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Terry Zwigoff

Film Director / Musician / Screenwriter / Film Producer | * 05/18/1949 (74) | Appleton, Wisconsin (United States of America (USA))
Terry Zwigoff (born May 18, 1949) is an American film director whose work often deals with misfits, antiheroes, and themes of alienation. He first garnered attention for his work in documentary filmmaking with Louie Bluie (1985) and Crumb (1995). After Crumb, Zwigoff moved on to write and direct fiction feature films, including the Academy Award-nominated Ghost World (2001) and Bad Santa (2003). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid. ...

Bad Santa

R

2003 | 3.3/5 | 1h 32min
Drama, Comedy, Crime
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Crumb director Terry Zwigoff’s first film is a true treat: a documentary about the obscure country-blues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong, member of the la ...

Louie Bluie

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1985 | 3.7/5 | 1h 15min
Documentary, Music
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This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a major pioneering role in the genesis of underground c ...

Crumb

R

1995 | 3.8/5 | 1h 59min
Documentary
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Two quirky, cynical teenaged girls try to figure out what to do with their lives after high school graduation. After they play a prank on an eccentric, middle aged record collector, one of them befrie ...

Ghost World

R

2001 | 3.6/5 | 1h 51min
Comedy, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Terry Zwigoff

Directors Guild of America Awards Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with Terry Zwigoff as Crew(9)

Directing/Director2006 Art School Confidential
Directing/Director2003 Bad Santa
Directing/Director2001 Ghost World
Writing/Screenplay2001 Ghost World
Directing/Director1995 Crumb
Production/Producer1995 Crumb
Writing/Writer1995 Crumb
Directing/Director1985 Louie Bluie
Production/Producer1985 Louie Bluie

TV Shows/Series with Terry Zwigoff as Crew(2)

Directing/Director2017 Budding Prospects
Directing/Director1988 POV

Full Name: Terry Zwigoff
Born: Wednesday, 05/18 1949 (May) in Appleton, Wisconsin (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 74 years + 337 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Educated at: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Member of: Writers Guild of America, West
Terry Zwigoff frequently works together with these people:
Daniel Clowes (4x, Crew)
John Malkovich (3x, Actor)
Andrew Walton (3x, Crew)
Freida Lee Mock (3x, Crew)
Nina Rosenblum (3x, Crew)
David Kitay (3x, Crew)
Laura Poitras (3x, Crew)
Robert Hoffman (3x, Crew)
Jamie Anderson (2x, Crew)
Barbara A. Hall (2x, Crew)
Curtis Taylor (2x, Actor)
John Nutt (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:493056, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/28/2024