Jason Winer
- Director
- producer
- actor
Jason Winer is an American director, producer, writer, actor, and comedian. He is best known for directing the pilot and 22 additional episodes of the American sitcom Modern Family,[1] and for the 2011 film Arthur.
Early life
Winer was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland.[2][3] He is Jewish.[4][5] He attended the Friends School of Baltimore[3] and Northwestern University and is an alumnus of the Improv Olympic Theatre.[2]
Career
After college, Winer acted in television commercials for companies such as Budweiser, Nike and Dr Pepper. He also did stand-up comedy on channels such as HBO and was one of the stars on the TV game show The Blame Game on MTV. He eventually moved into work behind the camera, directing The Adventures of Big Handsome Guy and His Little Friend in 2005.
Since then, Winer has directed episodes of TV shows such as Kath & Kim, Samantha Who?, Carpoolers, New Girl and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23. He is a co-executive producer of Modern Family as well as a director. In 2010, Winer won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Achievement in Directing Comedy Series for Modern Family.
He was nominated for Emmy Awards for directing the Modern Family episodes "Pilot" and "Virgin Territory".[6]
Winer directed the 2011 remake of Arthur, his first job as a motion picture director.[7]
He also co-created the sitcom 1600 Penn with Josh Gad and Jon Lovett.
Personal life
In 2012, he married Jackie Seiden in Palm Springs, California, in a service led by actor Adam Shapiro.[8]
References
- ^ Kit, Borys (August 25, 2009). "Jason Winer to make film debut". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ a b Zurawik, David (February 19, 2013). "Director-producer Jason Winer to deliver commencement at Stevenson". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ a b Zurawik, David (October 31, 2012). "Baltimore native Jason Winer gets new Hollywood deal, NBC debut date". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ Berrin, Danielle (September 23, 2012). "Politics, gender and Jewishness loom large at Emmys". The Jewish Journal.
- ^ Bloom, Nate (April 8, 2011). "Jewish Stars 4/8". Cleveland Jewish News. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ "Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for 2012 - Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series". Emmys.com. July 19, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ^ McNary, Dave (March 1, 2010). "Jason Winer to direct 'Arthur' remake". Variety.
- ^ "Jackie Seiden and Jason Winer's Palm Springs Wedding". Martha Stewart Weddings.
The casual Jewish service was led by a close friend, actor Adam Shapiro
External links
- Jason Winer at IMDb
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- John Rich for "All in the Family" (1971)
- Gene Reynolds for "Pilot" (M*A*S*H) (1972)
- Gene Reynolds for "Deal Me Out" (1973)
- Hy Averback for "Alcoholics Unanimous" (1974)
- Hy Averback for "Bombed" (1975)
- Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1976)
- Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1977)
- Paul Bogart for "California, Here We Are" (1978)
- Charles S. Dubin for "Period of Adjustment" (1979)
- Noam Pitlik for "Fog" (1980)
- Alan Alda for "The Life You Save" (1981)
- Alan Alda for "Where There's a Will, There's a War" (1982)
- James Burrows for "Showdown: Part II" (1983)
- Jay Sandrich for "Pilot" (The Cosby Show) (1984)
- Jay Sandrich for "Pilot" (The Golden Girls) (1985)
- Terry Hughes for "Isn't It Romantic?" (1986)
- Will Mackenzie for "A, My Name is Alex" (1987)
- Steve Miner for "Pilot" (The Wonder Years) (1988)
- Barnet Kellman for "Brown Like Me" (1989)
- James Burrows for "Woody Interruptus" (1990)
- Peter Bonerz for "Uh Oh: Part II" (1991)
- Tom Cherones for "The Contest" (1992)
- James Burrows for "The Good Son" (1993)
- David Lee for "The Matchmaker" (1994)
- Gordon Hunt for "The Alan Brady Show" (1995)
- Andy Ackerman for "The Rye" (1996)
- Andy Ackerman for "The Betrayal" (1997)
- Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (Sports Night) (1998)
- Thomas Schlamme for "Small Town" (1999)
- James Burrows for "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" (2000)
- Todd Holland for "Bowling" (2001)
- Bryan Gordon for "Special Section" (2002)
- Tim Van Patten for "Boy Interrupted" (2003)
- Tim Van Patten for "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux" (2004)
- Marc Buckland for "Pilot" (My Name Is Earl) (2005)
- Richard Shepard for "Pilot" (Ugly Betty) (2006)
- Barry Sonnenfeld for "Pie-lette" (2007)
- Paul Feig for "Dinner Party" (2008)
- Jason Winer for "Pilot" (Modern Family) (2009)
- Michael Spiller for "Halloween" (2010)
- Robert B. Weide for "Palestinian Chicken" (2011)
- Lena Dunham for "Pilot" (Girls) (2012)
- Beth McCarthy-Miller for "Hogcock!" / "Last Lunch" (2013)
- Jill Soloway for "Best New Girl" (2014)
- Chris Addison for "Election Night" (2015)
- Becky Martin for "Inauguration" (2016)
- Beth McCarthy-Miller for "Chicklet" (2017)
- Bill Hader for "Chapter One: Make Your Mark" (2018)
- Bill Hader for "ronny/lily" (2019)
- Susanna Fogel for "In Case of Emergency" (2020)
- Lucia Aniello for "There Is No Line" (2021)
- Bill Hader for "710N" (2022)
- Christopher Storer for "Fishes" (2023)