Dean Parisot

Birthday: 1952-07-06
Birthplace: Wilton, Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male

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Dean Parisot is an American film and television director. Parisot won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action for The Appointments of Dennis Jennings which starred and was co-written (with Mike Armstrong) by comedian Steven Wright. Among his television credits are episodes of Monk, Northern Exposure and Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Parisot is the son of Ellen James (née Lewis), a painter and art teacher, and Aldo Parisot, a well-known cellist and pedagogue. He was married to film editor Sally Menke until her death in 2010. Parisot is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and also took part in the Sundance Institute's June Lab.

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Credits

Year Title
2020-08-27 Bill & Ted Face the Music
2013-07-18 RED 2
2007-01-01 Area 57
2005-12-21 Fun with Dick and Jane
2001-01-01 The Heart Department
1999-12-25 Galaxy Quest
1999-09-06 ATF
1998-11-25 Home Fries
1995-07-07 The Kathy & Mo Show: The Dark Side
1995-01-01 The Conversation
1993-04-05 Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright
1990-09-08 Steven Wright: Wicker Chairs and Gravity
1990-06-24 Framed
1988-09-07 The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
1985-10-17 Tom Goes to the Bar