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  • Birth Name: Peter Winkler Berg
  • Birth Place: New York, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 03/11/1964, Pisces
  • Profession: Actor; director; producer; writer
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  • What Will Peter Berg's Version of Dune Look Like? | Today's News: Our Take | 3/18/2008
    (Imagine a Venn diagram. The first circle is labeled "Sci-fi Fans." The second is labeled "Friday Night Lights Fans." In the center is this story.)Peter Berg, who directed the film version of FNL and exec-produces the series, will now direct an adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel Dune for the big screen, according to Variety.There have, of course, already been two adaptations of the book: David Lynch's 1984 film starring Kyle MacLachlan and a 2000 Sci Fi Channel miniseries starring William Hurt. How will Berg approach the novel's environmental themes differently? What do you think — is this a good idea? — Mickey O'ConnorSee the original Dune in our Online Video Guide. read more
  • FNL Goes Shot-for-Shot | Today's News: Our Take | 2/8/2008
    After sharing a lovely dinner with her hubby and high school sweetheart, (played by show creator Peter Berg) Tami definitely has her hands full in attempting to end the boys’ pissing contest. After all, things tend to get dicey after ordering two bottles of Jack to go shot-for-shot. Holy testosterone! Watch it now! | More online videos read more
  • Kyle and Connie Tease a Friday Night Lights Triangle | Today's News: Our Take | 2/1/2008
    Thursday night served as a reunion for cast members of NBC's Friday Night Lights as they hit the red carpet prior to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' "An Evening with Friday Night Lights," held at the Leonard Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood. Talk was all about love triangles on the show, not only between the characters of Landry, Tyra and Jean, but one that involves Coach Eric Taylor and his wife Tami as well. "My wife's old boyfriend comes into town, and he is played by Pete Berg," Kyle Chandler told TV Guide. Berg, who executive-produces the series and directed the film it was based on, returned to his acting roots in what, for the moment, will serve as Season 2's final new episode."I love that it's somehow come out as a love triangle," laughs Connie Britton, who plays Tami. "There's nothing like a tiny bit of jealousy or past history to turn two men into complete babies."Though the episode may only result in Chandler's character dealing with his inner green-eye... read more
  • CSI: Miami's Ex Appeal and More News Briefs | Today's News: Our Take | 12/27/2007
    Saved by the Bell's Elizabeth Berkley makes her first appearance on CSI: Miami as Horatio's ex-wife on Jan. 14.... Peter Berg is in talks to direct Tom Cruise in the spy thriller Edwin A. Salt.... Paradise Hotel 2 premieres Feb. 4 at 9 pm/ET on MyNetworkTV, with a TV-MA version running at 1 am on Fox Reality Channel. Oooh.... Cable TV exec Fred Dressler, a founder of E! Entertainment and a proponent of VOD programming and PVR usage, died Dec. 24 of pancreatic cancer. He was 66.... Stu Nahan, a longtime sportscaster also known for his cameos in the Rocky movies, died Wednesday after a battle with lymphoma. He was 81. read more
  • Logan's Run Back on Its Feet, and More Movie News | Today's News: Our Take | 8/21/2007
    Someone wake up Farrah Fawcett. On second thought, we don't have time for that. A reboot of 1976's Logan's Run is back on track, with Joseph Kosinski now at the helm. Long in gestation, the project has had at different times the likes of Bryan Singer (who bailed to do Superman Returns) and James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) attached to direct.... Also per the Reporter, former model Natalie Martinez is in talks to play the romantic lead opposite Jason Statham in Death Race, Paul W.S. Anderson's remake of the cult classic.... Per Variety, Peter Berg will adapt and direct Lone Survivor, based on the story of Marcus Luttrell, a Navy SEAL who led a mission into Afghanistan to kill a Taliban leader but was the only one to emerge alive.... Penélope Cruz, Marion Cotillard and Javier Bardem are the latest names being eyed for Rob Marshall's Nine. read more

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Virtuality (Director) 2009 TV Show Series
Virtuality (Executive Producer) 2009 TV Show Series
Hancock (Director) 2008 Movie
Lars And The Real Girl (Exec. Producer) 2007 Movie
Lions For Lambs (Actor - Lt. Col. Falco) 2007 Movie

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