Howard Deutch (born September 14, 1950) is an American film and television director who worked in collaboration with filmmaker John Hughes, directing two of Hughes's best-known screenplays, ''

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'' and '' Some Kind of Wonderful''. Since 2011, he has primarily directed television productions, including multiple episodes of '' Getting On'' and ''

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''.

Early life and career

Deutch was born in New York City. His parents are Pamela (née Wolkowitz) and Murray Deutch, a music executive and publisher. His uncle is actor

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(who is his mother's brother). Deutch was raised in a

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family. He graduated from

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and attended

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. He began his career in the advertising department of

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, where his father was company president. Deutch directed music videos for performers such as

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") and Billy Joel ("

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"). Deutch's feature-length directorial debut was the John Hughes-penned

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film ''

''. His next two directorial efforts were also written by Hughes: '' Some Kind of Wonderful'' and '' The Great Outdoors''. Deutch has directed three sequels to films he did not direct: ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. During a hiatus from features, he directed episodic television, including two installments of ''

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'' and the pilot episode of '' Melrose Place''. Deutch directed his wife in four episodes of '' Caroline in the City'', and his daughter Zoey in one episode of '' Ringer''. In 2022, Deutch directed the Lifetime TV film '' Buried in Barstow''.

Personal life

Deutch met his wife, actress

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, during the filming of ''Some Kind of Wonderful''; she was also featured in ''

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'', his first feature venture without Hughes. They have two daughters, Madelyn Deutch and

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, both of whom are actresses. Deutch teaches the Saturday advanced acting & directing class at the

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Awards

* Nominated for DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television in 2003 for ''Gleason'' (2002)Howard Deutch
/ref> * Earned a CableACE Award for his direction of an episode of the HBO series ''Tales From the Crypt'' entitled Dead Right.

Filmography

Director

* 1986 : ''

'' * 1987 : '' Some Kind of Wonderful'' * 1988 : '' The Great Outdoors'' * 1989–1990 : ''

'' (TV series) * 1992 : ''

'' * 1992 : '' Melrose Place'' (TV series) * 1994 : ''

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'' * 1995–1998 : '' Caroline in the City'' (TV series) * 1995 : ''

'' * 1998 : ''

'' * 2000 : '' The Replacements'' * 2002 : ''

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'' (TV series) * 2002 : '' Gleason'' (TV film) * 2004 : ''

'' * 2008 : '' My Best Friend's Girl'' * 2011 : ''

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'' (TV series) * 2011 : ''

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'' (TV series) * 2011 : ''

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'' (TV series) * 2012 : '' Ringer'' (TV series) * 2012–2013 : '' Warehouse 13'' (TV series) * 2012 : '' Emily Owens M.D.'' (TV series) * 2013 : ''

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'' (TV series) * 2013 : '' American Horror Story: Coven'' (TV series) * 2013 : '' Getting On'' (TV series) * 2013–2014 : ''

'' (TV series) * 2014 : '' American Horror Story: Freak Show'' (TV series) * 2015–2016 : ''

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'' (TV series) * 2015–2016: '' CSI: Cyber'' (TV series) * 2015 : ''

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'' (TV series) * 2015: ''

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'' (TV series) * 2016–2017: '' Outcast'' (TV series) * 2017–2018: ''

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'' (TV series) * 2017: ''

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'' (TV series) * 2017–2020: ''

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'' (TV series) * 2019: ''

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'' (TV series) * 2019: ''

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'' (TV series) * 2020: '' Filthy Rich'' (TV series) * 2022: '' Buried in Barstow'' (TV film)

References

External links

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Howard Deutch, Rotten Tomatoes
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