6.5
Movie
Directing
Dean Parisot
- Born
- (age 74)
- Birthplace
- Wilton, Connecticut, United States
- Credits
- 41 titles
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dean Parisot is an American film and television director. Parisot won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action for The Appointments of Dennis Jennings which starred and was co-written (with Mike Armstrong) by comedian Steven Wright. Among his television credits are episodes of Monk, Northern Exposure and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Parisot is the son of Ellen James (née Lewis), a painter and art teacher, and Aldo Parisot, a well-known cellist and pedagogue. He was married to film editor Sally Menke until her death in 2010. Parisot is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and also took part in the Sundance Institute's June Lab.
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Signature work
Known For
6.5
Movie
7.9
TV
Modern Family
6.2
Movie
Fun with Dick and Jane
7.1
Movie
Galaxy Quest
7.9
TV
Monk
5.9
Movie
Bill & Ted Face the Music
8.1
TV
Curb Your Enthusiasm
7.8
TV
ER
7.7
TV
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
8.0
TV
Justified
7.4
TV
Santa Clarita Diet
7.8
TV
Good Girls
7.6
TV
The Good Wife
6.4
Movie
Charlie Countryman
7.7
TV
Grace and Frankie
7.8
TV
Northern Exposure
7.3
TV
The Tick
5.1
Movie
Home Fries
Acting credits 3
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Butterfly in the Sky Film | Self |
| 2019 | Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary Film | Self |
| 2013 | Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking Film | Self |
Crew credits 38
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Bill & Ted Face the Music Film | Director |
| 2018 | Good Girls TV | Director (4 ep) |
| 2017 | Santa Clarita Diet TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2016 | Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2015 | Grace and Frankie TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2013 | RED 2 Film | Director |
| 2013 | Charlie Countryman Film | Executive Producer |
| 2010 | Justified TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 2009 | Modern Family TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2009 | The Good Wife TV | Director (2 ep) |
| 2009 | See Kate Run Film | Director |
| 2007 | Area 57 Film | Executive Producer, Director |
| 2005 | Fun with Dick and Jane Film | Director |
| 2002 | Monk TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 2001 | The Tick TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2001 | The Job TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2001 | The Heart Department Film | Director |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1999 | Galaxy Quest Film | Director |
| 1999 | ATF Film | Director, Executive Producer |
| 1998 | Home Fries Film | Director |
| 1998 | L.A. Doctors TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1995 | The Kathy & Mo Show: The Dark Side Film | Director |
| 1995 | The Marshal TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1995 | The Conversation Film | Director |
| 1994 | ER TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1993 | Bakersfield P.D. TV | Director (9 ep) |
| 1993 | Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright Film | Director |
| 1990 | Get a Life TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1990 | Steven Wright: Wicker Chairs and Gravity Film | Director, Writer |
| 1990 | Still Life Film | Writer |
| 1990 | Northern Exposure TV | Director (3 ep) |
| 1990 | Framed Film | Director |
| 1988 | The Appointments of Dennis Jennings Film | Director |
| 1985 | Tom Goes to the Bar Film | Director |
| 1982 | Gemini Film | Camera Operator |
| 1981 | REO Speedwagon - Live Infidelity Film | Camera Operator |
| 1980 | The Pirates of Penzance Film | Camera Operator |