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| 4 | Paul Samuel Feig (born September 17, 1962 in Mount Clemens, Michigan) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. |
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| 6 | Feig is best known for directing medium-to-big budget comedies, often starring Creator/MelissaMcCarthy. They first worked together on 2011's ''Film/{{Bridesmaids}}'', and they repeated the streak with 2013's ''Film/TheHeat'', 2015's ''Film/{{Spy}}'', and the [[Film/{{Ghostbusters|2016}} 2016 reboot]] of ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}''. 2018's ''Film/ASimpleFavor'', his first film without [=McCarthy=] since ''Bridesmaids'', pivots from his usual style to that of a black comedy thriller. |
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| 8 | He's also known for his work in television, notably creating the short-lived cult series ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'', and producing ''Series/{{The Office|US}}''. Feig has also directed many episodes of other series and created ''Series/OtherSpace'' for the short-lived Yahoo! Screen service. |
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| 10 | In addition to his directing, writing, and producing, Feig is also a prolific character actor, with some of his best-known works (as an actor) being the 1995 film ''Film/{{Heavyweights}}'', and the Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' , based on the Creator/ArchieComics character [[ComicBook/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch of the same name]]. |
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| 12 | ! Selected filmography: |
| 13 | !! As actor |
| 14 | * ''Film/DirtyDancing'' (1988 -- 1989) as Norman Bryant |
| 15 | * ''Series/ItsGarryShandlingsShow'' (1990) as Chester Bass |
| 16 | * ''Film/{{Heavyweights}}'' (1995) as Tim The Camp Counselor |
| 17 | * ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' (1996 -- 1997) as Mr. Eugene Pool |
| 18 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Ferdinand}}'' (2017) as Picador (voice) |
| 19 | !! As director |
| 20 | !!! '''Film''' |
| 21 | [[index]] |
| 22 | * ''Film/UnaccompaniedMinors'' (2006) |
| 23 | * ''Film/{{Bridesmaids}}'' (2011) |
| 24 | * ''Film/TheHeat'' (2013) |
| 25 | * ''Film/{{Spy}}'' (2015) [[note]]also writer and producer[[/note]] |
| 26 | * ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|2016}}'' (2016) [[note]]also co-writer and executive producer[[/note]] |
| 27 | * ''Film/ASimpleFavor'' (2018) |
| 28 | * ''Film/LastChristmas'' (2019)[[note]]also producer[[/note]] |
| 29 | * ''Film/TheSchoolForGoodAndEvil2022''[[note]]also producer and co-writer[[/note]] |
| 30 | [[/index]] |
| 31 | !!! '''Television''' |
| 32 | * ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' (2004 -- 2005) |
| 33 | * ''Series/{{The Office|US}}'' (2005 -- 2011) [[note]]also producer[[/note]] |
| 34 | * ''Series/{{Weeds}}'' (2005 -- 2007) |
| 35 | * ''Series/MadMen'' (2007) |
| 36 | * ''Series/ThirtyRock'' (2007) |
| 37 | * ''Series/ParksAndRecreation'' (2009) |
| 38 | * ''Series/BoredToDeath'' (2009) |
| 39 | * ''Series/NurseJackie'' (2009 -- 2010) |
| 40 | !! '''As producer''' |
| 41 | * ''Series/FreaksAndGeeks'' (1999) [[note]]also creator, writer, and pilot director[[/note]] |
| 42 | * ''Series/OtherSpace'' (2015) [[note]]also creator, writer, and executive producer[[/note]] |
| 43 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThePeanutsMovie'' (2015) |
| 44 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Ferdinand}}'' (2017) |
| 45 | * ''Series/TheJoelMcHaleShowWithJoelMcHale'' (2018) |
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| 47 | !!Tropes & Trivia about his career: |
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| 49 | * AuthorAppeal: He prefers writing and using female protagonists in his films. |
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