
Birthday:
08-17-1957
(67 years)
Birthplace:
Belleville - Illinois - USA
Biography
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Ken Kwapis (born August 17, 1957) is an American film and television director and screenwriter. He specialized in the single-camera sitcom in the 1990s and 2000s and has directed feature films such as Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and He's Just Not That Into You.
Ken Kwapis (born August 17, 1957) is an American film and television director and screenwriter. He specialized in the single-camera sitcom in the 1990s and 2000s and has directed feature films such as Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and He's Just Not That Into You.
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Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
Act like Self
event2018 star_border 6.8
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The creators and actors from the TV show 'Freaks and Geeks' share their untold stories and pivotal moments from the making of the series that only aired for one season.
License to Wed
Director
event2007 star_border 5.7
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Newly engaged, Ben and Sadie can't wait to start their life together and live happily ever after. However Sadie's family church's Reverend Frank won't bless their union until they pass his patented, "foolproof" marriage prep course consisting of outrageous classes, outlandish homework assignments and some outright invasion of privacy.
He's Just Not That Into You
Director
event2009 star_border 6.6
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Have you ever sat by the phone wondering why he said he would call, but didn't, or you can't figure out why she doesn't want to sleep with you anymore, or why your relationship just isn't going to the next level... they're just not that into you. Gigi just wants a man who says he'll call—and does—while Alex advises her to stop waiting by the phone. Beth wants a proposal after years of a committed relationship with her boyfriend, Neil, who sees nothing wrong with the status quo. Janine's not sure if she can trust her husband, Ben, who can't quite trust himself around Anna. Anna can't decide between the sexy married guy, or her straightforward, no-sparks standby, Conor, who can't get over the fact that he can't have her. And Mary, who's found an entire network of loving, supportive men, just needs to find one who's straight.
Vibes
Director
event1988 star_border 5.7
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Medium Sylvia Pickel and psychometrist Nick Deezy meet at a psychic research facility in New York. Not long after, they're contacted by Harry Buscafusco, who offers them $50,000 to find his lost son in South America, in the heart of Incan territory where they discover an ancient mystical secret, and each other.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Director
event2005 star_border 6.5
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Four best friends (Tibby, Lena, Carmen & Bridget) who buy a mysterious pair of pants that fits each of them, despite their differing sizes, and makes whoever wears them feel fabulous. When faced with the prospect of spending their first summer apart, the pals decide they'll swap the pants so that each girl in turn can enjoy the magic.
Follow That Bird
Director
event1985 star_border 6.3
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Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.
Thelma
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Follows John Kennedy Toole's mother, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of A Confederacy of Dunces. Toole died by suicide before finding a home for his masterpiece, and his mother Thelma, made it her life's mission.
Dunston Checks In
Director
event1996 star_border 5.4
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Hotel manager Robert Grant is forced by his boss to postpone his family vacation when a hotel critic checks in. Trouble is, the critic is really a villainous jewel thief with an orangutan assistant named Dunston. When Dunston gets loose and tries to escape a life of crime -- aided by Robert's sons -- havoc, hijinks and lots of laughs abound!
The Beautician and the Beast
Director
event1997 star_border 6.7
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A New York City beautician is mistakenly hired as the school teacher for the children of the president of a small Eastern European country.
He Said, She Said
Director
event1991 star_border 5.9
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Womanising, right-wing Dan Hanson and quiet, liberal Lorie Bryer work for the Baltimore Sun. Rivals for the job of new writer of a vacant column, the paper ends up instead printing their very different opinions alongside each other, which leads to a similarly combative local TV show. At the same time their initial indifference to each other looks like it may evolve into something more romantic.
Big Miracle
Director
event2012 star_border 6.7
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A small-town news reporter and a Greenpeace volunteer enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle.
The Beniker Gang
Director
event1984 star_border 5.8
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When his younger friends go up for adoption, threatening their extended family, an orphaned teen helps them discourage potential parents.
Noah
Director
event1998 star_border 5.4
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In order to save his family, a contractor must construct an ark before a massive flood hits his home town.
Summer Switch
Director
event1984
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Father and son magically switch personalities with comical results.
Sexual Life
Director
event2005 star_border 5
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As they seek romance and sexual gratification, the lives of eight Los Angeles natives — including a teenager, a wedding photographer and a hotel desk clerk — converge on a carousel of carnal encounters.
A Walk in the Woods
Director
event2015 star_border 6.1
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After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends.
Border Line
Director
event1999 star_border 4
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Allison Westlin, a Los Angeles-based immigration lawyer and single mother, investigates a murder with the help of private detective Mario Sparks and INS officer Dan McIvers. As the investigation continues and Westlin uncovers a human-smuggling ring, Westlin's nanny Maria jeopardizes her life to protect Westlin and her daughter.
The Shaggs
Director
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Three sisters from New England form a groundbreaking rock band in 1968.
The Bernie Mac Show
Director (11 ep.)
event2001 star_border 6.4
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The Bernie Mac Show is an American sitcom that aired on Fox for five seasons from November 14, 2001 to April 14, 2006. The series featured comic actor Bernie Mac and his wife Wanda raising his sister's three kids: Jordan, Bryana, and Vanessa.
The Larry Sanders Show
Director (13 ep.)
event1992 star_border 7.7
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Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank Kingsley and his fiercely protective producer Artie, allows Garry Shandling and his talented writers to look behind the scenes and to show us a convincing slice of behind the camera life.
Parks and Recreation
Director (1 ep.)
event2009 star_border 8
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In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.
Watching Ellie
Director (3 ep.)
event2002 star_border 6
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A single woman, Ellie Riggs, tries to navigate her way through the Los Angeles music scene and her own messy personal life.
Bakersfield P.D.
Director (3 ep.)
event1993 star_border 8
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Bakersfield P.D. is a short-lived American television comedy series that aired on the Fox network in 1993-94.
The show was based in the police department of the city of Bakersfield, California. It was shot with naturalistic lighting and without a laugh track. Fox canceled the show after one season, citing low ratings.
The cable channel Trio reran the show under its "Brilliant But Cancelled" umbrella.
Malcolm in the Middle
Director (19 ep.)
event2000 star_border 8.5
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A gifted young teen tries to survive life with his dimwitted, dysfunctional family.
Amazing Stories
Director (1 ep.)
event1985 star_border 7.5
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A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.
Eerie, Indiana
Director (2 ep.)
event1991 star_border 7.5
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Teenage weirdness investigator Marshall Teller adventures through his new small-town home with his friends, geeky Simon Holmes and mysterious Dash X.
The Office
Director (13 ep.)
event2005 star_border 8.6
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The everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company.
Freaks and Geeks
Director (2 ep.)
event1999 star_border 8.2
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High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy friends (the "geeks").
ER
Director (2 ep.)
event1994 star_border 7.8
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ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
Grounded for Life
Director (4 ep.)
event2001 star_border 6.9
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Right out of high school, Sean Finnerty got his girlfriend Claudia pregnant. Now she’s his wife, and at just 32, he’s somehow found himself with 14-year-old daughter Lily, two little boys, and a constant struggle between his need to be responsible and his desperate desire to be irresponsible. His judgmental father Walt and devil-may-care brother Eddie are no help at all. When they all get together, stories always start to fly. Of course, Sean’s family will never let him finish a story; they interrupt, they debate, they derail, they defend themselves; just like any good family would.
Outsourced
Director (2 ep.)
event2010 star_border 6.8
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A lone American manages the new call center of an American novelties company in Bombay and must explain American popular culture to his employees as he tries to understand Indian culture.
Santa Clarita Diet
Director (5 ep.)
event2017 star_border 7.5
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They're ordinary husband and wife realtors until she undergoes a dramatic change that sends them down a road of death and destruction. In a good way.
Space Force
Director (7 ep.)
event2020 star_border 6.5
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A four-star general begrudgingly teams up with an eccentric scientist to get the U.S. military's newest agency — Space Force — ready for lift-off.
#blackAF
Director (3 ep.)
event2020 star_border 6.7
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A father takes an irreverent and honest approach to parenting and relationships.
HAPPYish
Director (4 ep.)
event2015 star_border 6.9
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Thom Payne is a 44 year-old man whose world is thrown into disarray when his 25 year-old "wunderkind" boss arrives, saying things like "digital," "social" and "viral." Is he in need of a "rebranding," or does he just have a "low joy ceiling?" Maybe pursuing happiness is a fool's errand? Happiness after all is pretty high bar. In a world as absurd as ours, maybe the best anyone can hope for is happyish.
One Mississippi
Director (4 ep.)
event2016 star_border 7.1
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This semi-autobiographical dark comedy starring Tig Notaro follows her as she returns to her hometown after the sudden death of her mother. Still reeling from her own declining health problems, Tig struggles to find her footing with the loss of the one person in her life who understood her. All while dealing with her clingy girlfriend and her dysfunctional family.
The Dangerous Book for Boys
Director (1 ep.)
event2018 star_border 6
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The story of a middle-class family coping with the sudden passing of their beloved patriarch Patrick, a whimsical inventor who touched the lives of all who knew him. Devastated, his family finds hope in a guide book he created for his sons.
Malcolm in the Middle Revival
Executive Producer (4 ep.)
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Malcolm and his daughter are drawn into the family's chaos when Hal and Lois demand his presence for their 40th wedding anniversary party.
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