Paul Weitz
Film director and screenwriter with About a a Boy
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Died
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Performers & Entertainers
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United States
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An actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and playwright. Directed films like 'About a Boy', 'In Good Company', and 'Little Fockers'. Worked in theater as a co-writer of the Broadway musical 'If/Then'. Also acted in series such as 'The Last O.G.' and 'One Day at a Time'.
Directed 'About a Boy'
Directed 'In Good Company'
Directed 'Little Fockers'
Co-wrote Broadway's 'If/Then'
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