Gregory Jacobs

Gregory "Greg" Jacobs is an American film director, assistant director, producer, and screenwriter. He has frequently collaborated with several film directors, most notably Steven Soderbergh. Jacobs has also been operating as a director himself, having overseen projects such as Criminal, Wind Chill and Magic Mike XXL.

Not to be confused with Shock G, also known as Gregory Jacobs.

Gregory Jacobs
Jacobs at the premiere of Magic Mike XXL in Sydney, Australia in July 2015
Born	Harrington Park, New Jersey, United States
Other names	Greg Jacobs
Alma mater	Tisch School of the Arts
Occupation	Film director, assistant director, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1987–present
Spouse(s)	Heather Jacobs[1]
Children	2[1]

Early life

Jacobs was born and raised in Harrington Park, New Jersey, where he was educated at Northern Valley Regional High School, Old Tappan.[2] Jacobs is the son of Rafael Jacobs, who works as a lawyer, and Marti Jacobs.[1] He has a brother, Douglas Jacobs, who is the president of Integrated Sports Media, a sports firm, located in Hoboken.[2] Jacobs is also a graduate of the Tisch School of the Arts.[3] During a hiatus from the school in 1986, he worked as an assistant director to John Sayles on the independent film Matewan.[2][4]

Career

Jacobs has been active as an assistant director in his career for film directors such as the Coen brothers, Richard Linklater, Sayles, John Schlesinger and Steven Soderbergh.[2] Jacobs first began cooperating with Soderbergh in 1993 on King of the Hill.[5][6] In 2004, Jacobs released Criminal, his first feature film as a director, which he also wrote the script and helped produce.[7] His second project was Wind Chill, announced in October 2005. It premiered in 2007.[8][9] In March 2014, it was reported that Jacobs would helm Magic Mike XXL, the sequel to the first film,[10][11] with Soderbergh acting instead as an executive producer, cinematographer and film editor.[10][12]

Awards

For his involvement as one of the producers of Behind the Candelabra, Jacobs won an Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Miniseries or Movie, which he shared along with Jerry Weintraub, Susan Ekins and Michael Polaire.[13] The same year, he was also the recipient of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series,[14] as well as the PGA Award, Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television.[15]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Notes
1989	Shag	Additional second assistant director
1990	Elliot Fauman, Ph.D.	Assistant director
	Tune in Tomorrow	Second assistant director
	Miller's Crossing	Second assistant director
1991	City of Hope	Second assistant director
	Thousand Pieces of Gold	Second assistant director
	Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare	Second assistant director
	Little Man Tate	Second assistant director
	Lonely Hearts	First assistant director
1992	Under Cover of Darkness	First assistant director
	The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag	Assistant production supervisor (Second unit)
	Simple Men	First assistant director
1993	Family Prayers	First assistant director
	The Music of Chance	First assistant director
	King of the Hill	First assistant director
	Naked in New York	First assistant director
1994	Foreign Student	Assistant director
	Amateur	First assistant director
1995	Before Sunrise	Associate producer
	The Underneath	First assistant director
	Pie in the Sky	First assistant director
1996	Eye for an Eye	First assistant director
	A Very Brady Sequel	First assistant director
1998	The Newton Boys	First assistant director
	Goodbye Lover	Assistant director
	Out of Sight	First assistant director
	I'll Be Home for Christmas	First assistant director
1999	The Limey	First assistant director
2000	Erin Brockovich	First assistant director
	Price of Glory	First assistant director (Second unit)
	Traffic	First assistant director
2001	Ocean's Eleven	First assistant director
2002	Full Frontal	Producer
	Solaris	Executive producer
2004	Criminal	Directorial debut; screenwriter, producer
	Eros	Segment: "Equilibrium"; producer
	Ocean's Twelve	Co-producer
2005	Bubble	Producer
2006	The Good German	Producer
2007	Ocean's Thirteen	Executive producer
	Wind Chill	Director
2008	Che	Executive producer
2009	The Girlfriend Experience	Producer
	The Informant!	Producer
2011	Contagion	Producer
	Haywire	Producer
2012	Magic Mike	Producer
2013	Side Effects	Producer
2014	Edge of Tomorrow	Producer
2015	Magic Mike XXL	Director, producer
	Blackway	Screenwriter, producer
2017	Logan Lucky	Producer
2019	The Laundromat	Producer
2021	Dog	Producer

Television

Year	Title	Notes
2013	Behind the Candelabra	Producer
2014–15	The Knick	20 episodes; executive producer
2014–17	Red Oaks	20 episodes; screenwriter, executive producer

References

1. Strauss, Robert (September 19, 2004). "In person; first take at directing for a film hand". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
2. Amdur, Neil (August 7, 2014). "Award-winning TV producer got start in Harrington Park Elementary film class". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
3. "Gregory Jacobs biography". São Paulo International Film Festival. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
4. Crust, Kevin (September 10, 2004). "Second banana to top dog". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
5. McCarthy, Todd (May 20, 1993). "Review: 'King of the Hill'". Variety. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
6. Salovaara, Sarah (June 30, 2015). "'Magic Mike XXL' Director Gregory Jacobs steps out of Steven Soderbergh's shadow". Indiewire. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
7. Chocano, Carina (September 10, 2004). "'Criminal' pulls off a fresh caper drama". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
8. Saney, Daniel (October 21, 2005). "Jacobs to direct 'Wind Chill' horror". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
9. Chang, Justin (April 27, 2007). "Review: 'Wind Chill'". Variety. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
10. "'Magic Mike' sequel will be called 'Magic Mike XXL,' directed by Steven Soderbergh's AD". The Huffington Post. March 29, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
11. White, James (March 30, 2014). "Greg Jacobs directing Magic Mike sequel". Empire. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
12. Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy (May 20, 2014). ""Retired" Steven Soderbergh will be lighting, shooting, and editing Magic Mike XXL". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
13. "Behind the Candelabra wins 11 Emmys; HBO picks up 27 in all". Home Box Office (HBO). September 23, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
14. "DGA Awards: The winners". The Hollywood Reporter. January 25, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
15. "25th Annual PGA Awards: First-Ever Tie For Best Motion Picture – 'Gravity' And '12 Years A Slave'; 'Breaking Bad' & 'Modern Family' Take Top TV Awards; Winners List". Deadline.com. January 19, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2015.

External links

• Gregory Jacobs on IMDb