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3Barry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953) is an American film/TV director and former cinematographer for Creator/TheCoenBrothers. Known for having directed films such as ''Film/TheAddamsFamily'' and its sequel, ''Addams Family Values'', along with the ''Film/MenInBlack'' trilogy.
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5Behind the scenes, he's known for his quirk of directing while [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DACpXevXkAED2Xe.jpg dressed as a cowboy]] sometimes [[https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2012/04/27/barryonsaddle_custom-3588a248bc095cf46252861f23f7079e7dc30d8d-s1100-c15.jpg astride a saddle mounted on a wheeled cart]].
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7!!Films and television series directed with pages on TV Tropes:
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9* ''Film/TheAddamsFamily'' (1991)
10** ''Addams Family Values'' (1993)
11* ''Film/{{For Love or Money|1993}}'' (1993)
12* ''Film/GetShorty'' (1995)
13* ''Film/MenInBlack'' (1997)
14** ''Film/MenInBlackII'' (2002)
15** ''Film/MenInBlack3'' (2012)
16* ''Film/WildWildWest'' (1999)
17* ''Series/{{The Tick|2001}}'' (2001-2002)
18* ''Film/BigTrouble'' (2002)
19* ''Film/{{RV}}'' (2006)
20* ''Series/PushingDaisies'' (2007-2009)
21* ''Film/{{Nine Lives|2016}}'' (2016)
22* ''Series/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents'' (2017-2019)
23* ''Series/{{Schmigadoon}}'' (2021-present)
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26!! Tropes associated with Barry Sonnenfeld's work
27* AuthorAppeal: Sonnenfeld, even as a director of photography, loves frenetic Steadicam shots.
28* GenreRoulette: From Westerns to Fantasy to Comedy, he seems to be a guy who likes to do a number of genres.
29* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: His movies usually have a very heartfelt and optimistic edge.

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