American film director and cinematographer (born 1953)
Barry Sonnenfeld
Sonnenfeld in October 2012
Born
(1953-04-01) April 1, 1953 (age 71)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater
Hampshire College (BA) New York University (MFA)
Occupations
Film director
producer
cinematographer
Years active
1978–present
Spouse
Susan L. Ringo
(m. 1989)
Children
1
Barry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953) is an American filmmaker and television director. He originally worked as a cinematographer for the Coen brothers before directing films such as The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel Addams Family Values (1993), Get Shorty (1995), the Men in Black trilogy (1997–2012), and Wild Wild West (1999).
BarrySonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953) is an American filmmaker and television director. He originally worked as a cinematographer for the Coen brothers...
franchise and the final installment in the original trilogy. Directed by BarrySonnenfeld and written by Etan Cohen, the film stars Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones...
seven wins, including Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for BarrySonnenfeld and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for Kristin Chenoweth...
known for his collaborations with directors such as Tim Burton and BarrySonnenfeld. Welch was born in Yardley, Pennsylvania. Welch worked as a production...
directorial debut of the Coens and the first major film of cinematographer BarrySonnenfeld, who later became a director, as well as the feature-film debut of...
Values is a 1993 American supernatural black comedy film directed by BarrySonnenfeld and written by Paul Rudnick, based on the characters created by Charles...
Lee Jones and Josh Brolin) on their mission. The film's director, BarrySonnenfeld, said that after seeing Stuhlbarg's script and notebook filled with...
a partnership with director BarrySonnenfeld. The two joined The Walt Disney Company (Touchstone Pictures) as Sonnenfeld Josephson Worldwide Entertainment...
in Black franchise. The film was directed by BarrySonnenfeld from a screenplay by Robert Gordon and Barry Fanaro, and it stars Tommy Lee Jones and Will...
Wild Wild West is a 1999 American steampunk Western film directed by BarrySonnenfeld and written by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock alongside Jeffrey Price...
Shuler Donner and Jack Leslie also joined as producers. In May 2012, BarrySonnenfeld entered negotiations with Warner Bros. to direct the film and was hired...
concerns." Barry's first novel, Big Trouble, was published in 1999. The book was adapted into a motion picture directed by BarrySonnenfeld and starring...
Ricci. Workman was playing on the set, and was noticed by director BarrySonnenfeld and producer Scott Rudin, who asked him to read for the part of Pugsley...
in Beverly Hills as he tries to escape his famous father's shadow. BarrySonnenfeld directed the pilot. In May 2013, CBS announced it would not pick up...
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