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Max Winkler (director)

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Max Winkler
Winkler at the 2011 Miami International Film Festival showing of Ceremony
Born
Max Daniel Winkler

(1983-08-18) August 18, 1983 (age 41)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, television director
Years active1993, 2006–present
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​
Children2[1]
FatherHenry Winkler

Max Daniel Winkler (born August 18, 1983) is an American director and screenwriter. His credits include directing the film Ceremony (2010), starring Michael Angarano and Uma Thurman. The film was Winkler's feature film directorial debut.[2][3]

Personal life and education

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Born on August 18, 1983, in Los Angeles, California, Winkler is the son of Stacey Weitzman and actor Henry Winkler.[4] He is Jewish, and his grandparents were Holocaust survivors.[5] As a child, he had a small role in the 1993 film Cop and a Half, a film his father directed.[2]

He graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2006.[6][7]

On October 13, 2021, Winkler and his wife, Jessica Berden, welcomed their first child, a daughter named Frances Joan (aka Frankie).

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2006 The King of Central Park Yes Yes Yes Short film
2010 Ceremony Yes Yes No
Ten Fingers No No Executive Short film
2011 Cat Run No No Executive
2013 It's Not You It's Me No No Yes Short film
2017 Flower Yes Yes No
2019 Jungleland Yes Yes Executive
2020 Magic Camp No Yes No

Television

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Year Title Director Executive
Producer 		Notes
2006 Clark and Michael Yes Producer 10 episodes
2007 Wainy Days Yes No 1 episode, also co-writer
2012–13 The New Normal Yes No 4 episodes
2013–14 New Girl Yes No 7 episodes
2014–16 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Yes No 2 episodes
2015 Fresh Off the Boat Yes No 1 episode
Casual Yes No 2 episodes
The Grinder Yes No 1 episode
2016 Lady Dynamite Yes No 2 episodes
2017 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Yes No 1 episode
2021 Cruel Summer Yes Yes 1 episode
2021–23 American Horror Stories Yes Yes 3 episodes
2021–22 American Horror Story Yes No 2 episodes
2022 The Watcher Yes No 1 episode
2022–23 Minx Yes No 3 episodes
2023 School Spirits Yes Yes 2 episodes
2024 Feud: Capote vs. The Swans Yes No 1 episode
Monster: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Yes No 1 episode
Grotesquerie Yes Yes 5 episodes

Other credits

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/C_I90q5PnZU/
  2. ^ a b "Max Winkler, Son of Henry, Channels His Impetuous Inner Child for 'Ceremony'". 7x7. 2011-04-19. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  3. ^ Kaufman, Amy (2011-04-12). "Director Max Winkler's persistence pays off". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  4. ^ Kaufman, Amy (2011-04-12). ""Ceremony" director Max Winkler". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  5. ^ Gross, Terry (2019-04-11). "'I Never Had A Plan B': Henry Winkler On His Career, From The Fonz To 'Barry'". NPR. Archived from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  6. ^ Hart, Hugh (2011-04-01). "Henry Winkler's son makes a movie". SFGate. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  7. ^ "Flower". USC Cinematic arts. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
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