Zach Lipovsky
{{Short description|Canadian film director}}
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Zach Lipovsky is a Canadian director, former child actor and visual effects specialist.
Career
Lipovsky, was a finalist on the first season of the Fox reality show On the Lot where he placed 5th out of 12,000 directors worldwide.{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/zach-lipovsky/person/47670/summary.html |title=Zach Lipovsky|publisher= TV.com}} He went on to direct the films Tasmanian Devils, Leprechaun: Origins{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/94000/dead-rising-watchtower-meet-maggie-and-general-lyons/ |title=Leprechaun: Origins’ Zach Lipovsky}} and Dead Rising: Watchtower.{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/92538/exclusive-zach-lipovsky-talks-dead-rising-watchtower/ |title=Exclusive: Zach Lipovsky Talks Dead Rising: Watchtower}}
In 2019, he directed and produced the DisneyXD series Mech-X4 for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy. Following that he co-directed the live-action Disney film Kim Possible and wrote and directed the sci-fi thriller Freaks, both with writing and directing partner Adam Stein. In 2022, Lipovksy and Stein were announced as the directors for Final Destination Bloodlines.{{cite web |last1=Borys |first1=Kit |title=‘Final Destination 6’ Finds Its Directors in ‘Freaks’ Filmmakers (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/final-destination-6-directors-found-1235226307/ |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=11 March 2023}}
Selected filmography
= As director =
- Crazy Late (2005, for Crazy8s)
- Danger Zone (2007, as part of On the Lot)
- Sunshine Girl (2007, as part of On the Lot)
- Die Hardly Working (2007, as part of On the Lot)
- Time Upon a Once (2007, as part of On the Lot)
- Tasmanian Devils (2013)
- Leprechaun: Origins (2014)
- Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015)
- Freaks (2018) (co-directed with Adam Stein)
- Kim Possible (2019) (co-directed with Adam Stein)
- Final Destination Bloodlines (2025) (co-directed with Adam Stein)
=As actor=
- Goosebumps (1996, Vampire Breath, as Freddy Renfield)
- The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue (1996, as Henry)
- Big and Hairy (1998, as Owen 'O' O'Malley)
- You, Me and the Kids (1998–2001, 5 episodes, as Tyler / Bully)
- Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999, as Matt)
- So Weird (1999, Escape, as Dan)
- Hayley Wagner, Star (1999, as Debate Club Guy)
- Mr. Rice's Secret (2000, as Funnel 'Funnel Head' McConnell)
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.zachlipovsky.com}}
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Category:Canadian male screenwriters
Category:Canadian television personalities