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Glenn Ficarra
American screenwriter and director
American screenwriter and director
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Glenn Ficarra |
| image | Glenn Ficarra (6146978302).jpg |
| caption | Glenn Ficarra at the Sydney Crazy, Stupid, Love. premiere in September 2011. |
| nationality | American |
| occupation |
Glenn Ficarra is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He has frequently collaborated with John Requa.
Early life
Ficarra is the son of Marianne and Robert F. Ficarra, grandchild of Theresa (née Filippone) and Frank Ficarra, and brother of Chris Ficarra. Ficarra attended St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel Township, New Jersey.
Ficarra met John Requa at Pratt Institute, where both were studying film.
Career
After college Requa and Ficarra went to work in animation for the TV channel Nickelodeon.
As writers they wrote the comedy films Cats & Dogs (directed by Lawrence Guterman), Bad Santa (directed by Terry Zwigoff), and Bad News Bears (directed by Richard Linklater).
In 2009 they made their directorial debut with their self-penned I Love You Phillip Morris, based on the life of con man Steven Jay Russell. For their writing on this film, Ficarra and Requa received a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Their subsequent release was the comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and Julianne Moore, again directed with Requa, released in July 2011.
With Requa and Charlie Gogolak he has formed the production company Zaftig Films.
The pair also directed Focus, starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie, and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, starring Tina Fey and Robbie.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Cats & Dogs | Also voiced Dimitri Kennelkoff/The Russian; | ||
| Also credited as co-producer | ||||
| 2003 | Bad Santa | |||
| 2005 | Bad News Bears | |||
| 2009 | I Love You Phillip Morris | |||
| 2011 | Crazy, Stupid, Love | |||
| 2015 | Focus | |||
| 2016 | Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | |||
| 2018 | Smallfoot | Also producer | ||
| 2021 | Jungle Cruise |
Executive producer
- Storks (2016)
- DC League of Super-Pets (2022)
Television
| Year | Title | Director | Executive | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer | Writer | Notes | |||
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Episode "Flight of the Donnie" | |||
| 1998–2000 | The Angry Beavers | 16 episodes | |||
| 2013 | Back in the Game | Co-directed "Pilot", co-wrote "Who's on First" | |||
| 2015–2018 | Patriot | ||||
| 2016–2018 | This is Us | 7 episodes | |||
| 2017 | Controversy | TV movie | |||
| 2020 | neXt | Co-directed 2 episodes | |||
| 2022 | WeCrashed | ||||
| 2023 | Rabbit Hole | ||||
| 2025 | Paradise | Co-directed 4 episodes |
References
References
- "Theresa Ficarra Obituary (2008) - Newark, NJ - The Star-Ledger".
- (13 June 2019). "Scenes from the 2019 Gala".
- (January 24, 2020). "Catholic Schools Week 2020 – Celebrating the contributions of Catholic school graduates!". trentonmonitor.com.
- (March 20, 2011). "Directors' Fortnight". quinzaine-realisateurs.com.
- (January 4, 2011). "Writers Guild Awards". [[Writers Guild of America]].
- (March 20, 2011). "'Phillip Morris' duo to launch Zaftig Films". Variety.com.
- (February 11, 2015). "Filming Starts for the Taliban Shuffle Adaptation, Starring Tina Fey". comingsoon.net.
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