19 Facts About Paul Feig

Paul Feig is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor.

Paul Feig is best known for directing films such as Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy, Ghostbusters, A Simple Favor, and Last Christmas.

Paul Feig has directed several episodes of Arrested Development, Nurse Jackie, Mad Men, The Office, Parks and Recreation, 30 Rock, and Weeds.

Paul Feig received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards for writing on Freaks and Geeks, and two for producing and directing on The Office.

Paul Feig was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, on September 17,1962, the son of telephone operator Elaine Elizabeth and Gratiot Avenue store owner Sanford William Paul Feig.

Paul Feig grew up in a Christian Scientist home in Mount Clemens, Michigan.

Paul Feig worked as a tour guide at Universal Studios Hollywood, embarked on a stand-up comedy act, and landed minor roles on various television shows.

Paul Feig appeared in a number of films, such as Ski Patrol, and in a role alongside Ben Stiller in the 1995 film Heavyweights, in which he played camp counselor Tim.

Paul Feig was nominated for two Emmys for writing the show's pilot and the season finale.

Paul Feig made his directorial debut with the drama film I Am David, which premiered at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.

Paul Feig later directed the Christmas comedy film Unaccompanied Minors.

In 2011, Paul Feig was consulted to direct the Apatow-produced comedy film Bridesmaids.

In 2013, Paul Feig reunited with McCarthy on buddy cop action comedy film The Heat, starring Sandra Bullock.

In 2015, Paul Feig wrote, directed, and produced the spy comedy movie Spy for 20th Century Fox, again starring Melissa McCarthy.

Also in 2015, Feig produced the animated feature The Peanuts Movie for Blue Sky Studios, based on the Peanuts comic strip and characters created by Charles M Schulz.

Paul Feig later created a Tumblr to provide direct links to each episode after he reobtained the rights to the series.

In 2016, Paul Feig directed and co-wrote the female driven reboot of the Ghostbusters franchise, starring McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones as four women who begin a ghost-catching business in New York City.

In 2017, Paul Feig produced Jonathan Levine's comedy film Snatched, starring Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn as a mother-daughter couple who are abducted while on vacation in South America.

In 2018, Paul Feig directed an advertisement for Diet Coke starring Hayley Magnus, which was shown during the Super Bowl.