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Howard Deutch at an event for My Best Friend's Girl (2008)

Biography

Howard Deutch

Overview

  • Born
    September 14, 1950 · New York City, New York, USA
  • Height
    5′ 10″ (1.78 m)

Mini bio

  • Howard Deutch was born on September 14, 1950 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Pretty in Pink (1986), Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) and My Best Friend's Girl (2008). He has been married to Lea Thompson since July 23, 1989. They have two children.

Family

  • Spouse
      Lea Thompson(July 23, 1989 - present) (2 children)
  • Children
      Zoey Deutch
      Madelyn Deutch
  • Parents
      Murray Deutch
  • Relatives
      Robbie June Carlisle(Grandchild)
      Robert Walden(Aunt or Uncle)

Trademarks

  • Close up shots of character's shoes, usually donning Converse sneakers
  • Opening shots of movies include train tracks and/or trains

Trivia

  • Has two daughters, Madelyn Deutch and Zoey Deutch.
  • Has directed three sequels to movies in which he didn't direct the originals (Grumpier Old Men (1995), The Odd Couple II (1998), and The Whole Ten Yards (2004)).
  • Has directed his daughters Zoe and Madeline many times in numerous episodes of different TV series and films.
  • Brother-in-law of Phillip Goodrich and Coleen Goodrich.
  • Nephew of Robert Walden.

Quotes

  • [In a 1987 magazine interview] I have a theory that peer pressure doesn't end with high school. It may be more glaring there because the groups are so distinct socially; but it doesn't let up as you get older. There's pressure in any business to choose a safe project, to go with the group. In corporations, there's pressure to be seen with the right people; to eat in the right restaurants; at all costs to avoid the smell of failure. A case in point was the pressure on me to choose a 'safer' title than "Pretty in Pink." You constantly have to fight to keep everything from being reduced to the lowest common denominator. Standing on your own is not a thing that ends in high school.

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