Gregory Jacobs (born August 14, 1968) is an American film director, assistant director, producer, and screenwriter. He has frequently collaborated with several film directors, most notably

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, as well as directing himself, having overseen projects such as ''

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'' (2004), ''

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'' (2007) and ''

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'' (2015).

Early life

Jacobs was born and raised in Harrington Park,

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, where he attended Harrington Park Elementary School and was first introduced to film making by 7th grade teacher, Eugene Kennedy. He was further educated at Northern Valley Regional High School, Old Tappan. Jacobs is the son of Rafael Jacobs, who works as a lawyer, and Marti Jacobs. He has a brother, Douglas Jacobs, who is the president of Integrated Sports Media, a sports firm, located in

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. Jacobs is also a graduate of the

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. During a hiatus from the school in 1986, he worked as an assistant director to

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on the independent film ''

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''.

Career

Jacobs has been active as an assistant director in his career for film directors such as the

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, Sayles,

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and

. Jacobs first began cooperating with Soderbergh in 1993 on ''

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''. In 2004, Jacobs released ''

'', his first feature film as a director, which he also wrote the script and helped produce. His second project was ''

'', announced in October 2005. It premiered in 2007. In March 2014, it was reported that Jacobs would helm ''

'', the sequel to the first film, with Soderbergh acting instead as an executive producer, cinematographer and film editor.

Awards

For his involvement as one of the producers of ''

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'', Jacobs won an

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in the category Outstanding Miniseries or Movie, which he shared along with

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, Susan Ekins and Michael Polaire. The same year, he was also the recipient of the

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for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series, as well as the

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, Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Gregory Living people Northern Valley Regional High School at Old Tappan alumni People from Harrington Park, New Jersey Tisch School of the Arts alumni American film directors American film producers American screenwriters Primetime Emmy Award winners 1957 births