Andrew Jarecki | |
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 Jarecki at the2025 Sundance Film Festival | |
| Born | (1963-03-24)March 24, 1963 (age 62) United States |
| Occupation | Film director |
Andrew Jarecki (born March 24, 1963) is an Americanfilmmaker,musician, andentrepreneur. He is best known for the Emmy-winningdocumentary seriesThe Jinx. He is also known for thedocumentary filmCapturing the Friedmans, which won eighteen international prizes including theGrand Jury Prize at theSundance Film Festival and theNew York Film Critics Circle award, and was nominated for anAcademy Award.[1][2]
Jarecki graduated fromPrinceton University in 1985.[3] He is the co-founder andCEO ofMoviefone, which provides film schedules over the Internet and telephone and was sold toAOL in 1999.[4] With producerJ. J. Abrams, Jarecki co-wrote thetheme song toFelicity, "New Version of You", in 2000.[5]
Jarecki's 2003 documentary about a family,Capturing the Friedmans, his first feature, began as an offshoot from a short film he was making about birthday party clowns, which was titledJust a Clown and released in 2004.[6] Jarecki went on to direct the narrative featureAll Good Things starringRyan Gosling,Kirsten Dunst, andFrank Langella. The film, inspired by the life of millionaireRobert Durst and the unsolved disappearance of his wife Kathie, was released in 2010.[7] Along with filmmaking partnerMarc Smerling, Jarecki also produced the 2010 documentary filmCatfish,[8] and co-produced and directed the documentary seriesThe Jinx, which aired onHBO in 2015.[9] Jarecki plays the drums and sings backing vocals on Bikini Robot Army's single "Joe Strummer's House".[5]
Jarecki directed the 2018Netflix comedy seriesBumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell.[10]
Jarecki is the son of financier-philanthropistHenry Jarecki, the brother of documentary filmmakerEugene Jarecki,[11] finance executive Thomas A. Jarecki, and the half-brother of filmmakerNicholas Jarecki.[12]
Jarecki lives inNew York City with his wife, Nancy Jarecki, and their three children.
| Year | Film or TV series | Credited as | Note | |||
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| Director | Producer | Writer | Composer | |||
| 2000 | Felicity | Yes | TV series - theme music composer | |||
| 2003 | Capturing the Friedmans | Yes | Yes | Documentary feature | ||
| 2004 | Just a Clown | Yes | Documentary short | |||
| 2010 | All Good Things | Yes | Yes | Narrative feature | ||
| 2010 | Catfish | Yes | Documentary feature | |||
| 2013 | Catfish: The TV Show | Yes | Executive producer, episode: "Derek & Kristen" | |||
| 2015–24 | The Jinx | Yes | Yes | Yes | HBO documentary miniseries | |
| 2018 | Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell | Yes | Netflix three-part series | |||
| 2025 | The Alabama Solution | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary feature | |
