Peter Segal

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Peter Segal
Peter Segal WonderCon2008.jpg
Segal promoting Get Smart at WonderCon
Born1962 (age 61–62)
United States
Occupation(s) Film director, screenwriter
Years active1991–present
SpouseLinda Brogmus

Peter Segal (born 1962) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Segal has directed the comedic films Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult (1994), Tommy Boy (1995), My Fellow Americans (1996), The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Anger Management (2003), 50 First Dates (2004), The Longest Yard (2005), Get Smart (2008), Grudge Match (2013), and My Spy (2020). [1]

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Early life and education

Segal grew up in New York City, where his father was head of publicity at MGM. In the 1970s, Segal and his family moved to Los Angeles. Segal attended the University of Southern California, where he double majored in Broadcast Journalism and English. [2]

Segal graduated from the USC School of Cinema and Television. [3] [4]

Career

Segal began his career writing and directing television. In 2002, he created the NBC sitcom Hidden Hills (2002–2003). In 1995, he formed his production company, Callahan Filmworks, along with long-time producing partner Michael Ewing. [4]

Segal made his feature film directorial debut in 1994 with Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult , starring Leslie Nielsen and George Kennedy. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Segal went on to direct Chris Farley in Tommy Boy (1995). [10] [11] The film also stars David Spade, and it is considered a "now-iconic cult classic." [12]

Segal directed the comedy film My Fellow Americans (1996), starring Jack Lemmon, James Garner and Lauren Bacall. [3] [4]

Segal directed the comedy Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), starring Eddie Murphy. [3] [4]

Segal directed Adam Sandler for the first time in Anger Management (2003), which also starred Jack Nicholson. [13] [14] [15] When asked by the BBC who was the most famous person in his contacts book, Segal replied, "I have to say, it's very obvious now, it's Jack Nicholson. I've kept his number on my speed dial just so I can show it to friends. I could call him up out of the blue, but I'm worried he might say 'Pete who?'" [3]

Segal collaborated with Sandler again in 50 First Dates (2004), which also starred Drew Barrymore. [14] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Segal collaborated with Sandler for the third time in The Longest Yard (2005), a remake of the 1974 film of the same name. [2] [3] The film has become the second highest grossing sports comedy in history. [4]

After directing three of Sandler's films, Segal's next film became Get Smart (2008). It is an adaptation of the '60s television series of the same name that was created by Mel Brooks and Buck Henry. Segal stated in an interview with AMC that he loved the show so much as a kid. The film starred Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne Johnson, Alan Arkin and Terence Stamp. [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

Segal also directed Grudge Match (2013), which starred Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Hart, Alan Arkin, Kim Basinger and Jon Bernthal. [9] [25] [26]

Personal life

When asked in a September 2014 interview by the BBC if he believes in God, Segal replied: "I do. I'm very spiritual and I'm Jewish by faith. I'm not a practising Jew, I'm more of a recreational Jew. I celebrate the holidays and I try to inform my kids about their heritage because I think we all at some point have to defend our heritage and if they get picked on I want them to know why." [3]

Filmography

Film

TitleYearDirectorProducer
1994 Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult YesNo
1995 Tommy Boy YesNo
1996 My Fellow Americans YesNo
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps YesNo
2003 Anger Management YesNo
2004 50 First Dates YesNo
2005 The Longest Yard YesNo
2008 Get Smart YesExecutive
2013 Grudge Match YesYes
2018 Second Act YesExecutive
2020 My Spy YesYes
2024 My Spy: The Eternal City YesYes

Acting credits

TitleYearRole
1994 Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult 1# Producer of 'Sawdust & Mildew'
1996 My Fellow Americans TV Technician
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Scared Popcorn Man

Television

TitleYearDirectorProducerWriterNotes
1987Bikini II: The Saga ContinuesYesYesYesTV short
1993 The Jackie Thomas Show YesYesNoEpisodes "Write This Way" and "Aloha, Io-wahu"
2002-2003 Hidden Hills NoExecutiveYesAlso creator;
Wrote episode "Pilot"
2014-2016 Shameless YesNoNoEpisodes "Strangers on a Train", "The Two Lisas" and "Pimp's Paradise"
Survivor's Remorse YesNoNoEpisodes "How to Build a Brand", "Grown-Ass Man",
"Starts and Stops" and "The Night of the Crash"
2016 Angie Tribeca YesNoNoEpisode "Commissioner Bigfish"
2021 Heels YesExecutiveNoDirected 7 episodes

TV movies

TitleYearDirectorProducerWriter
1989Premiere: Inside the Summer BlockbustersUncreditedContributingNo
1992The Road WarriorsYesExecutiveNo
2010In SecurityYesExecutiveYes
2012Prodigy BullyYesExecutiveNo
2015Ken Jeong Made Me Do ItYesExecutiveNo

TV specials

TitleYearDirectorProducerWriter
1991Tom Arnold: The Naked TruthYesYesNo
1992Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth 2YesYesYes
1993Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth 3YesYesYes
2022Sebastian Maniscalco: Is It Me?YesNoNo

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