Biographies: Jake Kasdan - Director

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American director, producer, and writer born on 28 October 1974 in Detroit, Michigan. His parents are Lawrence Kasdan and Meg Kasdan, and his brother is Jonathan Kasdan. His most notable works include Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), and Zero Effect (1998).

8 September 2021
Maryam Nouhy

Jake Kasdan is a filmmaker and television director and writer,born on October 28, 1974 in Detroit, Michigan. He's the son of writer Meg (née Goldman), and writer-director Lawrence Kasdan. His first feature film was Zero Effect (1998) . The following year, he directed the pilot episode of the television series « Freaks and Geeks», which he also produced. Since then he has worked between films and television, in directing, writing and production. From his films: "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" and "Bad Teacher." Kasdan is also an executive producer for ABC's "Fresh Off the Boat" and "speechless".

21 July 2019
Shaimaa Saied