Greg Mottola is an American screenwriter and director.http://movies.nytimes.com/person/205502/Greg-Mottola/biography His television credits include Undeclared (2001-2002) and Arrested Development (2003-2004).http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609549/maindetails Mottola directed Superbad in 2007.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829482/ In 2009, he wrote and directed Adventureland.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1091722/

Gregory J. Mottola was born in Dix Hills, New York on July 11, 1964.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609549/bio http://movies.nytimes.com/person/205502/Greg-Mottola/biography He attended Half Hollow Hills High School East.http://movies.nytimes.com/person/205502/Greg-Mottola/biography He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.http://movies.nytimes.com/person/205502/Greg-Mottola/biography Mottola continued his education at Columbia University, earning a Master of Fine Arts degree.http://movies.nytimes.com/person/205502/Greg-Mottola/biography He is married to Sarah Allentuch.http://articles.latimes.com/2009/apr/03/entertainment/et-mottola3

Mottola directed his fourth feature film in 2010. Paul is a sci-fi comedy starring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen, Jason Bateman, and Sigourney Weaver.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1092026/ http://blog.whatispaul.com/about-the-film/ Frost and Pegg wrote the screenplay.http://blog.whatispaul.com/about-the-film/ The film is due for release in February 2011 in the United Kingdom and in March 2011 in the United States.http://www.whatispaul.com/

In 1996, Greg Mottola wrote and directed his first feature film.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609549/maindetails The Daytrippers portrayed a woman that enlists her family's help to locate her unfaithful husband.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116041/ The romantic comedy won the Grand Jury Prize at the 1996 Slamdance Film Festival.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116041/awards The cast included Stanley Tucci, Hope Davis, Pat McNamara, Anne Meara, Parker Posey, and Liev Schreiber.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116041/fullcredits Steven Soderbergh co-produced the film.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116041/fullcredits

Eleven years passed before Mottola directed another feature film.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609549/ In the interim, he directed television shows. He worked with Judd Apatow on the comedy Undeclared.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273028/fullcredits#cast The FOX series ran from 2001 to 2002.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273028/ It starred Jay Baruchel, Carla Gallo, Charlie Hunnam, Monica Keena, and Seth Rogen.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273028/ From 2003 to 2004, Mottola directed three episodes of Arrested Development.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367279/fullcredits#cast The FOX comedy starred Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Michael Cera, Will Arnett, and David Cross.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367279/

In 2007, the filmmaker directed Superbad, starring Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Seth Rogen.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829482/ The movie tracks the misadventures of a group of high school seniors.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829482/Rogen co-wrote the screenplay with Evan Goldberg.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829482/ In 2009, Mottola directed Adventureland, his quasi-autobiographical romantic comedy set at an amusement park.http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/adventureland/news/1810275/five_favorite_films_with_greg_mottola/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1091722/ The cast included Jesse Eisenberg, Kelsey Ford, Kristen Wiig, and Kristen Stewart.http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1091722/

"I'm drawn to stories of the struggles of people who haven't gotten all the breaks. I'm interested in how people conduct themselves in imperfect situations and relationships. The misfits are often sensitive, thin-skinned types--I guess I'm one of those, too." — The Village Voice interviewhttp://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2009/03/superbad_direct.php?page=2

"I like oblique filmmaking; I don't want to know what happens next. I like scenes that don't fit in thematically, and [I like] digressions, all of that kooky stuff you're not supposed to put in." — Metroactive interviewhttp://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/04.03.97/daytrippers2-9714.html

Selected Filmography

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• 1996: The Daytrippers
• 2001-2002: Undeclared (TV series)
• 2003: The Big Wide World of Carl Laemke (TV movie)
• 2003-2004: Arrested Development (TV series)
• 2004: Cracking Up (TV series)
• 2005: The Comeback (TV series)
• 2007: Superbad
• 2009: Adventureland
• 2011: Paul

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• 1996: The Daytrippers
• 2009: Adventureland