Steven Brill (filmmaker)

For the journalist, see Steven Brill (journalist).

Steven Brill
Born	(1962-05-27) May 27, 1962 (age 63) Utica, New York, U.S. [1]
Occupations	Actor director screenwriter
Years active	1989–present
Spouse(s)	Leah Lail 1999–2000 [2] [3] Ruthanna Hopper [4]

Steven Brill (born May 27, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, director, and screenwriter. He directed and co-wrote Little Nicky and directed Mr. Deeds , Without a Paddle , Heavyweights , and Drillbit Taylor . He has had cameo roles in all three Mighty Ducks movies, and appeared in The Wedding Singer , Mr. Deeds, and Knocked Up , although his role in the latter has been miscredited to Judd Apatow. He also appeared as the Barfly in Sex, Lies, and Videotape .

As a director, Brill was one of the central players (alongside Harvey Weinstein) in the 2007/2008 Fanboys reshoot/editing controversy. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Education

Steven Brill attended high school (1976–1980) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Brill graduated from Boston University's Film School. There he studied with poet Derek Walcott and collaborated with Marc Maron on screenplays and standup comedy during a tumultuous formative period discussed on the 500th episode of WTF with Marc Maron . ^[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Note
1992	The Mighty Ducks	No	Yes
1994	D2: The Mighty Ducks	No	Yes
1995	Heavyweights	Yes	Yes	Directorial Debut
1996	D3: The Mighty Ducks	No	Yes
2000	Ready to Rumble	No	Yes
	Little Nicky	Yes	Yes	Nominated- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director Nominated- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
2002	Mr. Deeds	Yes	No
2004	Without a Paddle	Yes	No
2008	Drillbit Taylor	Yes	No
2013	Movie 43	Yes	No	Segment "The Thread" Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director
2014	Walk of Shame	Yes	Yes
2016	The Do-Over	Yes	No
2017	Sandy Wexler	Yes	No	[9]
2018	Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh	Yes	No
2020	Hubie Halloween	Yes	No

TV movies

Year	Title	Director	Writer
1999	Late Last Night	Yes	Yes
2007	The Weekend	Yes	No

Acting roles

Year	Title	Role
1989	Sex, Lies, and Videotape	Barfly
	Going Overboard	Priest
1990	Genuine Risk	Jimmy
	Postcards from the Edge	Assistant Director
	Edward Scissorhands	Dishwasher Man
	Almost an Angel	2nd Male Teller
1991	Dead Silence	Tommy
	Batman Returns	Gothamite No. 1
	The Mighty Ducks	Frank Huddy
	The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them	George/French TV Announcer
1993	Aspen Extreme	Waiter
1994	When a Man Loves a Woman	Madras Tie Guy
	D2: The Mighty Ducks	Celebrity at Party
	Don't Do It	Waiter/Phone Sex
1995	French Exit	Ben
1996	D3: The Mighty Ducks	Arcade Attendant
1998	The Wedding Singer	Glenn's Buddy
1999	Big Daddy	Castellucci
2001	Joe Dirt	Cop at Crime Scene
2002	Mr. Deeds	Violin Player (uncredited cameo)
2007	Knocked Up	Ben's Boss
2008	Drillbit Taylor	Doctor

References

1. Tubia, Luke (December 22, 2016). "'Mighty Ducks', 'Little Nicky' Writer Was Born In Utica!". Big Frog 104. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
2. Svokos, Heather (February 5, 1999). "Playing Pamela's Pal; Leah Lail's a VIP from Lexington". Lexington Herald-Leader Weekender. p. 9. Retrieved June 27, 2025. "Remember the Clairol commercial in which Julia Louis-Dreyfus interrupts the wedding because she feels compelled to leap up and change the bride's hair color? That bride is Lail. Lail's own real-life husband, actor/director Stephen Brill, directed her in Late Last Night (slated for this summer)"
3. "'LITTLE NICKY' BENEFIT PREMIERE IN HOLLYWOOD". May 7, 2016. Getty Images. Retrieved June 27, 2025. "Date created: November 02, 2000 (Original Caption) Steve Brill with his wife (and co-star of the film) Leah Lail. (Photo by Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images)"
4. "Hollywood confidential". The Scotsman . January 17, 2008. Retrieved June 7, 2012. And who is the loud-mouthed female British rock star who's been known to hand her long-suffering make-up artist a Bic razor, sterilised in Coca-Cola [...] [W]hen I pester authors Ruthanna Hopper and Amanda Goldberg to name names their lips are sealed. [...] 'We ended up sitting together most of the night, just taking it all in,' says Hopper. 'Neither of us is the sort of girl who would get drunk and dance on tables without our panties,' chips in Goldberg, who's single. Hopper is married to comedy writer Steven Brill, who has worked with Adam Sandler and directed the about-to-be released Drillbit Taylor starring Owen Wilson.
5. Star Wars fans fight back
6. Slashfilm podcast
7. Star Wars fans vs Harvey Weinstein
8. Wtfpod.com
9. "Jennifer Hudson to Star in Adam Sandler's Netflix Movie 'Sandy Wexler' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . July 20, 2016. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021.

External links

• Steven Brill at IMDb