Steven Brill (filmmaker)

Steven Brill (born May 27, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, director, and screenwriter. He directed and co-wrote Little Nicky and directed Mr. Deeds, Without A Paddle, Heavyweights, and Drillbit Taylor. He has had cameo roles in all three Mighty Ducks movies, and appeared in The Wedding Singer, Mr. Deeds and Knocked Up, although his role in the latter has been miscredited to Judd Apatow. He also appeared as the Barfly in Sex, Lies, and Videotape.

For the journalist, see Steven Brill (journalist).

Steven Brill
Born	(1962-05-27) May 27, 1962 Utica, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, director, screenwriter
Years active	1989–present
Spouse(s)	Ruthanna Hopper[1]

As a director, Brill was one of the central players (alongside Harvey Weinstein) in the 2007/2008 Fanboys reshoot/editing controversy.[2][3][4]

Education

Steve Brill attended high school (1976-1980) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Brill graduated from Boston University's Film School. There he studied with poet Derek Walcott and collaborated with Marc Maron on screenplays and standup comedy during a tumultuous formative period discussed on the 500th episode of WTF with Marc Maron.[5]

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Note
1992	The Mighty Ducks	No	Yes
1994	D2: The Mighty Ducks	No	Yes	Celebrity at Party
1995	Heavyweights	Yes	Yes	Feature Directorial Debut
1996	D3: The Mighty Ducks	No	Yes
1999	Late Last Night	Yes	Yes	TV movie
2000	Ready to Rumble	No	Yes
2000	Little Nicky	Yes	Yes
2002	Mr. Deeds	Yes	No	uncredited cameo as Violin Player
2004	Without a Paddle	Yes	No
2007	The Weekend	Yes	No	TV movie
2008	Drillbit Taylor	Yes	No
2013	Movie 43	Yes	No
2014	Walk of Shame	Yes	Yes
2016	The Do-Over	Yes	No
2017	Sandy Wexler	Yes	No	[6]
TBA	Hubie Halloween	Yes	No	Netflix movie

As actor

• Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) – Barfly
• Going Overboard (1989) – Priest
• Genuine Risk (1990) – Jimmy
• Postcards from the Edge (1990) – Assistant Director
• Edward Scissorhands (1990) – Dishwasher Man
• Almost an Angel (1990) – 2nd Male Teller
• Dead Silence (1991) – Tommy
• Batman Returns (1992) – Gothamite No. 1
• The Mighty Ducks (1992) – Frank Huddy
• The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them (1992) – George/French TV Announcer
• Aspen Extreme (1993) – Waiter
• When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) – Madras Tie Guy
• D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994) – Celebrity at Party
• Don't Do It (1994) – Waiter/Phone Sex
• French Exit (1995) – Ben
• D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996) – Arcade Attendant
• The Wedding Singer (1998) – Glenn's Buddy
• Big Daddy (1999) – Castellucci
• Joe Dirt (2001) – Cop at Crime Scene
• Mr. Deeds (2002) – Violin Player (uncredited cameo)
• Knocked Up (2007) – Ben's Boss
• Drillbit Taylor (2008) – Doctor

References

1. "Hollywood confidential". The Scotsman. January 17, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
2. Star Wars fans fight back
3. Slashfilm podcast
4. Star Wars fans vs Harvey Weinstein
5. Wtfpod.com
6. The Hollywood Reporter

External links

• Steven Brill on IMDb
• Steven Brill at AllMovie