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Paul Feig Biography

Birth Place:
Royal Oak, Michigan, United States
Profession
Actor, director, author

Fast Facts

  • Is an only child
  • Won the USC Jack Oakie Award for Comedy in Film in 1984
  • Created the show Freaks and Geeks, which is in Time Magazine's 100 Greatest Shows of All Time
  • Wrote two memoirs: Kick Me: Adventures in Adolescence (2002) and Superstud: Or How I Became a 24-Year-Old Virgin (2004)
  • Author of the Ignatius MacFarland science fiction series for kids
  • Directed Steve Carrell's final episode of The Office, "Goodbye, Michael
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Awards

  • 2009Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated

Relationships

  • Laurie Gilbert -- Wife