Jake Kasdan

Jake Kasdan (born Jacob Kasdan 1974) is a Golden Globe nominated American television and film director. He is the son of writer-director Lawrence Kasdan and Meg Goldman, a writer. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/29/Lawrence-Kasdan.html Lawrence Kasdan Biography (1949-) ] ] His younger brother, Jon Kasdan, also works in the film and television industry as an actor and writer. He is married to singer/songwriter Inara George of The Bird and the Bee.

Kasdan has directed four theatrical films: "Zero Effect" (1998) , "Orange County" (2002), "The TV Set (2007), and (2007)." He has also worked in television, most notably with Judd Apatow, as a consulting producer on "Freaks and Geeks" and as a director on "Undeclared". He has also directed numerous stage productions.

In 2006, Kasdan received his first Golden Globe nomination for Walk Hard: Best Original Song (shared with John C. Reilly, Judd Apatow, and Marshal Crenshaw), but lost to "Guaranteed" from Into the Wild (written by Eddie Vedder).

As a child, he made several appearances in his father's movies such as "The Big Chill" and "Silverado" (in the former he is an autograph seeker at a funeral and in the latter a stable boy).

Filmography

*"" (2007)
*"The TV Set" (2007)
*"Orange County" (2002)
*"Zero Effect" (1998)

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