James Joseph Orr | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Canadian |
Education | AFI Conservatory |
Occupation(s) | director writer editor producer |
James Joseph Orr (born March 23, 1953) is a Canadian writer, director and producer of motion pictures. Orr's screenplay credits include Three Men and a Baby , Tough Guys and Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit , whilst his director credits include Mr. Destiny and Man of the House .
Born in Noranda, Quebec in 1953, he grew up in Toronto, Ontario. [1] He attended the Carleton School of Journalism at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, where he became the editor of The Charlatan student newspaper during the 1973–1974 term. [2] Orr then went to the undergraduate film school at York University in Toronto, and in 1977 he became the first Canadian to be accepted as a Director Fellow in the AFI Conservatory of the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. [3]
In the mid-1980s, Orr had a relationship with actress Jamie Rose. [1] They married in 1986, but later divorced in 1988. [4]
From 1997 to 1998, Orr had a relationship with actress Farrah Fawcett, who had co-starred with Chevy Chase and Jonathan Taylor Thomas in Man of the House , a film that he directed and wrote the screenplay for. The relationship ended when Orr was arrested, charged, and later convicted of beating Fawcett during a 1998 fight. [5]
Since the 1980s, Orr has been an avid wine collector and has participated in several wine auctions. [6] This interest proved useful when, in September 2010, wine critic James Suckling announced the launch of his new video-based website featuring content taped in locations across the world, [7] created in collaboration with Orr. [8]
Orr has also indulged his passion for cigars by writing and directing the low-budget feature Blowing Smoke, [9] as well as making a documentary on the Fuente Family called The Fuente Family: An American Dream, and a documentary on Cuban cigars called Cigars: The Heart and Soul of Cuba. [10]
Year | Film | Director | Writer | Screenplay | Producer | Executive Producer | Editor | Cinematographer | Story consultant |
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1985 | Breaking All the Rules | ||||||||
1986 | Tough Guys | ||||||||
1986 | Witchfire | [a 1] | [a 1] | ||||||
1987 | They Still Call Me Bruce | [a 1] | |||||||
1987 | Young Harry Houdini [a 2] | ||||||||
1987 | Three Men and a Baby | ||||||||
1988 | 14 Going on 30 | ||||||||
1990 | Mr. Destiny | ||||||||
1991 | Father of the Bride | ||||||||
1993 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | ||||||||
1994 | Love on the Run | ||||||||
1995 | It Takes Two | ||||||||
1995 | Father of the Bride Part II | [a 3] | |||||||
1995 | Man of the House | ||||||||
2004 | Blowing Smoke | ||||||||
2007 | Christmas in Wonderland | ||||||||
2010 | The Night Before the Night Before Christmas | ||||||||
2011 | My Future Boyfriend | ||||||||
2011 | Cigars: The Heart and Soul of Cuba | ||||||||
2013 | Cannubi: A Vineyard Kissed by God | ||||||||
2016 | A Change of Heart |
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