Gil Cates Jr. (born October 4, 1969) is an American producer and director, and former actor. His 2006 documentary film '' Life After Tomorrow'', which he co-produced and directed with Julie Stevens, won awards for both Best Documentary and Best Director at the Phoenix Film Festival and had its premiere on Showtime. He is the executive director of the

Geffen Playhouse The Geffen Playhouse (or the Geffen) is a not-for-profit theater company founded by Gilbert Cates in 1995. It produces plays in two theaters in Geffen Playhouse, which is owned by University of California Los Angeles. The Playhouse is located ...

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Director

Born in

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, he directed the feature film "

The Surface ''The Surface'' is a 2014 American drama thriller film directed by Gil Cates Jr. and starring Sean Astin, Mimi Rogers, Chris Mulkey, and Jeff Gendelman. Gendelman also served as the films writer and producer. Plot Mitch takes his late father� ...

", starring Sean Astin and

Chris Mulkey Chris Mulkey (born May 3, 1948) is an American film and television actor. Career Mulkey played the supporting role of husband to Annie Potts's character in '' Any Day Now'' from 1998 to 2002. He has also appeared in '' Captain Phillips'', '' ...

, and co-produced the 2013 film '' Jobs'' starring

Ashton Kutcher Christopher Ashton Kutcher (; born February 7, 1978) is an American actor, producer, entrepreneur, and former model. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a People's Choice Award, and nominations for two Young Artist Awards, a S ...

and Josh Gad. In addition Cates is the director of the 2001 film ''

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'' starring

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and Jessica Capshaw, the 2002 film '' A Midsummer Night's Rave'', the 2006 documentary film '' Life After Tomorrow'', the 2008 film ''Deal'' starring

Burt Reynolds Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, considered a sex symbol and icon of 1970s American popular culture. Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in television series such as '' ...

, the 2009 gambling documentary "Pass the Sugar", and the 2011 film '' Lucky'' starring Colin Hanks,

Ari Graynor Ariel Geltman Graynor (born April 27, 1983) is an American actress, known for her roles in TV series such as '' I'm Dying Up Here'', ''The Sopranos'' and ''Fringe'', in stage productions such as '' Brooklyn Boy'' and '' The Little Dog Laughed'', ...

, and

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. Cates made his television directorial debut with was an episode of the NBC comedy ''

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'' starring Emmy winner Matt LeBlanc and is currently directing a documentary short chronicling the journey of one of the first refugee families to flee

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and arrive in the US after the Russian invasion.

Actor

Cates television credits include the 1991 Matlock Season 6 two-part episode ''The Suspect'', the 1992

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Season 3 episode ''Three Angry Marines'', the 1992

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Season 1 episode ''Internal Affair'', and the 1993

Doogie Howser, M.D. ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' is an American medical sitcom that ran for four seasons on ABC from September 19, 1989, to March 24, 1993, totaling 97 episodes. Created by Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley, the show stars Neil Patrick Harris in the titl ...

gay-themed Season 4 episode ''Spell it M-A-N''. Cates film credits include parts in the 1992

John Landis John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American comedy and fantasy filmmaker and actor. He is best known for the comedy films that he has directed – such as '' The Kentucky Fried Movie'' (1977), '' National Lampoon's Animal House'' (19 ...

film ''Innocent Blood'', the 1997 award-nominated film ''

Lovelife ''Lovelife'' is a 1997 romantic comedy film written and directed by Jon Harmon Feldman. The ensemble cast includes Matt Letscher, Sherilyn Fenn, Saffron Burrows, Carla Gugino, Bruce Davison, Jon Tenney and Peter Krause Peter William Krause (; ...

'', and the 1999 ''NetForce'' .

Family

Cates and his wife have two young children and reside in Los Angeles. He is the son of Jane Betty Dubin and television producer and film director Gilbert Cates, and is a cousin to the film actress Phoebe Cates.

Director filmography

* ''

'' (2014) * '' Lucky'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2008) * '' Life After Tomorrow'' (2006) * '' A Midsummer Night's Rave'' (2002) * ''

'' (2002) * '' $pent'' (2000)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cates, Gil, Jr. 1969 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Film directors from New York (state) Film producers from New York (state) Male actors from New York City