Alex Zamm Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival
• Was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for his comedic short films and scripts
• Graduated from the State University of New York at Binghamton with a Bachelor of Arts in film and classical mythology
• Earned his Master of Fine Arts in screenwriting and directing from the graduate film program at Columbia University
• Studied cartooning and illustration at The School of Visual Arts
• Early in his career, he worked as an interviewer for "All Things Considered" on National Public Radio
• Directors Milos Forman and Martin Scorsese mentored him
• Started his career working for Spy Magazine as a cartoonist
• Directed "Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2," which became the highest-grossing live-action direct-to-DVD ever released
• Has focused on directing family entertainment, including "My Date With the President's Daughter," "Tooth Fairy 2" and "The Pooch and the Pauper․"
• Wrote a science fiction graphic novel called "Zero-G․"