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Gary Fleder | |
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| Born | (1965-12-19)December 19, 1965 (age 59) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Children | 1 |
Gary Fleder (/ˈfleɪdər/;[1] born December 19, 1965) is an Americanfilm director,screenwriter, andproducer. His most recently completed film,Homefront, was released byOpen Road Films andMillennium Films in November 2013.[2] In recent years he has been a prolific director of television pilots.[3][4][5]
Fleder was born to aJewish family[6] in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of Lorraine and Harry Fleder.[7][8] A graduate ofBoston University and theUSC School of Cinematic Arts, Fleder began his television career in 1993 with an award-winning episode ofTales from the Crypt ("Forever Ambergris", starringSteve Buscemi andRoger Daltrey).[9] Since then, he has directed pilots and episodes of more than a dozen television series, includingL.A. Doctors,Blind Justice,The Evidence,The Shield,Life on Mars,Happy Town,Star-Crossed,Turn: Washington's Spies andKingdom.[10] He was an executive producer and frequent director ofOctober Road,Life Unexpected, andThe Art of More.[10]
Fleder directed "Subway" a 1996 episode ofHomicide: Life on the Street that earned aPeabody Award for its guest star,Vincent D'Onofrio.[11] He also collaborated with producerTom Hanks to direct an episode of theEmmy Award winning mini-seriesFrom the Earth to the Moon.
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead, Fleder's feature film debut, premiered at the1995 Cannes Film Festival.[12] This crime film, written by Fleder's Boston University classmate and frequent collaboratorScott Rosenberg, remains a cult favorite and has been credited with reviving the career ofTreat Williams.Denver marked Fleder's first work with several artists who have become recurring collaborators, including production designer/art directorNelson Coates, costume designer Abigail Murray, script supervisor Elizabeth Ludwick, and composerSteve Weisberg.
Since then, Fleder has directed a series of thrillers, includingKiss the Girls (1997), starringAshley Judd andMorgan Freeman;Don't Say a Word (2001), featuringBrittany Murphy andMichael Douglas;Impostor (2002), a sci-fi thriller based on aPhilip K. Dick short story, starringGary Sinise,Madeleine Stowe, andVincent D'Onofrio; andRunaway Jury (2003), starringJohn Cusack andAcademy Award winnersGene Hackman andDustin Hoffman, and based on the novel byJohn Grisham.
The Express, released in October 2008, starsDennis Quaid,Rob Brown, andCharles S. Dutton.The Express tells the story of Ernie Davis (1939–1963), the first African-American winner of theHeisman Trophy.
Fleder is a member of the Directors Guild's Special Projects Committee and has served as adjunct faculty at USC School of Cinema and Television. He and Scott Rosenberg sponsor an annual short screenplay contest at theRedstone Film Festival inBoston. He is depicted inBrian Michael Bendis' autobiographical graphic novelFortune & Glory, which follows Bendis' exploits when Hollywood comes calling to adapt one of his works into a film.
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