Andrew Jarecki

Directing

Andrew Jarecki

Born
(age 63)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
10 titles

Biography

Andrew Jarecki (born March 24, 1963) is an American filmmaker, musician, and entrepreneur. He is best known for the Emmy-winning documentary series The Jinx. He is also known for the documentary film Capturing the Friedmans, which won eighteen international prizes including the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the New York Film Critics Circle award, and was nominated for an Academy Award.

The co-founder/CEO of Moviefone, which provides film schedules over the telephone and was sold to AOL in 1999, Jarecki was encouraged to shoot Capturing the Friedmans by Albert Maysles. He is the brother of filmmaker Eugene Jarecki and half-brother of Nicholas Jarecki. With producer J. J. Abrams, Jarecki cowrote the theme song to Felicity, "New Version of You". His first narrative feature, All Good Things, starring Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, and Frank Langella, was released in 2010.

Jarecki graduated from Princeton University with a BA in English Literature. Andrew also plays the drums and sings backing vocals on Bikini Robot Army's single, Joe Strummer's House. Jarecki is the son of financier-philanthropist Henry Jarecki, the brother of documentary filmmaker Eugene Jarecki, finance executive Thomas A. Jarecki, and the half-brother of filmmaker Nicholas Jarecki.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 3

YearTitleRole
2015 The Jinx TV Self (12 ep)
2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV Self, Self - Guest (1 ep)
1996 The Daily Show TV Self - Guest (1 ep)

Crew credits 8

YearTitleJob
2025 The Alabama Solution Film Director, Producer, Writer
2018 Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell TV Director (3 ep)
2015 The Jinx TV Producer, Director, Executive Producer, Creator (6 ep)
2010 All Good Things Film Director, Producer
2010 Catfish Film Producer
2004 Just a Clown Film Director
2003 Capturing the Friedmans Film Director, Producer
1989 Swimming Film Producer
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