John Hamburg

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John Hamburg
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Hamburg in 2010
Born
John Liman Hamberg

(1970-05-26) May 26, 1970 (age 55)
Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter, film producer
Spouse
(m. 2005)

John Liman Hamburg (born May 26, 1970) is an American screenwriter, film director and producer.

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Personal life

Hamburg was born to a Jewish family [1] in Manhattan, the son of New York City radio personality Joan Hamburg and Morton I. Hamburg. [2] He graduated from Brown University in 1992 with a degree in history. He then attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. [3]

Hamburg is married to actress Christina Kirk. [2]

Career

After screening his 1996 short film Tick at the Sundance Film Festival, Hamburg wrote and directed the 1998 film Safe Men . Hamburg then found greater success co-writing Meet the Parents and Zoolander , and returned to the director's chair with Along Came Polly , which he also wrote. He also co-wrote the sequel Meet the Fockers . In 2009, Hamburg wrote and directed the hit comedy I Love You, Man . He wrote the second sequel to Meet the Parents , entitled Little Fockers . [2]

In 2016, Hamburg co-wrote the sequel Zoolander 2 , which grossed $56 million at the box office compared to a $50 million budget, [4] and directed and co-wrote the comedy Why Him? for 20th Century Fox. [5] In 2022, he wrote and directed the Netflix film Me Time starring Kevin Hart and Mark Wahlberg. [6] [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterNotes
1996TickYesNoYesShort film
1998 Safe Men YesNoYes
2000 Meet The Parents NoNoYes
2001 Zoolander NoNoYes
2004 Meet the Fockers NoNoYes
2004 Along Came Polly YesNoYes
2009 I Love You, Man YesYesYes
2010 Little Fockers NoYesYesNominated - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
2015 Drunk Wedding NoExecutiveNo
2016 Zoolander 2 NoNoYes
2016 Why Him? YesExecutiveYes
2018 Night School NoNoYes
2022 Me Time YesYesYes
2026 Focker In-Law YesYesYesFilming

Acting roles

YearTitleRole
1998 Safe Men Philip
2003 Duplex Mr. Friedman

Television

YearTitleDirectorExecutive
Producer
Notes
2001–2003 Undeclared YesNo3 episodes
2005StellaYesNo2 episodes
2008 Welcome to the Captain YesYesDirected 3 episodes
2011 New Girl YesNoEpisode "Cece Crashes"
2015 The Grinder YesNoEpisode "Little Mitchard No More"
2015Good SessionYesYesTV movie
2019–2021 The Unicorn YesYesDirected 4 episodes
2025 Stick (TV series) YesNo1 episode

References

  1. Pfefferman, Naomi (22 December 2010). "Meet the "Parents" of Little Fockers". Jewish Journal .
  2. 1 2 3 "Christina Kirk, John Hamburg". The New York Times . September 25, 2005. p. 23. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  3. "John Hamburg Director Bio".
  4. "Zoolander 2". IMDb.
  5. Andreeva, Nellie (November 18, 2014). "John Hamburg Launches Production Company, Inks Overall Deal With 20th TV". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  6. Kit, Borys (February 26, 2021). "Kevin Hart, John Hamburg Team for Netflix Comedy Me Time (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  7. Billington, Alex (2022-07-26). "Kevin Hart & Mark Wahlberg Get Wild in Comedy 'Me Time' Trailer". FirstSShowing.net. Retrieved 2022-07-26.