Theodore Melfi
{{Short description|American film director and producer}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Theodore Melfi
| image = Theodore Melfi (cropped).jpg
| caption = Melfi in 2016
| birth_date =
| birth_place = New York City, New York, United States
| spouse = Kimberly Quinn
| years_active = 1998–present
| occupation = Screenwriter, film director, film producer
}}
Theodore Melfi is an American filmmaker. His second film, St. Vincent starring Bill Murray, was released in 2014. In 2016, Melfi co-wrote (alongside Allison Schroeder), directed, and produced Hidden Figures, for which he received Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/2017-oscar-nominations-academy-awards-nominees-1201968107/|title=2017 Oscar Nominations List: All of the Academy Award Nominees|date=January 24, 2017|work=Variety|accessdate=January 24, 2017}} He is of Italian descent.{{Cite web|last=Galloway|first=Theodore Melfi as told to Stephen|date=2017-02-08|title='Hidden Figures' Director Reveals Startling Backstory: "My Dad Was in the Mob, and My Mom Was a Nun"|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/hidden-figures-oscar-nominated-director-theodore-melfi-shares-backstory-972806/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}
Filmography
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| rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"| Year
! rowspan="2"|Film ! colspan="4" |Credited as |
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| width=65 |Director
! width=65 |Writer ! width=65 |Producer ! Notes |
| 1999
| {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |Co-written with Kimberly Quinn Co-produced with Bryan Godwin |
| 2007
| {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} |
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| 2010 | style="text-align:left;"| Bed & Breakfast: Love is a Happy Accident | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;"| |
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| 2014 | style="text-align:left;"| St. Vincent | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;"| |
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| 2016 | style="text-align:left;"| Hidden Figures | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;"| Co-written with Allison Schroeder Nominated–Academy Award for Best Picture |
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| 2017 | style="text-align:left;"| Going in Style | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;"| |
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| 2017 | style="text-align:left;"| The Black Ghiandola | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;"| Short film Co-directed with Sam Raimi and Catherine Hardwicke |
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| 2017 | style="text-align:left;"| El Camino Christmas | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;"| Co-written with Christopher Wehner Co-produced with Kimberly Quinn |
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| 2020 | style="text-align:left;"| Daughter | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | style="text-align:left;"| Short film |
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| 2021 | style="text-align:left;"| The Starling | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;"| Co-produced with Kimberly Quinn and Dylan Sellers |
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| rowspan=2 |2022 | style="text-align:left;"| American Dreamer | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | style="text-align:left;"| Co-produced with Peter Dinklage, David Ginsburg, Kimberly Quinn, and Paul Dektor |
| Ticket to Paradise
| {{no}} | {{maybe|uncredited}} | {{no}} | Additional literary material |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0577647|name=Theodore Melfi}}
- [http://www.screenwritersutopia.com/article/d2166ca8 Interview] from 9 October 2014
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Category:Filmmakers from Brooklyn
Category:Film producers from New York (state)
Category:American male screenwriters
Category:Film directors from New York City
Category:American people of Italian descent
Category:Screenwriters from New York (state)
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