Jody Hill

Birth Name:

Jody Hill

Birth Place:

North Carolina, United States

Profession

Producer, Director, Writer, Actor, Soundtrack

He and co-writers Ben Best and Danny McBride were nominated for a Writers Guild of America award for Episodic Comedy for "Eastbound & Down" in 2010
Studied at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, N․C
Had an office job as an assistant water carrier that he quite the day he found out "Fist Foot Way" had gotten into the Sundance Film Festival
Started his career as a story editor on reality television shows like "The Mole․"
Quote: "I don't set out to make a character likeable․ I like to see the dirt in the character as well as the shine․"
Quote: "I think if you're really pushing the envelope, you have to not include everybody, if that makes sense․ Or else it's not really pushing the envelope․"
Made a name for himself by teaming up with his college buddies Danny McBride and Ben Best to co-write such comedies as the low budget film "The Foot Fist Way" and the HBO comedy "Eastbound and Down․"
Often writes characters who are outsiders in some way, sometimes with strong, delusional belief in their abilities
Some of his favorite movies are "King of Comedy" and "Taxi Driver․"
When he was young, he did martial arts and acting as hobbies

2009EDA Special Mention Award - Hall of Shame:Nominated
2010WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Comedy:Nominated
2014American Comedy Award - Best Comedy Director - TV:Nominated
2016Audience Award - Episodic:Winner
2019IGN Award - Best TV Ensemble:Nominated
2023Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Series, Over 40 Minutes:Nominated
2023IDA Award - Best Episodic Series:Nominated

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