Terry Zwigoff was born on May 18,1949 and is an American filmmaker whose work often deals with misfits, antiheroes, and themes of alienation.
15 Facts About Terry Zwigoff
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Terry Zwigoff first garnered attention for his work in documentary filmmaking with Louie Bluie and Crumb.
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Terry Zwigoff was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, to a Jewish family of dairy farmers.
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Terry Zwigoff moved to San Francisco in the 1970s and met cartoonist Robert Crumb, who shared his interest in pre-war American roots music.
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Terry Zwigoff later sold Golden Gate's publishing rights to Kitchen Sink Press.
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From 1981 to 1984, Terry Zwigoff helmed the letter column of Weirdo, a comics anthology edited by Crumb.
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Terry Zwigoff began his film career making documentary films, starting with 1985's Louie Bluie, a one-hour documentary about the blues and string band musician Howard Armstrong.
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Terry Zwigoff had been inspired to locate and interview him after listening to a 30s recording, "State Street Rag", on which Armstrong played the mandolin.
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In 2009, Terry Zwigoff signed a petition in support of film director Roman Polanski, calling for his release after Polanski was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping a then 13-year-old girl.
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Terry Zwigoff turned down the offer to direct Elf in favor of directing Bad Santa.
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In July 2006, it was reported that Terry Zwigoff was to write and direct a film adaptation of the French novel Happy Days by Laurent Graff.
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In September 2007, it was reported that Terry Zwigoff was to direct and co-write with Daniel Clowes a film titled The $40,000 Man for New Line Cinema.
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In June 2013, it was reported that Terry Zwigoff was to direct Fred Armisen in a film he co-wrote with Melissa Axelrod titled Justice for Al.
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In July 2013, it was reported that Zwigoff was to direct a film he co-wrote with Melissa Axelrod titled Lost Melody with Edward R Pressman producing and Nicolas Cage slated to star.
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Terry Zwigoff confirmed in a 2017 interview with Vanity Fair that he attempted to make Lem Dobbs' unproduced script titled Edward Ford into a film with Michael Shannon slated to star.