Jake Kasdan
Biography
Jake Kasdan is an American filmmaker and actor, born in Detroit as the son of the writer Meg Kasdan and the writer-director Lawrence Kasdan. He has directed nine features, among them Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Bad Teacher (2011), Sex Tape (2014), the Jumanji films and Red One (2024). In 2008 he received his first Golden Globe nomination, in the Best Original Song category, for Walk Hard, shared with John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow and Marshall Crenshaw. In television he worked with Judd Apatow, serving as a consulting producer on Freaks and Geeks and directing episodes of Undeclared, and he has directed stage productions as well. As a child he appeared in his father's film The Big Chill (1983).
52years old
Turns 53 on October 28in 351 days
- Born Detroit
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Jacob Kasdan
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 35 years1983 to 2018
Every film, newest first
- 2018Freaks and Geeks: The DocumentaryIMDb rating 8.3
- 1988The Accidental TouristIMDb rating 6.7
- 1983The Big ChillIMDb rating 7.1
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Worked with
Jake Kasdan shares two films with William Hurt, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Ed Begley Jr.'s page
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Bill Pullman's page
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All films by Lawrence Kasdan
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