Greg M. Glienna (born in

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, August 23, 1963) is an American director and screenwriter best known as the creator of the original 1992 film '' Meet the Parents''. Glienna also wrote ''

A Guy Thing ''A Guy Thing'' is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Chris Koch and starring Jason Lee, Julia Stiles and Selma Blair. Plot Paul Morse (Lee) and Karen Cooper (Blair) are about to get married in Seattle. During his bachelor party, Paul has a ...

'' and wrote and directed ''

Relative Strangers ''Relative Strangers'' is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Greg Glienna. Plot Thirty-four-year-old psychologist Richard Clayton's (Ron Livingston) parents reveal to him that he was adopted. He then sets out to find out who his biological p ...

''. He is also the co-author (with Mary Ruth Clarke) of the play ''Suffer the Long Night'' which had its Los Angeles premiere August 2008.

Filmography

Writer

* ''Slutvinka: With Love, from Russia!'' (2013) * ''The Coin Machine'' (2012) * ''

Little Fockers ''Little Fockers'' (known as ''Meet the Parents: Little Fockers'' in the United Kingdom and Southeast Asia) is a 2010 American comedy film and the third and final film in the ''Meet the Parents'' film series, serving as a sequel to ''Meet the Par ...

'' (2010) (characters) * ''The Elevator'' (2010) * ''

'' (2006) (screenplay) (story) * '' Meet the Fockers'' (2004) (characters) * ''

'' (2003) (screenplay) (story) * '' Meet the Parents'' (2000) (1992 screenplay) (story) * '' Desperation Boulevard'' (1998) * '' Meet the Parents'' (1992)

Director

* ''Slutvinka: With Love, from Russia!'' (2013) * ''The Coin Machine'' (2012) * ''The Elevator'' (2010) * ''Relative Strangers'' (2006) * ''Desperation Boulevard'' (1998) * ''The Can Man'' (1992) * ''Meet the Parents'' (1992)

Actor

* ''Slutvinka: With Love, from Russia!'' (2013) * ''The Coin Machine'' (2012) * ''The Elevator'' (2010) * ''Desperation Boulevard'' (1998) * ''Meet the Parents'' (1992)

Producer

* ''The Elevator'' (2010) * ''Meet the Parents'' (2000)

References

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