Andrew Jarecki
Born (1963-03-24) March 24, 1963 (age 60)
United States
OccupationFilm director

Andrew Jarecki (born March 24, 1963)[1] is an American filmmaker, musician, and entrepreneur. He is best known for the Emmy-winning 2015 documentary series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst. He is also known for the documentary film Capturing the Friedmans, which won eighteen international prizes including the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the New York Film Critics Circle award, and was nominated for an Academy Award.[2] He also co-founded Moviefone and created the KnowMe iOS platform.[citation needed]

Career

Jarecki graduated from Princeton University in 1985.[3] He is the co-founder and CEO of Moviefone, which provides film schedules over the Internet and telephone and was sold to AOL in 1999.[4] With producer J. J. Abrams, Jarecki co-wrote the theme song to Felicity, "New Version of You", in 2000.[5]

Jarecki's 2003 documentary about a family, Capturing the Friedmans, his first feature, began as an offshoot from a short film he was making about birthday party clowns, which was titled Just a Clown and released in 2004.[6] Jarecki went on to direct the narrative feature All Good Things starring Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, and Frank Langella. The film, inspired by the life of millionaire Robert Durst and the unsolved disappearance of his wife Kathie, was released in 2010.[7] Along with filmmaking partner Marc Smerling, Jarecki also produced the 2010 documentary film Catfish,[8] and co-produced and directed the documentary miniseries The Jinx, which aired on HBO in 2015.[9] Jarecki plays the drums and sings backing vocals on Bikini Robot Army's single "Joe Strummer's House".[5]

Jarecki directed the 2018 Netflix comedy series Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell.[10]

Personal life

Jarecki is the son of financier-philanthropist Henry Jarecki, the brother of documentary filmmaker Eugene Jarecki,[11] and the half-brother of filmmaker Nicholas Jarecki.[12] Andrew lives in New York City with his wife, Nancy Jarecki, and their 3 kids.

Filmography

Year Film or TV series Credited as Note
Director Producer Writer Composer
2000 Felicity Yes TV series - theme music composer
2003 Capturing the Friedmans Yes Yes Documentary feature
2004 Just a Clown Yes Documentary short
2010 All Good Things Yes Yes Narrative feature
2010 Catfish Yes Documentary feature
2013 Catfish: The TV Show Yes Executive producer, episode: "Derek & Kristen"
2015 The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst Yes Yes Yes HBO miniseries
2018 Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell Yes Netflix three-part series

References

  1. ^ "Andrew Jarecki". IMDb. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  2. ^ King, Loren (December 19, 2010). "Making dysfunction work for him". Boston Globe. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  3. ^ Wallach, Van. "Portraying ambiguity". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  4. ^ "AOL buys MovieFone". CNN Money. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Andrew Jarecki". Bikini Robot Army. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  6. ^ Byrne, P. (2004). Review of Capturing the Friedmans. BMJ, 328(7444), 901. Chicago; retrieved October 25, 2013
  7. ^ "Andrew Jarecki Interview: Director Discusses "All Good Things"". FilmSlate. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  8. ^ Longworth, Karina. "Doc or Not, Catfish Is Stranger Than Fiction". The Village Voice. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  9. ^ Mike Hale (February 6, 2015). "'The Jinx,' 6-Part HBO Documentary on Robert Durst". The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  10. ^ Husband, Andrew (November 28, 2018). "Jeff Ross And Dave Attell Tell Us How They Developed Their Innovative New 'Bumping Mics' Special For Netflix". Uproxx.
  11. ^ Solomon, Deborah (February 4, 2011). "The Reagan Evolution". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  12. ^ Baumgarten, Marjorie. "From the Vaults: Keeping Up With the Jareckis". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

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