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Jake Kasdan

Jake Kasdan

Director · Born October 28, 1974 · Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Biography

Jacob Kasdan (born October 28, 1974) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is the eldest son of prolific screenwriter and director Lawrence Kasdan. Jake is best known for directing comedies such as Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Bad Teacher (2011) and Sex Tape (2014). He is also known for his collaborations with actor Dwayne Johnson in action-comedies such as Red One (2024) and the Jumanji reboot trilogy (2017–26).

Directed 18

1990s

  1. 1999

    Freaks and Geeks

    Director

    86
  2. 1998

    Zero Effect

    Director

Produced 17

1990s

  1. 1999

    Freaks and Geeks

    Consulting Producer

    86
  2. 1998

    Zero Effect

    Producer

Wrote 5

1990s

  1. 1998

    Zero Effect

    Writer

Acted in 4

2000s

  1. 2008

    Shades of Ray

    Director #3

Appearances1

2010s

  1. 2018

    Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

    Self