American film director
Josh Greenbaum is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has won an
MTV Movie Award ,
CINE Golden Eagle and
Emmy Award .
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[3] He directed the feature documentary
The Short Game , winner of the
SXSW Audience Award, which was acquired by
Netflix to launch their Originals film division. He also directed
Becoming Bond , a documentary about
George Lazenby ,
[4] which won SXSW's Audience Award in the Visions category,
[5] as well as the critically acclaimed
Too Funny to Fail , a documentary about
The Dana Carvey Show .
[6]
[7] He is also the creator, director and executive producer of
Behind the Mask , which earned Hulu its first ever Emmy nomination.
[8] He made his narrative feature debut with
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar .
Early life and career
Greenbaum was born in
Saratoga Springs, New York . He graduated from
Cornell University and the
University of Oxford , earning an
MFA in film from the
University of Southern California 's School of Cinematic Arts.
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He won the
2007 MTV Movie Award for mtvU Best Filmmaker on Campus as well as the
Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award while at USC.
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In 2011, Greenbaum directed and co-wrote Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division for
Funny or Die , a short spoof starring
Bill Clinton ,
Matt Damon ,
Kevin Spacey ,
Sean Penn ,
Ben Stiller ,
Jack Black ,
Ted Danson ,
Mary Steenburgen and
Kristen Wiig shot for the
Clinton Foundation . It premiered at Bill Clinton's "Decade of Difference" party at the
Hollywood Bowl .
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Film
Greenbaum directed the feature documentary The Short Game , which won the Audience Award at the 2013 SXSW Film Festival and was acquired by Netflix as its first exclusive documentary.
[13] The film was executive produced by
Justin Timberlake and
Jessica Biel .
He also directed Becoming Bond , a
Hulu -distributed documentary about the Australian actor
George Lazenby who portrayed
James Bond in
On Her Majesty's Secret Service , released in 2017.
[4] The film won SXSW's Audience Award in the Visions category and nominated for the festival's Adam Yauch Hornblower Award Nomination.
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[14] It was also nominated for a
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Audience Award.
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Greenbaum also directed Too Funny to Fail in 2017, a documentary about The Dana Carvey Show , also distributed by Hulu.
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Greenbaum made his narrative feature debut directing
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar , released in 2021. The film was written by and stars
Kristen Wiig and
Annie Mumolo , and also features
Jamie Dornan ,
Damon Wayans Jr. and
Wendi McLendon-Covey .
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In December 2021, it was announced that Greenbaum directed the comedy film
Strays .
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TV
Greenbaum created and directed Behind the Mask , a
Hulu documentary series about sports mascots and the people in the costumes. The series earned Hulu its first Emmy nomination.
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He directed episodes of
New Girl for Fox,
Fresh Off the Boat for
ABC ,
Single Parents for Fox,
Bless This Mess for ABC as well as two episodes of
Deadbeat for Hulu and, Border Patrol featured on episodes of
Comedy Central 's
Atom TV , created
Nickelodeon 's
Max & Shred (nominated for the
Canadian Screen Awards ' Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series in 2016) and directed "Good Debbie Hunting", an episode of
ABC 's
The Neighbors .
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[20] He has written and directed projects for
CBS ,
NBC ,
FOX and
The CW .
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He also served as executive producer and director of
The Playbook series for Netflix and directed the first episode, profiling
NBA coach
Doc Rivers .
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Commercials
Greenbaum collaborated with
After-School All-Stars charity, directing commercials that feature the organization's founder,
Arnold Schwarzenegger . A commercial featuring Schwarzenegger on
Hollywood Boulevard and at
Madame Tussauds Hollywood in character as the
Terminator interacting with tourists received more than 25 million views on
YouTube and was awarded the YouTube Ad of the Year.
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Selected filmography
2007 - The Beginning and the End (short), writer, director, producer
2007 - The Morning Routine (short), writer, director, producer
2007 - Sole Mates (short), writer, director, producer
2007 - Border Patrol (short), executive producer, director, editor, writer
2011 - Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division (short), director, writer
2011 - Ricky and Ravi (Are in Between Jobs) , creator, director, writer
2013–15 -
Behind the Mask , executive producer, creator, director
2013 -
The Neighbors , "Good Debbie Hunting", director
2013 -
The Short Game , director, producer
2014–16 -
Max & Shred , creator, writer
2015 - Arnold Pranks Fans as the Terminator (short), writer, director
2016–18 -
New Girl , "Helmet", "The Hike", "Rumspringa", "Tuesday Meeting", "The Curse Of The Pirate Bride", director
2017–19 -
Fresh Off The Boat , "The Vouch", "Where Have All The Cattleman Gone?", "Legends of the Fortieth", director
2017 -
Becoming Bond
2017 -
Too Funny to Fail
2018–19 -
Single Parents , "The Beast!", "The Shed", "Raining Blood!", director
2019 -
Bless This Mess , "The Estonian Method", director
2020 -
The Playbook , "
Doc Rivers ", director, executive producer
2021 -
Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar , director
2023 -
Strays , director
2024 -
Will & Harper , director
Awards and honors
2005 Emmy Awards (Rocky Mountain), Sports Program, Editing – Programs, Documentaries and Magazines (Endurance 100 , Park City Television)
2007 Emmy Awards (Rocky Mountain), Documentary – Topical (Mwana Wako Ni Mwana Wanga - - Your Child Is My Child , Park City Television)
2007 Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker's Award, Red Ribbon Award
2007 MTV Movie Awards, MTV Movie Award Best New Filmmaker (Border Patrol )
2012
The Webby Awards , Best Comedy Long Form or Series (The Clinton Foundation: Celebrity Division )
2013
Nantucket Film Festival , Best Feature, Audience Award 2nd Place (The Short Game )
2013
Maui Film Festival , Audience Award Feature Documentary (The Short Game )
2013
Hamptons International Film Festival , Audience Award Best Documentary Feature (The Short Game )
2013 SXSW Film Festival, Audience Award Documentary Feature (The Short Game )
2014 CINE Golden Eagle Film and Video Competition, Golden Eagle Televised Series (Behind the Mask )
2014 Sports Emmy Awards, nominated — Outstanding New Approaches Sports Programming (Behind the Mask )
2016
Canadian Screen Award , nominated Max and Shred best Youth Fiction Series
2017 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Top 20 Audience Favourites (Becoming Bond )
2017 SXSW Film Festival, VISIONS Audience Award Winner (Becoming Bond )
References
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"List of 2007 MTV Movie Awards winners" .
The Seattle Times . June 4, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2016 .
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"2014 CINE GOLDEN EAGLE AWARD RECIPIENTS" .
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^ Lewis, Hilary (November 5, 2013).
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The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved April 19, 2016 .
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b Klimek, Chris (May 27, 2017).
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npr.org . Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
^ Aziz, Neha (August 3, 2017).
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South by Southwest . Retrieved August 18, 2023 .
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b Aziz, Neha (August 3, 2017).
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"Too Funny to Fail : Hulu Docu Explores Ill-Fated Dana Carvey Show And Its "Fiery Spectacular Wreck" of an Ending" . deadline.com . Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
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"Live: Bill Clinton's 'Decade of Difference' party at Hollywood Bowl" .
Los Angeles Times . October 16, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2016 .
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"SXSW: 'Short Term 12', 'The Short Game' Take Audience Awards" .
The Hollywood Reporter . March 16, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2016 .
^ Picurro, Allison (March 7, 2017).
"SXSW 2017 Announces Plans for New Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award — Exclusive" . Indiewire.com . Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
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"Rumble Wins Hot Docs Audience Award & $50,000 Rogers Audience Award" . hotdocs.ca . Retrieved October 5, 2019 .
^ Galuppo, Mia (June 27, 2019).
"Jamie Dornan Joins Kristen Wiig in Lionsgate Comedy 'Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar' (Exclusive)" .
The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 16, 2019 .
^ Day-Ramos, Dino (July 15, 2019).
"Wendi McLendon-Covey, Damon Wayans Jr. Join 'Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar' " . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 16, 2019 .
^ Grobar, Matt (December 7, 2021).
" 'Strays': Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx & Will Forte To Topline Universal Animated Pic From 'Barb And Star' Director Josh Greenbaum" . Deadline Hollywood .
^ Roberts, Owen (September 11, 2008).
" 'Border Patrol' – Xenophobic Comedy Done Right" .
Tubefilter . Retrieved April 19, 2016 .
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"2016 Television" .
Canadian Screen Awards . Archived from
the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016 .
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"TB EXCLUSIVE: EMERGING DIRECTOR JOSH GREENBAUM HELMING UNIVERSAL'S "NO HEARTS CLUB" " . The Tracking Board . August 24, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2016 .
^ Rife, Katie (November 24, 2014).
"NBC is developing a sitcom called #Winning" .
The A.V. Club . Retrieved April 19, 2016 .
^ Cohen, Joshua (November 9, 2010).
"CBS Picks Up Web Show Pilot, 'Homeland Insecurity' " .
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"Serena Williams' Coach Talks Her Comeback in Netflix's 'The Playbook' (VIDEO)" . TV Insider . 21 September 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020 .
^ Horgan, Richard (June 18, 2015).
"The Terminator Pranks Hollywood Tourists" .
AdWeek . Retrieved April 19, 2016 .
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