15 Facts About Jay Roach

Mathew Jay Roach was born on June 14,1957 and is an American filmmaker.

Jay Roach is best known for directing the Austin Powers film series, Meet the Parents, Dinner for Schmucks, The Campaign, Trumbo, and Bombshell.

Jay Roach produced the films under his Everyman Pictures banner.

Jay Roach was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, US, where his father was a military worker.

Jay Roach received a BA in economics from Stanford University in 1980, and later earned a Master of Fine Arts in film production from the University of Southern California in 1986.

Jay Roach made his directorial debut with the 1990 comedy film Zoo Radio.

Jay Roach received recognition for the commercially successful spy comedy film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, starring Mike Myers as the title character.

Jay Roach returned to direct the sequels Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and Austin Powers in Goldmember.

Jay Roach directed the sports comedy-drama film Mystery, Alaska, which was released in October 1999.

Jay Roach continued to direct critically and commercially successful comedies, including Meet the Parents and its sequel Meet the Fockers, Dinner for Schmucks, and The Campaign.

Jay Roach expanded into other genres, directing the biographical period drama Trumbo and the biographical drama Bombshell, which earned multiple Academy Award nominations.

Jay Roach earned critical acclaim for directing multiple HBO political drama films.

Jay Roach directed All the Way, which premiered in May 2016 and earned Roach two more Primetime Emmy Award nominations in the same categories.

Jay Roach is married to musician and actress Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles, with whom he has two sons.

Jay Roach was raised a Southern Baptist, and converted to Judaism before marrying Hoffs.