Feig, Paul 1962-

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Feig, Paul 1962-

PERSONAL

Born September 17, 1962, in Royal Oak, MI; married; wife's name, Laurie. Education: Attended Wayne State University; University of Southern California, graduated, 1984.

Addresses:

Agent—William Morris Agency, 1 William Morris Pl., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Actor, director, producer, and writer. Performed as a standup comedian. Universal Studios, worked as a tour guide.

Awards, Honors:

Emmy Award nominations, outstanding writing for a comedy series, 2000 and 2001, both for Freaks and Geeks; San Diego Film Festival Award, best feature film, 2003, Crystal Heart Award, Heartland Film Festival, 2003, Audience Award, best advance screening, 2003, Queens Spirit Award, best feature film, Queens Film Festival, 2004, and Camie Award (with others), Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards, 2006, all for I Am David.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Emerson, Zombie High (also known as The School that Ate My Brain), Cinema Group, 1987.

Hall monitor, Three O'Clock High, Universal, 1987.

Stanley, Ski Patrol, Triumph Releasing, 1990.

Member of Academy Awards audience, Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, Paramount, 1994.

Tim, Heavyweights, Buena Vista, 1995.

KMPC disc jockey, That Thing You Do!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996.

Second reporter, My Fellow Americans, Warner Bros., 1996.

Clark, Life Sold Separately, Flaming Shrimp Productions, 1997.

Renfester, Statical Planets, Visual Story Tools, 1997.

Messenger, Bad Dog, 2000.

Electrician, Stealing Harvard, Columbia, 2002.

American man, I Am David, Lions Gate Films, 2003.

Fantasy baseball guy, Knocked Up, Universal, 2007.

Different D.J., Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (also known as Walk Hard), Columbia, 2007.

Film Director:

Life Sold Separately, Flaming Shrimp Productions, 1997.

I Am David, Lions Gate Films, 2003.

Unaccompanied Minors (also known as Grounded), Warner Bros., 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Norman Bryant, Dirty Dancing, CBS, 1988-89.

Leash, Good Sports, CBS, 1991.

Bobby Wynn, The Jackie Thomas Show, ABC, 1992-93.

Member of ensemble, The Edge, Fox, 1992-93.

Eugene Pool, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), ABC, 1996-97.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Goofy guy, The Sports Comedy Network, CBS, 1990.

Gas station attendant, Public Enemy Number 2, Showtime, 1991.

Deep Dish TV, 1992.

The TV Wheel, HBO, 1995.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Contestant, The $10,000 Pyramid (also known as The $25,000 Pyramid), 1985.

Ron, "The Ratings Game," The Facts of Life, NBC, 1986.

Chester Bass, "The Proposal," It's Garry Shandling's Show, Fox and Showtime, 1990.

Chester Bass, "The Honeymoon Show," It's Garry Shandling's Show, Fox and Showtime, 1990.

Chester Bass, "Chester Gets a Show," It's Garry Shandling's Show, Fox and Showtime, 1990.

Focus group member, "Pulling Away," thirtysomething, ABC, 1990.

Mark, "Chris the Escort," Get a Life, Fox, 1991.

Pete, "A Stash from the Past," Roseanne, ABC, 1993.

First agent, "Whose Strike Is It Anyway?" Hardball (also known as Bullpen), Fox, 1994.

Video clerk, "Paul Dates a Buddhist," The Good Life, NBC, 1994.

Waiter, "John Takes Out Melissa," The Good Life, NBC, 1994.

Sean, Love & War, CBS, 1994.

Dr. Jake Reinhardt, "Take Two Donuts and Call Me in the Morning," The Louie Show, CBS, 1996.

Nelson, "The Sting," Men Behaving Badly (also known as It's a Man's World), NBC, 1997.

Peterson, "G.I. Ellen," Ellen (also known as These Friends of Mine), ABC, 1997.

First worker, "From the Earth to the Moon," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1998.

Alex the guitarist, "I'm with the Band," Freaks and Geeks, NBC, 1999.

Magician, "The Sword of Destiny," Arrested Development, Fox, 2005.

Appeared in The Unnaturals, Comedy Central.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Discos and Dragons," Freaks and Geeks, NBC, 2000.

"So You Have a Boyfriend," Undeclared, Fox, 2002.

Arrested Development, Fox, multiple episodes, 2004-2005.

The Office, NBC, multiple episodes, between 2005 and 2007.

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2005.

The Screen Savers, G4, 2005.

"The Punishment Lighter," Weeds, Showtime, 2005.

"He Taught Me How to Drive By," Weeds, Showtime, 2007.

"Risk," Weeds, Showtime, 2007.

"Cleveland," 30 Rock, NBC, 2007.

"Shoot," Mad Men, AMC, 2007.

Television Work; Series:

Creator and supervising producer, Freaks and Geeks, NBC, 1999-2000.

Co-executive producer, producer, Freaks and Geeks, NBC, 2000.

Creator, Undeclared, Fox, 2001.

Television Work; Pilots:

Creator, Sick in the Head, Trio, 2003.

Executive producer and director, Kath and Kim, NBC, 2008.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Himself, Paramount Comedy Theatre, Vol. 2: Decent Exposures, 1987.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Life Sold Separately, Flaming Shrimp Productions, 1997.

I Am David, Lions Gate Films, 2003.

Television Episodes:

Freaks and Geeks, NBC, multiple episodes, 1999.

Television Scripts; Other:

The TV Wheel (special), HBO, 1995.

Freaks and Geeks (pilot), Fox, 1999.

Books:

Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence, Three Rivers Press, 2002.

Superstud: Or How I Became a 24-Year-Old Virgin, Three Rivers Press, 2005.

Songs Featured in Films:

"Camp Hope Concerto," Heavyweights, Buena Vista, 1995.