Dan Fogelman
Dan Fogelman (born February 19, 1976) is an American television producer and screenwriter whose screenplays include Tangled; Crazy, Stupid, Love; and the Pixar film Cars. He also created the 2012 television sitcom The Neighbors, the 2015 fairy tale-themed musical comedy series Galavant, the 2016 tragedy series This Is Us, and the 2016 baseball drama series Pitch.
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Fogelman at the premiere of Life Itself, 2018 Toronto Film Festival | |
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Occupation | Television producer, screenwriter |
Known for | This Is Us |
Spouse(s) | Caitlin Thompson ( m. 2015) |
Biography
Fogelman grew up in what he has called an "endearingly dysfunctional" Jewish family[1] in River Vale, New Jersey.[2] He attended Pascack Valley High School in nearby Hillsdale.[3] He and his mother, Joyce,[4] took a road trip from New Jersey to Las Vegas that became the basis for his 2012 film comedy The Guilt Trip, starring Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen as a mother and son on a cross-country road trip.[1] His father, named Marty, became the namesake of the father in the 2012 television sitcom The Neighbors created by Fogelman, who has a sister who inspired the family daughter in this series.[1]
Filmography
Film
Title | Year | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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Shit Happens | 2003 | Yes | Yes | No | Short film |
Cars | 2006 | No | Yes | No | |
Fred Claus | 2007 | No | Yes | No | |
Bolt | 2008 | No | Yes | No | Voice role: Billy |
Tangled | 2010 | No | Yes | No | |
Cars 2 | 2011 | No | Story | No | |
Crazy, Stupid, Love | 2011 | No | Yes | No | |
The Guilt Trip | 2012 | No | Yes | Executive | |
Last Vegas | 2013 | No | Yes | No | |
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | 2015 | No | No | Yes | |
Danny Collins | 2015 | Yes | Yes | No | Directorial Debut |
Life Itself | 2018 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Indiana Jones 5 | 2022 | No | Story | No | |
Honeymoon with Harry | TBA | No | Yes | No | |
Television
Title | Year | Writer | Executive Producer |
Creator | Notes |
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Like Family | 2003–2004 | Yes | Yes | Yes | All 23 episodes (Wrote episode ''Pilot'') |
The 12th Man | 2006 | Yes | Yes | No credit | Television film |
Lipshitz Saves the World | 2007 | Yes | Yes | No credit | Unsold pilot |
The Neighbors | 2012–2014 | Yes | Yes | Yes | All 44 episodes (wrote 8 episodes) |
Untitled NBA Project | 2015 | No | Yes | No credit | Television film |
The King of 7B | 2015 | Yes | Yes | No credit | Television film |
Galavant | 2015–2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | All 18 episodes (wrote 4 episodes) |
Grandfathered | 2015–2016 | Yes | Yes | No | All 22 episodes (wrote 2 episodes) |
Pitch | 2016 | Yes | Yes | Yes | All 10 episodes (wrote 3 episodes) |
This Is Us | 2016–present | Yes | Yes | Yes | All 74 episodes (wrote 13 episodes) |
References
- Pfefferman, Naomi (September 10, 2012). "'The Neighbors': Aliens next door". The Jewish Journal. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
- Youngmisuk, Ohm. "Derrick Ward goes from movie gofer to Giant attraction", Daily News (New York), September 30, 2007. Accessed August 19, 2013. "Dan Fogelman has a movie debuting this Christmas called Fred Claus starring Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti and Kevin Spacey.... Now the kid who used to run to get coffee and sandwiches is the starting running back for the New York Giants. 'It blows my mind,' says Fogelman, a lifelong Giants fan who grew up in River Vale, N.J."
- Gladstone, Douglas J. "This Is Us Is Back (Now Stop Sobbing); NJ native Dan Fogelman never imagined his hit series This Is Us would make viewers cry so much.", New Jersey Monthly, October 6, 2017. Accessed November 2, 2017. "'When I started showing the pilot to people it started happening,' says Fogelman, who grew up in River Vale and attended Pascack Valley High School in Hillsdale."
- Pfefferman, Naomi (July 26, 2011). "First crush to midlife dating". The Jewish Journal. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
External links
- Dan Fogelman on IMDb