Barry Sonnenfeld was born on April 1,1953 and is an American filmmaker and television director.
12 Facts About Barry Sonnenfeld
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Barry Sonnenfeld originally worked as a cinematographer for the Coen brothers before directing films such as The Addams Family and its sequel Addams Family Values, Get Shorty, the Men in Black trilogy, and Wild Wild West.
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Barry Sonnenfeld began working on pornographic films before starting work as director of photography on the Oscar-nominated In Our Water.
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Barry Sonnenfeld worked with Danny DeVito on Throw Momma from the Train and Rob Reiner on When Harry Met Sally.
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Barry Sonnenfeld gained his first work as a director from Paramount Pictures on The Addams Family, a box-office success released in November 1991.
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Barry Sonnenfeld directed the comedy Big Trouble, after which he made his most successful film sequel to that point, Men in Black II.
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Barry Sonnenfeld co-produced the 2007 film Enchanted for Walt Disney Pictures that starred Amy Adams.
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In 2008, Barry Sonnenfeld earned an Emmy for directing Pushing Daisies.
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Barry Sonnenfeld returned for Men in Black 3; released in 2012, the third installment received positive reviews and became the highest-grossing film in the series worldwide.
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Barry Sonnenfeld has become attached to a movie adaptation of The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz, about a family of private investigators.
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Barry Sonnenfeld is developing a sitcom for ABC, Funny in Farsi, based on the book of the same name.
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Barry Sonnenfeld agreed to direct the Beverly Hills Cop pilot for CBS and serve as an executive producer as well.