Life and career
Petrie was born in New York City, New York (state), New York, the son of Dorothea G. Petrie, Dorothea (née Grundy), a television producer, actor, and novelist, and Daniel Petrie, a director. He is the brother of writer Daniel Petrie, Jr. Petrie began his entertainment career as an actor, having trained and graduated from California State Northridge as a theatre major. Donald soon was appearing in many television episodes. In 1980, Donald decided to shift his focus to directing when he was accepted as a Fellow at the American Film Institute. Petrie has acted and guest-starred on television programs since 1976.Filmography
Films * ''Mystic Pizza'' (1988) * ''Opportunity Knocks (film), Opportunity Knocks'' (1990) * ''Grumpy Old Men (film), Grumpy Old Men'' (1993) * ''The Favor (1994 film), The Favor'' (1994) * ''Richie Rich (film), Richie Rich'' (1994) * ''The Associate (1996 film), The Associate'' (1996) * ''My Favorite Martian (film), My Favorite Martian'' (1999) * ''Miss Congeniality (film), Miss Congeniality'' (2000) * ''How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days'' (2003) * ''Welcome to Mooseport'' (2004) * ''Just My Luck (2006 film), Just My Luck'' (2006) (Also producer) * ''My Life in Ruins'' (2009) * ''Atlantic Gold'' (2013) * ''Little Italy (2018 film), Little Italy'' (2018) TV movies * ''Why on Earth?'' (1988) * ''Turner & Hooch'' (1990) * ''Country Estates'' (1993) TV seriesReferences
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* 1954 births American male film actors American film directors American people of Canadian descent American male television actors American television directors Living people Male actors from New York City Comedy film directors {{US-screen-actor-1950s-stub