Eric Kissack | |
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Born |
New York City, United States | 15 April 1977
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Brown University |
Occupation(s) | Editor, director, producer |
Years active | 2007 - present |
Spouse |
Libby Cuenin (
m. 2013) |
Website | erickissack.com |
Eric Kissack is an American film editor, director and producer. Films Kissack has edited include A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011), Horrible Bosses 2 (2014) [1] [2] and Daddy's Home (2015). [3] [4] [5] [6]
Kissack was born and raised in New York City. He attended Hunter College High School and attended Brown University in 1999. He established his profession as a film editor with Role Models, [4] [7] Brüno, Cedar Rapids, [4] The Dictator, [8] [9] Horrible Bosses 2, [1] [4] Daddy's Home [3] and Instant Family. His directorial debut was Love, Sex & Missed Connections. [4]
Year | Title | Language | Director | Editor | Producer | Notes |
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2007 | The Ten | English | No | Yes | No | |
2008 | Birds of America | English | No | Yes | No | |
2009 | Role Models [4] [7] | English | No | Yes | No | |
2009 | Brüno | English | No | Yes | No | Co-edited with Jonathan Scott Corn |
2011 | A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | English | No | Yes | No | |
2011 | Harold & Kumar | English | No | Yes | No | |
2011 | Cedar Rapids [4] | English | No | Yes | No | |
2012 | The Dictator [8] [9] | English | No | Yes | No | |
2012 | Veep | English | No | Yes | No | Television series |
2012 | Love, Sex and Missed Connections | English | Yes | No | No | Directorial debut [4] |
2014 | The Gunfighter [5] [10] [6] [11] [12] | English | Yes | No | No | Short comedy |
2015 | Horrible Bosses 2 [1] [4] | English | No | Yes | No | |
2015 | Daddy's Home [3] | English | No | Yes | No | Co-edited with Brad Wilhite |
2016-2020 | The Good Place [13] [14] [15] [16] | English | No | Yes | Yes | Television series |
2018 | Instant Family | English | No | No | Yes | |
2019 | Black Monday | English | No | Yes | No | Television series |
2019 | The Selection | English | Yes | No | Yes | Limited series; Spin-off of The Good Place |
Year | Award | Film | Category | Result | Notes |
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2012 | Traverse City Film Festival | Love, Sex and Missed Connections [17] | Best Director | Won | Special Jury Prize - First-Time Director |
2012 | Cleveland International Film Festival | Love, Sex and Missed Connections [18] | American Independent Award [18] | Won | Sponsored by Alan and Marta Glazen [18] |
2014 | Los Angeles Film Festival | The Gunfighter | Best Short film [19] | Won | Audience Choice Awards |
2015 | San Diego International Film Festival [4] | The Gunfighter | Best Director | Won | Audience Choice Awards |
2015 | Reel Shorts Film Festival [4] | The Gunfighter [5] | Best Director | Won | Audience Choice Awards |
2015 | Saatchi & Saatchi | The Gunfighter [20] | Short film | Exhibition | |
2017 | Emmy Award | Veep | Best Editor | Nominated | Groundbreaking [21] |
2019 | American Cinema Editors Awards 2019 | The Good Place [13] | Best Editor | Nominated | Best edited comedy series for commercial television |
2020 | American Cinema Editors Awards 2020 | The Good Place [13] | Best Editor | Nominated | Best edited comedy series for commercial television |