American film director
Josh Greenbaum is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has won an MTV Movie Award , CINE Golden Eagle and Emmy Award . [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] He directed the feature documentary The Short Game , winner of the SXSW Audience Award, which was acquired by Netflix to launch their Originals film division. He also directed Becoming Bond , a documentary about George Lazenby , [ 4] which won SXSW's Audience Award in the Visions category, [ 5] as well as the critically acclaimed Too Funny to Fail , a documentary about The Dana Carvey Show . [ 6] [ 7] He is also the creator, director and executive producer of Behind the Mask , which earned Hulu its first ever Emmy nomination. [ 8] He made his narrative feature debut with Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar .
Biography Greenbaum was born in Saratoga Springs, New York . He graduated from Cornell University and the University of Oxford , earning an MFA in film from the University of Southern California 's School of Cinematic Arts. [ 9]
He won the 2007 MTV Movie Award for mtvU Best Filmmaker on Campus as well as the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award while at USC. [ 1] [ 10]
In 2011, Greenbaum directed and co-wrote Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division for Funny or Die , a short spoof starring Bill Clinton , Matt Damon , Kevin Spacey , Sean Penn , Ben Stiller , Jack Black , Ted Danson , Mary Steenburgen and Kristen Wiig shot for the Clinton Foundation . It premiered at Bill Clinton's "Decade of Difference" party at the Hollywood Bowl . [ 11] [ 12]
Film Greenbaum directed the feature documentary The Short Game , which won the Audience Award at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival and was acquired by Netflix as its first exclusive documentary. [ 13] The film was executive produced by Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel .
He also directed Becoming Bond , a Hulu -distributed documentary about the Australian actor George Lazenby who portrayed James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service , released in 2017. [ 4] The film won SXSW's Audience Award in the Visions category and nominated for the festival's Adam Yauch Hornblower Award Nomination. [ 6] [ 14] It was also nominated for a Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Audience Award. [ 15]
Greenbaum also directed Too Funny to Fail in 2017, a documentary about The Dana Carvey Show , also distributed by Hulu. [ 7]
Greenbaum made his narrative feature debut directing Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar , released in 2021. The film was written by and stars Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo , and also features Jamie Dornan , Damon Wayans Jr. , and Wendi McLendon-Covey . [ 16] [ 17]
In December 2021, it was announced that Greenbaum directed the comedy film Strays . [ 18]
Television Greenbaum created and directed Behind the Mask , a Hulu documentary series about sports mascots and the people in the costumes. The series earned Hulu its first Emmy nomination. [ 8]
He directed episodes of New Girl for Fox, Fresh Off the Boat for ABC , Single Parents for Fox, Bless This Mess for ABC as well as two episodes of Deadbeat for Hulu and, Border Patrol featured on episodes of Comedy Central 's Atom TV , created Nickelodeon 's Max & Shred (nominated for the Canadian Screen Awards ' Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series in 2016) and directed "Good Debbie Hunting", an episode of ABC 's The Neighbors . [ 19] [ 20] He has written and directed projects for CBS , NBC , FOX and The CW . [ 21] [ 22] [ 23]
He also served as executive producer and director of The Playbook series for Netflix and directed the first episode, profiling NBA coach Doc Rivers . [ 24]
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