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Jake Szymanski

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Jake Szymanski was born on 27 November 1981 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) and Jury Duty Presents (2023).
BornNovember 27, 1981
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Anna Kendrick, Zac Efron, Aubrey Plaza, and Adam Devine in Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
    Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
    6.0
    • Director
    • 2016
    Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
    Brooklyn Nine-Nine
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    Jury Duty Presents (2023)
    Jury Duty Presents
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell in Step Brothers (2008)
    Step Brothers
    6.9
    • Caterer
    • 2008

    Credits

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    Director

    • Bad Day
      • Director
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Jury Duty Presents (2023)
      Jury Duty Presents
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • directed by
      • 2023–2026
    • Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Sally Met Hellmann's (2025)
      When Sally Met Hellmann's
      7.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Uninvited Guest
      Video
      • Director
      • 2023
    • John Bronco (2020)
      John Bronco
      6.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • The Package (2018)
      The Package
      5.6
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Orlando Bloom, Freddie Highmore, John Cena, Andy Samberg, and Daveed Diggs in Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
      Tour de Pharmacy
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • directed by
      • 2017
    • Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates: Alternate Storyline - Pig Sequence (2016)
      Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates: Alternate Storyline - Pig Sequence
      Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates: Extended Scenes (2016)
      Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates: Extended Scenes
      6.0
      Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Anna Kendrick, Zac Efron, Aubrey Plaza, and Adam Devine in Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
      Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
      6.0
      • directed by
      • 2016
    • Andy Samberg and Kit Harington in 7 Days in Hell (2015)
      7 Days in Hell
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Christopher Meloni in Beef (2014)
      Beef
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Kate Walsh in Bad Judge (2014)
      Bad Judge
      6.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
      Brooklyn Nine-Nine
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • NTSF:SD:SUV (2011)
      NTSF:SD:SUV
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • World's Smallest Strike
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012

    Producer

    • Jury Duty Presents (2023)
      Jury Duty Presents
      8.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023–2026
    • John Bronco Rides Again (2021)
      John Bronco Rides Again
      6.7
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • The Package (2018)
      The Package
      5.6
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Orlando Bloom, Freddie Highmore, John Cena, Andy Samberg, and Daveed Diggs in Tour de Pharmacy (2017)
      Tour de Pharmacy
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • co-executive producer
      • 2017
    • What's Going On? with Mike Mitchell (2011)
      What's Going On? with Mike Mitchell
      8.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2011
    • Moonshine to the Finish Line: An Unofficial History of NASCAR
      8.0
      • co-producer
      • 2010
    • Funny or Die Presents... (2010)
      Funny or Die Presents...
      5.6
      TV Series
      • segment producer
      • producer (segment "Casual Sex", segment "Sleeping with Celebrities")
      • 2010
    • Zac Efron's Pool Party (2009)
      Zac Efron's Pool Party
      4.6
      Video
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Bat Fight with Will Ferrell (2009)
      Bat Fight with Will Ferrell
      5.9
      Video
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Cougar 101
      7.4
      Video
      • producer
      • 2009
    • Paris Hilton Gets Presidential with Martin Sheen
      2.8
      Video
      • producer
      • 2008
    • High-Five Hollywood! (2008)
      High-Five Hollywood!
      5.4
      Video
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Gina Gershon Strips Down Sarah Palin
      5.1
      Video
      • producer
      • 2008
    • It's the Ass 'n Balls Show!
      4.8
      Video
      • producer
      • 2008

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special (2015)
      Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
      8.1
      TV Special
      • segment director (segment "That's When You Break", as Jake Syzmanski)
      • 2015
    • SNL Sports Spectacular (2014)
      SNL Sports Spectacular
      4.8
      TV Movie
      • clips director
      • 2014
    • Andrew Dice Clay, Rozie Bacchi, Antonio D. Charity, Caleb Emerson, Laird Macintosh, James Evans, Charles Fournier, Eddie Gossling, Daniel Tosh, Harry Karp, Andrew Wantuck, Ramsey Moore, Nick Malis, Robbie Troy, Todd Glass, Nikki Nemzer, Joe Borden, Jim Patton, John Elerick, Megan Abrigo, Nathan Webnar, Peter Relyea, Michael O'Brien, Kammy Burnett, Zak McKee, Carly Hallam, Joseph Carl White II, E.J. Golden, Sarah Collette Campbell, Joselyn Hughes, Garrett Schabb, Elizabeth A. Anderson, Runa Lucienne, Castro, T.K. Kelly, Ricky Carmona, Taylor Hingtgen, Keisha Kimball, and Sam Jarvis in Tosh.0 (2009)
      Tosh.0
      7.3
      TV Series
      • field director: web redemption
      • 2009–2013
    • The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards (2013)
      The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards
      6.4
      TV Special
      • segment director: director
      • 2013
    • Saturday Night Live (1975)
      Saturday Night Live
      8.0
      TV Series
      • director
      • 2012
    • John Mulaney in John Mulaney: New in Town (2012)
      John Mulaney: New in Town
      8.2
      TV Special
      • title graphics segment directed by
      • 2012
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Jake Syzmanski
    • Born
      • November 27, 1981
      • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

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