
Born: Wednesday, 04/01 1953 (April) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 71 years + 24 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Hampshire College
Other names for Barry Sonnenfeld (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"배리 소넨펠드"
Barry Sonnenfeld frequently works together with these people:
Ethan Coen (18x, Crew)
Graham Place (15x, Crew)
Joel Coen (14x, Crew)
Skip Lievsay (13x, Crew)
Bo Welch (12x, Crew)
Will Smith (10x, Actor)
Rick Baker (8x, Crew)
Tommy Lee Jones (7x, Actor)
Rob Reiner (7x, Actor)
Paul N.J. Ottosson (7x, Crew)
Walter F. Parkes (7x, Crew)
Ben Edlund (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:14395, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/31/2024