Brad Silberling Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Phoenix Film Critics Society Award and a Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Moonlight Mile․"
• Received his Master's degree in production at the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television
• Graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a Bachelor's degree in English
• Son of former CBS vice president and producer Robert Silberling
• Married his wife Amy Brenneman in 1995 after meeting her while directing on the set of "NYPD Blue․"
• Directed his first full-length film "Casper" after being signed on by producer Steven Spielberg
• Was inspired to become a director after seeing a showing of "Jaws" on opening day at age 11
• His first film was the 1987 short "Repairs," which he directed, wrote, and edited
• Was hired as a production assistant by CBS for "Little Miss Perfect" before graduating from UCLA
• Used the experience of the tragic murder of his girlfriend Rebecca Schaeffer in 1989 for his film "Moonlight Mile․"
• Best known as the director of "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events," "Casper," and 2009's "Land of the Lost․"
• Co-founded the Cornerstone Theatre Company with his wife Amy Brenneman
• Was originally attached to direct "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" in 1998