Glenn Ficarra

Glenn Ficarra
Glenn Ficarra at the Sydney Crazy, Stupid, Love. premiere in September 2011.
Nationality	American
Occupations	Screenwriter director producer

Glenn Ficarra is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He has frequently collaborated with John Requa.

Early life

Ficarra is the son of Marianne and Robert F. Ficarra, grandchild of Theresa (née Filippone) and Frank Ficarra, and brother of Chris Ficarra. ^{[1] [2]} Ficarra attended St. John Vianney High School in Holmdel Township, New Jersey. ^[3]

Ficarra met John Requa at Pratt Institute, where both were studying film. ^[4]

Career

After college Requa and Ficarra went to work in animation for the TV channel Nickelodeon. ^[4]

As writers they wrote the comedy films Cats & Dogs (directed by Lawrence Guterman), Bad Santa (directed by Terry Zwigoff), and Bad News Bears (directed by Richard Linklater).

In 2009 they made their directorial debut with their self-penned I Love You Phillip Morris , based on the life of con man Steven Jay Russell. For their writing on this film, Ficarra and Requa received a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. ^[5]

Their subsequent release was the comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and Julianne Moore, again directed with Requa, released in July 2011.

With Requa and Charlie Gogolak he has formed the production company Zaftig Films. ^[6]

The pair also directed Focus , starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie, and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot , starring Tina Fey and Robbie. ^[7]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes
2001	Cats & Dogs	No	Yes	Also voiced Dimitri Kennelkoff/The Russian; Also credited as co-producer
2003	Bad Santa	No	Yes
2005	Bad News Bears	No	Yes
2009	I Love You Phillip Morris	Yes	Yes
2011	Crazy, Stupid, Love	Yes	No
2015	Focus	Yes	Yes
2016	Whiskey Tango Foxtrot	Yes	No
2018	Smallfoot	No	Story	Also producer
2021	Jungle Cruise	No	Yes

Executive producer

• Storks (2016)
• DC League of Super-Pets (2022)

Television

Year	Title
		Director	Executive Producer	Writer	Notes
1998	The Wild Thornberrys	No	No	Yes	Episode "Flight of the Donnie"
1998–2000	The Angry Beavers	No	No	Yes	16 episodes
2013	Back in the Game	Yes	Yes	Yes	Co-directed "Pilot", co-wrote "Who's on First"
2015–2018	Patriot	No	Yes	No
2016–2018	This is Us	Yes	Yes	No	7 episodes
2017	Controversy	Yes	Yes	No	TV movie
2020	neXt	Yes	Yes	No	Co-directed 2 episodes
2022	WeCrashed	Yes	Yes	No
2023	Rabbit Hole	Yes	Yes	Yes
2025	Paradise	Yes	Yes	No	Co-directed 4 episodes

References

1. "Theresa Ficarra Obituary (2008) - Newark, NJ - The Star-Ledger". Legacy.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
2. "Scenes from the 2019 Gala". Cooley's Anemia Foundation . June 13, 2019. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
3. "Catholic Schools Week 2020 – Celebrating the contributions of Catholic school graduates!". trentonmonitor.com. January 24, 2020. Archived from the original on May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
4. "Directors' Fortnight". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. March 20, 2011. Archived from the original on August 7, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2011.
5. "Writers Guild Awards". Writers Guild of America. January 4, 2011. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011.
6. "'Phillip Morris' duo to launch Zaftig Films". Variety.com. March 20, 2011. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
7. "Filming Starts for the Taliban Shuffle Adaptation, Starring Tina Fey". comingsoon.net. February 11, 2015. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2015.

External links

• Glenn Ficarra at IMDb