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Jeffrey Blitz

Born January 1, 1969 · Ridgewood, New Jersey, USA (age 57)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jeffrey Blitz is an American film director, producer and screenwriter from Bergen County, New Jersey. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his 2002 documentary, Spellbound and he won the Dramatic Directing Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for his 2007 film, Rocket Science. Blitz won the 2009 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy S…

Known For

Table 19

Table 19 · 2017

MovieComedyDrama

Eloise, having been relieved of maid of honor duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best man via text, decides to attend the wedding anyway – only to find herself seated with five fellow-unwanted guests at the dreaded Table 19.

Rocket Science

Rocket Science · 2007

MovieComedyDrama

Hal is a 15-year-old high-school student with a minor yet socially alienating (and painful) disability: he stutters uncontrollably. Determined to work through the problem, Hal opts for an extreme route – he joins the school debating team, which sends him on a headfirst plunge into breakneck speech competitions and offers a much-needed boost toward correcting the problem.

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics · 2010

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

MovieDocumentary

A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

The Auteur Theory

The Auteur Theory · 1999

The Auteur Theory

MovieThrillerComedy

At an absurdly self-indulgent student film festival, the directors of the (mostly terrible) short films start getting killed off one by one and a budding British documentary filmmaker decides to investigate.

Lucky

MovieComedyDocumentary

A documentary about the American lottery and some of the industry's biggest winners (and losers). Qang is a Vietnamese refugee, whose American dream materializes in the form of $22 million while working the floors of a meatpacking factory; James is a sheltered outcast living with his team of cats in a litter strewn bungalow, before chance pays him a multi-million dollar hand.

Spellbound

Spellbound · 2002

MovieDocumentary

This documentary follows 8 teens and pre-teens as they work their way toward the finals of the Scripps Howard national spelling bee championship in Washington D.C.

The Office

The Office · 2005

The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation · 2009

Parks and Recreation

In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.

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Table 19

Table 19 · 2017

MovieComedyDrama

Eloise, having been relieved of maid of honor duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best man via text, decides to attend the wedding anyway – only to find herself seated with five fellow-unwanted guests at the dreaded Table 19.

Screenplay

Rocket Science

Rocket Science · 2007

MovieComedyDrama

Hal is a 15-year-old high-school student with a minor yet socially alienating (and painful) disability: he stutters uncontrollably. Determined to work through the problem, Hal opts for an extreme route – he joins the school debating team, which sends him on a headfirst plunge into breakneck speech competitions and offers a much-needed boost toward correcting the problem.

Director

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics · 2010

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

MovieDocumentary

A look at the history of the comic book publication that launched such legendary characters as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.

Executive Producer

The Auteur Theory

The Auteur Theory · 1999

The Auteur Theory

MovieThrillerComedy

At an absurdly self-indulgent student film festival, the directors of the (mostly terrible) short films start getting killed off one by one and a budding British documentary filmmaker decides to investigate.

Eliyahu - Brooklyn Will Be Ours

Lucky

MovieComedyDocumentary

A documentary about the American lottery and some of the industry's biggest winners (and losers). Qang is a Vietnamese refugee, whose American dream materializes in the form of $22 million while working the floors of a meatpacking factory; James is a sheltered outcast living with his team of cats in a litter strewn bungalow, before chance pays him a multi-million dollar hand.

Producer

Spellbound

Spellbound · 2002

MovieDocumentary

This documentary follows 8 teens and pre-teens as they work their way toward the finals of the Scripps Howard national spelling bee championship in Washington D.C.

Director

The Office

The Office · 2005

The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.

Director

Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation · 2009

Parks and Recreation

In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.

Director

Superstore

Superstore · 2015

A hilarious workplace comedy about a unique family of employees at a super-sized mega store. From the bright-eyed newbies and the seen-it-all veterans to the clueless summer hires and the in-it-for-life managers, together they hilariously tackle the day-to-day grind of rabid bargain hunters, riot-causing sales and nap-worthy training sessions.

Director

The Paper

The Paper · 2025

The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a historic Toledo newspaper, The Truth Teller, and the eager publisher trying to revive it.

Director

St. Denis Medical

St. Denis Medical · 2024

St. Denis Medical

An eclectic group of underfunded yet dedicated doctors and nurses navigates caring for patients — and each other — while keeping it all together at an Oregon hospital.

Director

Upload

SeriesComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

In 2033, people who are near death can be “uploaded” into virtual reality hotels run by 6 tech firms. Cash-strapped Nora lives in Brooklyn and works customer service for the luxurious “Lakeview” digital afterlife. When L.A. party-boy/coder Nathan’s self-driving car crashes, his high-maintenance girlfriend uploads him permanently into Nora’s VR world.

Director

Space Force

Space Force · 2020

SeriesComedyDrama

A four-star general begrudgingly teams up with an eccentric scientist to get the U.S. military's newest agency — Space Force — ready for lift-off.

Director

Ghosted

Ghosted · 2017

A skeptic is forced to work with a firm believer of the paranormal on unexplained occurrences in Los Angeles.

Director

Single Parents

Single Parents · 2018

A group of single parents lean on each other to help raise their 7-year-old kids and maintain some kind of personal lives outside of parenthood.

Director

Trial & Error

Trial & Error · 2017

A bright-eyed New York lawyer takes his first big case defending an eccentric poetry professor accused of murdering his wife.

Director

Stumble

Stumble · 2025

Courteney Potter is determined to rally her newly recruited junior college cheer squad to win her record-breaking 15th championship and improve their lives along the way.

Director

Living with Yourself

Living with Yourself · 2019

Living with Yourself

SeriesComedyDrama

Burned out on life, Miles undergoes a strange procedure at a strip mall spa -- and wakes to find he's been replaced by a better version of himself.

Executive Producer

American Auto

American Auto · 2021

SeriesComedyDrama

In the headquarters of a major American automotive company in Detroit, a floundering group of executives at Payne Motors must adapt to the changing times or be sent to the junkyard.

Director

Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony · 2019

Perfect Harmony

When former Princeton music professor Arthur Cochran unexpectedly stumbles into choir practice at a small-town church, he finds a group of singers that are out of tune in more ways than one.

Director

Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous

Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous · 2013

Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous

Zach hires a camera crew to film him throughout his daily life as a part of his quest to become an over-night celebrity - even though he possesses no real talent. From Zach's attempts to become a celebrity chef or a ring-tone recording artist to purposefully going missing, he'll try any avenue to get noticed and stop at nothing until he reaches fame.

Director