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Joe Leonard(I)

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Joe Leonard
A reckless young banker convinces his broken-hearted best friend to leave New York with him after 9/11 to look for the things they've lost. But when their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, the truth comes out about the real motivation for the trip
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How I Got Lost (2009)
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Joe Leonard is an editor and director known for shaping character-driven, cinematic storytelling across film and television. A graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, he has collaborated with Ryan Murphy, Lee Daniels, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Sam Esmail and Blake Crouch. He began his career in post-production working with Danny Leiner. Leonard wrote and directed the independent feature How I Got Lost and has directed for Fox’s Star starring Queen Latifah. He is a member of ACE, MPEG, and the DGA, and a co-founder of We Make Movies, a Los Angeles film collective. Originally from St. Louis.
BornOctober 9, 1979
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BornOctober 9, 1979
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 6 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Jennifer Connelly and Joel Edgerton in Dark Matter (2024)
    Dark Matter
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Editor
    Julia Roberts in Gaslit (2022)
    Gaslit
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Editor
    Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
    Empire
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Editor
    Jane Lynch, Lea Michele, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith, Dianna Agron, Kevin McHale, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley, and Heather Elizabeth Morris in Glee (2009)
    Glee
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Editor

    Credits

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    Editor

    • Dark Matter
      • Editor
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Jennifer Connelly and Joel Edgerton in Dark Matter (2024)
      Dark Matter
      7.6
      TV Series
      • edited by
      • Editor
      • 2024–2026
    • Death by Lightning (2025)
      Death by Lightning
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • edited by
      • 2025
    • Grace Van Patten in Tell Me Lies (2022)
      Tell Me Lies
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2022
    • The End Up (2022)
      The End Up
      Podcast Series
      • Editor
      • 2022
    • Julia Roberts in Gaslit (2022)
      Gaslit
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Editor
      • 2022
    • Station 19 (2018)
      Station 19
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2021
    • Briarpatch (2019)
      Briarpatch
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2020
    • Rami Malek in Mr. Robot (2015)
      Mr. Robot
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • Queen Latifah, Ryan Destiny, Jude Demorest, and Brittany O'Grady in Star (2016)
      Star
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2016–2019
    • Chambers (2019)
      Chambers
      6.4
      TV Series
      • edited by
      • 2019
    • Rufus Sewell in The Man in the High Castle (2015)
      The Man in the High Castle
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2016
    • LFE
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
      Empire
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2015
    • Addison Timlin and Andy Abele in The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)
      The Town That Dreaded Sundown
      5.6
      • Editor
      • 2014
    • Tom Ellis in Rush (2014)
      Rush
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2014

    Director

    • Queen Latifah, Ryan Destiny, Jude Demorest, and Brittany O'Grady in Star (2016)
      Star
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • WMM Sketch Show (2014)
      WMM Sketch Show
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • American Horror Story: The Orderly
      8.2
      Video
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Snuggle Bunny: Man's Most Lovable Predator (2011)
      Snuggle Bunny: Man's Most Lovable Predator
      5.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011
    • How I Got Lost (2009)
      How I Got Lost
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Sons of Liberty (2008)
      Sons of Liberty
      6.3
      • co-director
      • 2008
    • Death by...
      5.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Last Call
      Short
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Actors
      5.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006
    • It Doesn't Matter Where You Are Going
      5.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Fantasy
      Short
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Bulletin Board
      Short
      • Director
      • 2001
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    Motion Picture Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700

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      • October 9, 1979
      • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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