Terry Zwigoff net worth is
$2 Million
Terry Zwigoff Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Zwigoff held several jobs before making his breakthrough feature: the documentary Crumb (1994) in 1994. His previous jobs included musician, shipping clerk, printer and welfare office worker. In fact, Zwigoff traces his film career back to discovering a rare blues recording by an unknown Chicago blues musician he ... Net Worth | $2 Million |
Date Of Birth | May 18, 1949 |
Place Of Birth | Appleton, Wisconsin, USA |
Occupation | Director, producer |
Profession | Director, Writer, Producer |
Education | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Spouse | Melissa Axelrod |
Nicknames | Terry Zwigoff, Zwigoff, Terry |
Star Sign | Taurus |
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1 | I'm more interested in dialogue; most of the scripts I've gone after to direct, there's generally just something about the dialogue. Like Bad Santa (2003), there was one line in the script that was so good that I was desperately trying to get the job. It was something like, "Sweet Jews for Jesus!" [Laughs]. One of the most inspired lines I'd ever read. Any regional dialect like that in a script really appeals to me, if it's done right. One of the things I'm working on right now is an Elmore Leonard book that I'm adapting, and I love the dialogue. The Coen brothers do a lot of movies with a very strong regional dialect. I love the movie they did with Tom Hanks, The Ladykillers (2004). That woman Irma P. Hall, I could listen to her all day. |
2 | It's certainly a difficult time right now to try to make small, smart films. I'm not trying to be self-serving, but you know, you get to Hollywood, and if you want to make something big and loud and dumb, it's pretty easy. It's very hard to go down there and make a film like Sideways (2004) , which I thought was a great film. They don't want to make films like that anymore, even though that film was very successful. It's more of a financial risk, basically. Most of the corporations that decide which films get made hedge their bets that they can make bigger, louder, dumber films, which the people stumbling around the Cineplex want to see. Nothing subtle about them. |
3 | I rarely see a film made these days that I get excited about, but I find myself watching a lot of films from the 1940s and 50s over and over again. While my favorite music and painting is from the late 1920s and early 30s, it's usually films from the 40s and 50s that do it for me. |
4 | If I see my films described as 'quirky' or, even worse, 'snarky' one more time, I'm going to probably seriously consider an early retirement. All these years I've labored under the conceit that they were "darkly humorous. |
5 | The films I want to make, I really want to be passionate about. |
6 | I've stopped going to see art films because every critic gives them four stars and say things like "masterpiece", "spellbinding" and "mesmerizing". I mean, they're doing that with my film, but I don't want to use those blurbs. Critical reviews aren't worth too much anymore because just about every film can get one or two of them. |
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1 | Father was a Jewish farmer who moved the family to Chicago when Terry was five years old. |
2 | Avid collector of old 78s records (mostly jazz, country and blues). He also plays (at least) cello, saw and mandolin and continues to play in the Cheap Suit Serenaders, a band formed by Robert Crumb in 1972. The band, with Terry Zwigoff, plays once a year at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, CA. |
3 | Was offered the chance to direct Elf (2003), but turned it down. |
4 | Resides in San Francisco, California. |
5 | Was offered $10,000 to appear in a commercial campaign using hip filmmakers to endorse The Gap but turned it down, saying "I would find it a bit disingenuous after having spent 5 years of my life making a film railing against the evils of Corporate America.". |
All pictures
Director
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Crumb | 1994 | Documentary | |
Louie Bluie | 1985 | Documentary | |
Budding Prospects | | TV Movie post-production | |
Art School Confidential | 2006 | | |
Bad Santa | 2003 | | |
Ghost World | 2001 | | |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Ghost World | 2001 | written by | |
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Budding Prospects | | TV Movie executive producer post-production | |
Crumb | 1994 | Documentary producer | |
Louie Bluie | 1985 | Documentary producer | |
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Ghost World | 2001 | writer: "Zine-O-Phobia Music", "Pickin' Cotton Blues" | |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Bad Santa: Not Your Typical Christmas Movie | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Making of 'Ghost World' | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
The Anti Gravity Room | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
Video Album 3 | 1986 | Video documentary | Himself |
Won Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2016 | Cinema Eye Honors Award | Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US | The Influentials | Crumb (1994) |
2015 | Cinema Eye Honors Award | Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US | The Influentials | Crumb (1994) |
2014 | Cinema Eye Honors Award | Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US | The Influentials | Crumb (1994) |
2002 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best First Screenplay | Ghost World (2001) |
2002 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Ghost World (2001) |
2002 | Literary Award | PEN Center USA West Literary Awards | Screenplay | Ghost World (2001) |
2001 | Jury Special Prize | Deauville Film Festival | | Ghost World (2001) |
2001 | Award of Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | | Ghost World (2001) |
2001 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Ghost World (2001) |
2001 | SDFCS Award | San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay, Adapted | Ghost World (2001) |
1996 | DGA Award | Directors Guild of America, USA | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary | Crumb (1994) |
1995 | IDA Award | International Documentary Association | Feature Documentaries | Crumb (1994) |
1995 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film | Crumb (1994) |
1995 | Golden Space Needle Award | Seattle International Film Festival | Best Documentary | Crumb (1994) |
1995 | Grand Jury Prize | Sundance Film Festival | Documentary | Crumb (1994) |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2002 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Ghost World (2001) |
2002 | AFI Award | AFI Awards, USA | Screenwriter of the Year | Ghost World (2001) |
2002 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | Ghost World (2001) |
2002 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Ghost World (2001) |
2002 | Independent Spirit Award | Empire Awards, UK | | Ghost World (2001) |
2002 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best First Feature | Ghost World (2001) |
2002 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Director | Ghost World (2001) |
2002 | Sierra Award | Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay | Ghost World (2001) |
2002 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best First Screenplay | Ghost World (2001) |
2002 | OFCS Award | Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Ghost World (2001) |
2002 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Screenplay - Adaptation | Ghost World (2001) |
2002 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Ghost World (2001) |
2001 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Ghost World (2001) |
2001 | Grand Special Prize | Deauville Film Festival | | Ghost World (2001) |
2001 | Crystal Globe | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | | Ghost World (2001) |
2001 | Prize of the City of Torino | Torino Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Ghost World (2001) |
2001 | TFCA Award | Toronto Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | Ghost World (2001) |
1995 | Robert and Frances Flaherty Prize | Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival | | Crumb (1994) |
1986 | Grand Jury Prize | Sundance Film Festival | Documentary | Louie Bluie (1985) |
1985 | Gold Hugo | Chicago International Film Festival | Best Documentary | Louie Bluie (1985) |
2nd Place Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2002 | NSFC Award | National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA | Best Screenplay | Ghost World (2001) |
2001 | BSFC Award | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Best Screenplay | Ghost World (2001) |
2001 | LAFCA Award | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Screenplay | Ghost World (2001) |
2001 | NYFCC Award | New York Film Critics Circle Awards | Best First Film | Ghost World (2001) |
2001 | SEFCA Award | Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Ghost World (2001) |
3rd Place Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2001 | Best International Film | Fantasia Film Festival | | Ghost World (2001) |
Known for movies
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