Jay Roach

Jay Roach, director of Universal's Meet The Parents - 2000

Biography

Born 06/14/1957

A bespectacled, hormonally charged British spy and an accident-prone male nurse helped to make producer-director Jay Roach one of the most successful comedy filmmakers in motion picture history. He made his feature debut with “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery” (1997), Mike Myers’...
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Awards

  • In 2009, received Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Miniseries
  • In 2008, received Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie
  • In 2008, received Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
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Highlights

  • In 2008, Directed the HBO film "Recount" about the 2000 Presidential election fallout
  • In 2006, Co-produced with Sacha Baron Cohen, "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"
  • In 2005, Produced the film adaptation of Douglas Adams' popular comic sci-fi novel "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
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Family & Companions

  • Jackson Roach: son (Born Feb. 9, 1995; mother, Susanna Hoffs )
  • Sam Roach: son (Born Nov. 10, 1998; mother, Susanna Hoffs )
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