Sam Weisman

{{short description|American film director}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|05|21}}

| birth_place = Binghamton, New York, U.S.

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| nationality = American

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| education = BA (Music history), Yale, 1969
MFA (Acting / Directing), Brandeis University, 1973

| alma_mater = Yale University
Brandeis University

| occupation = Film / television director / producer, actor

| years_active = 1973–present

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Sam Weisman (born May 21, 1947) is an American film / television director, film producer and former actor. He has directed the films D2: The Mighty Ducks, Bye Bye Love, George of the Jungle, The Out-of-Towners, What's the Worst That Could Happen?, and Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star. Weisman is a 1973 graduate of Brandeis University's MFA program[http://www.brandeis.edu/magazine/2010/fall/class-notes/GRD1970s.html Brandeis Magazine: "1970s"] Sam Weisman, M.F.A. '73, is one of the executive producers of the NBC show "The Sing-Off," which pits a cappella groups against each other in a competition. The show has been popular with viewers and critics alike. "Often, these types of shows elude the critical evaluators, but this got a lot of attention," he told The Boston Globe. in Acting and Directing. He earned a BA in Music History from Yale University, where he was a member of the second longest running a cappella group in the nation, The Society of Orpheus and Bacchus.