Biography
Perhaps his best-remembered episodes of the latter were with performance artist Tim Miller and with Carol Burnett when a number of tarantulas escaped in the studio.
Having earned a Student Academy Award for his USC thesis film, "For Heaven's Sake!", he spent the early part of his career alternating between TV and features. Kwapis broke in showbiz directing specials designed for young teens at CBS and ABC. In 1983, he helmed "Revenge of the …
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Career Milestones
| Received a Student Academy Award for his thesis film "For Heaven's Sake!" | ||
1983 | Directed first TV special "Revenge of the Nerd" (CBS) | |
1985 | Made feature film debut with "Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird" and "The Beniker Gang" | |
1991 | Co-directed "He Said, She Said" with future wife Marisa Silver | |
1992 | Directed episodes of HBO's "The Larry Sanders Show" | |
1993 | Helmed the premiere episode of "Route 66" (NBC) | |
1996 | Returned to feature films with "Dunston Checks In" | |
1999 | Helmed episodes of NBC's short-lived comedy series "Freaks and Geeks" | |
2000 | Directed and produced the Fox sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle" | |
2001 | Directed episodes of Fox's "The Bernie Mac Show" | |
2002 | Helmed the pilot of "Watching Ellie" (NBC), starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus | |
2005 | Directed and produced NBC's comedy series "The Office"; earned an Emmy (2007) nomination for directing the episode "Gay Witch Hunt" | |
2005 | Directed the feature adaptation of Ann Brashares' novel "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" | |
2007 | Helmed the romantic comedy "Licence to Wed," starring Mandy Moore, Robin Williams, and John Krasinski | |
2009 | Directed an ensemble cast in the feature adaptation of "He's Just Not That Into You," based on the popular non-fiction bestseller; film produced by Drew Barrymore's Flower Films | |
2012 | Directed Barrymore and Krasinski in "Big Miracle," a drama centered on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle | |
Awards
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Malcolm in the Middle |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series in The Office |