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Diary Of A Wimpy Kid (film Series)
''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' is a series of family comedy films based on the book series of the same name by Jeff Kinney. The series consists of four theatrical films and two animated films and is owned by the Walt Disney Company. Films Live-action films ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' (2010) Principal production began on September 21, 2009, and was completed on October 16, 2009. The film was directed by Thor Freudenthal and starred Zachary Gordon as Greg Heffley, Robert Capron as Rowley Jefferson, Rachael Harris as Susan Heffley, Steve Zahn as Frank Heffley, Devon Bostick as Rodrick Heffley, Connor and Owen Fielding as Manny Heffley, Chloë Grace Moretz as Angie Steadman, Grayson Russell as Fregley, Laine MacNeil as Patty Farrell, and Karan Brar as Chirag Gupta. It was the only film in the series to be directed by Freudenthal. The musical score was composed by Theodore Shapiro. The film received mixed reviews from critics. ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' was released on March 19, 2010, ...
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Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Film Series
A diary is a writing, written or audiovisual record with discrete entries arranged by Calendar date, date reporting on what has happened over the course of a day or other period. Diaries have traditionally been handwriting, handwritten but are now also often digital media, digital. A personal diary may include a person's experiences, thoughts, and/or feelings, excluding comments on current events outside the writer's direct experience. Someone who keeps a diary is known as a list of diarists, diarist. Diaries undertaken for institutional purposes play a role in many aspects of human civilization, including government records (e.g. ''Hansard''), business ledgers, and military Service record, records. In British English, the word may also denote diary (stationery), a preprinted journal format. Today the term is generally employed for personal diaries, normally intended to remain private or to have a limited circulation amongst friends or relatives. The word "Journal (disambiguatio ...
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Diary Of A Wimpy Kid (2010 Film)
''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Thor Freudenthal and based on Jeff Kinney's 2007 book of the same name. The film stars Zachary Gordon and Robert Capron. Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, and Chloë Grace Moretz also have prominent roles. It is the first installment in the ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' film series. and was followed by three sequels, '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules'' (2011), '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days'' (2012), and '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul'' (2017). 20th Century Fox released the film theatrically in the US on March 19, 2010. The film earned $75.7 million on a $15 million budget and was followed by three sequels: '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules'' (2011), '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days'' (2012), and '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul'' (2017). An animated reboot was released to Disney+ in 2021 titled ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid''. Plot 11-year-old Greg Heffley is apprehensive about begin ...
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Jeff Kinney
Jeffrey Patrick Kinney (born February 19, 1971) is an American author and cartoonist, best known for the children's book series ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid''. He also created the child-oriented website ''Poptropica''. Early life Jeff Kinney was born and raised in Fort Washington, Maryland. Kinney attended Potomac Landing Elementary School and later Bishop McNamara High School, where he graduated in 1989. He has an older brother and sister, and a younger brother. He is of Irish descent. He attended the University of Maryland, College Park in the early 1990s. It was in college that Kinney created a popular comic strip, ''Igdoof'', which ran in the school student newspaper, ''The Diamondback''. Kinney graduated from the University of Maryland in 1993, originally majoring in computer science but switched to criminal justice in order to have more time to work on his comic. In 2021 he was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa as an alumnus of the University of Maryland. ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid' ...
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The Long Haul (film)
The long haul, A long haul, long haul, or longhaul may refer to: Films * ''The Long Haul'' (1957 film), a British film starring Diana Dors * ''The Long Haul'', a 1960 film featuring the town of Sintaluta, Saskatchewan * ''The Long Haul'' (1988 film), a Brazilian film * ''A Long Haul'', 2010 documentary film directed by Nathaniel Kramer * ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul'' (film), the fourth ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' film, released 2017 Literature * ''The Long Haul'' (novel), 1938 by A. I. Bezzerides * ''The Long Haul'' (autobiography), 1999 by Myles Horton * ''The Long Haul'', 2003 by Amanda Stern * ''The Long Haul'' (comic book), 2005 by Antony Johnston and Eduardo Barreto * '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul'', a 2014 children's novel by Jeff Kinney Other uses * Longhaul Records, recording label of ''Sum of Parts'' and other albums * Long Haul (Transformers), multiple characters in the ''Transformers'' robot superhero franchise. * Long-haul, flights with a flight ...
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Maya Forbes
Maya Forbes (born July 23, 1968) is an American screenwriter and television producer. She made her debut as a film director with '' Infinitely Polar Bear'' (2014). Her other writing credits include the screenplay of '' The Rocker'' (2008) and many episodes of ''The Larry Sanders Show''. She was a co-executive producer of ''The Larry Sanders Show'' in its later seasons and executive producer of the sitcom '' The Naked Truth''. Forbes received Emmy and WGA Award nominations for her work on ''The Larry Sanders Show''. Life and career Forbes was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the daughter of Peggy (née Woodford) and Donald Cameron Forbes (1939–1998). Her father was of French/ Scottish descent, and her mother is African American. Forbes is married to Wally Wolodarsky, who was co-screenwriter of ''The Rocker'' and a producer of ''Infinitely Polar Bear''. China Forbes (lead singer of Pink Martini) is Maya Forbes's sister. Both she and her sister attended Phillips Exeter Academy, ...
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Wallace Wolodarsky
Wallace Wolodarsky, also billed as Wally Wolodarsky, is an American actor, screenwriter, television producer, and film director known for being one of the writers for ''The Simpsons'' during the first four seasons with his writing partner Jay Kogen. He is also known for co-writing films like '' Infinitely Polar Bear'', '' A Dog’s Purpose'', '' Monsters vs. Aliens'' and ''Trolls World Tour'' alongside his spouse Maya Forbes, as well as his roles in the films of Wes Anderson. Career Wolodarsky has starred in and directed several films. He has acted and voice acted in multiple Wes Anderson films ('' Rushmore'', ''The Darjeeling Limited'', ''Fantastic Mr. Fox'', ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' and ''The French Dispatch'') as well as several other films (''A Dog's Purpose'', '' Seeing Other People'' and '' The Polka King''. Personal life Wolodarsky has 2 children. His wife, Maya Forbes, is the sister of singer China Forbes. Wolodarsky is Jewish. Filmography ''The Simpsons'' ...
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Dog Days (film)
The term dog days refers to the hottest and most humid time of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Dog Days may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Dog Days'' (1925 film), an ''Our Gang'' short film * ''Dog Days'' (1970 film), a Swedish dark comedy * ''Dog Day'' (film), a 1984 crime-drama starring Lee Marvin * ''Dog Days'' (2001 film), an Austrian feature film directed by Ulrich Seidl * ''Dog Days'' (2018 film), an American comedy film * ''Dog Days of Summer'' (film), a 2007 American independent feature film * ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days'' (film), a 2012 film Television * ''Dog Days'' (Japanese TV series), released in 2011 * ''Dog Days'' (U.S. TV series), a 2002 American series * "Dog Days", an episode of the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' Literature * ''A Dog Day: or the Angel in the House'', a 1902 children's book written by Walter Emanuel and illustrated by Cecil Aldin * ''Dog Days'', a 1998 novel by Daniel Lyons * ''Dog Days'', a 2006 n ...
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David Bowers (director)
David Bowers (born 1970) is an English animator, film director, screenwriter and voice actor. Early life Bowers studied fine art at Chester School of Art and animation at West Surrey College of Art and Design. His first job was on ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'', as an inbetweener, under director Richard Williams. Career After ''Roger Rabbit'', Bowers worked at Cosgrove Hall on the cult favourite television shows '' Danger Mouse'' and '' Duckula'' before moving to London to work for Steven Spielberg's Amblimation studio. He worked as an animator on '' An American Tail: Fievel Goes West'', before going freelance to work on advertisements and features. Bowers later returned to Amblimation, to work on early story development, and as a supervising animator on ''Balto''. With the closing of Amblimation, and the founding of DreamWorks Animation, Bowers moved to Glendale, California in 1997, to work as a story artist on ''The Prince of Egypt'' and ''The Road to El Dorado''. It was ...
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Rodrick Rules (2011 Film)
''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules'' is a children's novel by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, based on the FunBrain.com version. It is the sequel to ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'', followed by ''The Last Straw''. The hardcover was released on February 1, 2008.The Book is in Stores
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''Rodrick Rules'' was named ''New York Times'' bestseller among awards and praise. A live-action movie based on the book was released on March 25, 2011 and an
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Brad Simpson (producer)
Bradford Simpson is an American film and television producer and partner at Los Angeles-based film studio Color Force. Life and career Simpson grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas, and graduated from Brown University. He began his career at Killer Films, where he served as an executive and a producer. At Killer Films he co-produced '' Far from Heaven'', '' Party Monster'' and '' A Home at the End of the World'', and served as associate producer on '' Boys Don't Cry'' and ''Camp''. He was also involved with independent films such as ''Velvet Goldmine'', '' Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', ''Happiness'', and ''One Hour Photo''. From 2004 to 2007, Simpson served as President of Appian Way Productions, Leonardo DiCaprio's Warner Bros-based production company. Simpson served as executive producer of Marc Forster's films ''Machine Gun Preacher'' in 2011 and ''World War Z'' in 2013. He also produced ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'', '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules'' and '' Diary of a Wimpy Kid ...
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Nina Jacobson
Nina Jacobson (born September 15, 1965) is an American film executive who, until July 2006, was president of the Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. With Dawn Steel, Gail Berman and Sherry Lansing, she was one of the last of a handful of women to head a Hollywood film studio since the 1980s. She established her own production company called Color Force in 2007, and was the producer of ''The Hunger Games'' film series. Personal life Jacobson was born in Los Angeles, to a Jewish family. In 1987, she graduated from Brown University. She began her film career as a documentary researcher. She joined Disney in 1987 as a story analyst but was dismissed in a management change. Jacobson is married to Jen Bleakley, with whom she has three children. In 1995, she and American Beauty producer Bruce Cohen formed Out There, a collection of gay and lesbian entertainment industry activists. Career 1988–1997: Early producing roles In 1988, she joi ...
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Gabe Sachs
Gabe Sachs is an American television producer, who has been a writer/producer with partner Jeff Judah for a number of primetime television shows and movies including ''Freaks & Geeks'', ''Just Shoot Me'', ''Undeclared'', '' Life As We Know It'', '' 90210'', ''What About Brian'', and '' The Night Shift''. Sachs & Judah were also writers on the hit movies ''Diary Of A Wimpy Kid'' and '' Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules''. Life and career Sachs went to New York, got some friends together, and borrowed better equipment. The result was ''Street Match'', a pilot entirely made on spec, which ABC picked up as a summer series. Soon after, Sachs shot his next show ''Pranks'' where he met his current writing/producing partner Jeff Judah. They wrote the pilot ''Damian Cromwell's Postcards From America'' under a deal at HBO and soon after Sachs & Judah was formed. Sachs and Judah have been writing, producing and show-running for the past 18 years. On July 17, 2001, both Sachs and Judah t ...
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