Jude Weng | |
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 Jude Weng on the set of Fresh Off The Boat, November 2016 | |
| Born | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Occupation | Television director |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | Fresh Off The Boat |
Jude Weng (Chinese name: Weng Fei-fei/"翁菲菲") is a Taiwanese-born American director, writer and producer of episodic streaming/TV and feature films.
Weng's episodic experience includes both multi- and single-camera half-hour comedies as well as one-hour dramas. Directing credits include Black-ish[1] (ABC), The Good Place[2] (NBC), iZombie[3] (The CW), Crashing[4] (HBO), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt[5] (Netflix), and Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) as well as multiple episodes of Fresh Off the Boat[6][7][8] (ABC), Crazy Ex-Girlfriend[9][10] (The CW), Life in Pieces[11][12] (CBS), Young Sheldon (CBS) and Call Me Kat (FOX). In 2019, Weng became the first Asian-American woman ever to direct a half-hour broadcast network pilot, the untitled single-camera comedy by writer/showrunner Jessica Gao.[13]
Weng's film credits include directing the Netflix original Finding 'Ohana, a family action-adventure,[14] and co-writing and co-producing Buddy Games, an action comedy, starring Dan Bakkedahl, Josh Duhamel, Nick Swardson, Kevin Dillon, James Roday, Dax Shepard, and Olivia Munn. The film is also the basis for the CBS reality competition series of the same name.[15]
Weng's professional training includes the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women,[16] Disney's ABC Directing Program,[17] Warner Bros. Television Directors’ Workshop,[18] and the HBOAccess Writing Fellowship.[19]