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| − | '''Ken Kwapis''' (b. 1957) directed the first ''[[Sesame Street]]'' film ''[[Follow that Bird]]''. Kwapis currently serves as executive producer and one of the main directors on the American version of the sitcom ''[[The Office]]''. His other movies include "Dunston Checks In," "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants," and the Disney TV movie "Noah" with [[Tony Danza]]. |
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| + | '''Ken Kwapis''' (b. 1957) is a director and television producer working in the industry since the early 1980s. He has directed an episode of [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''Amazing Stories'', ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'' (with [[Blake Lively]]), and ''He's Just Not That Into You'' (with [[Drew Barrymore]] and [[Jennifer Connelly]]), as well as several episodes of ''[[The Office]]''. |
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| + | In 1985, he directed the first ''[[Sesame Street]]'' film ''[[Follow that Bird]]''. |
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| − | *[http://www.babble.com/celebrity/celebrity-style/director-ken-kwarpis-sesame-street-movie-follow-that-bird/ |
+ | * [http://www.babble.com/celebrity/celebrity-style/director-ken-kwarpis-sesame-street-movie-follow-that-bird/ "Ken Kwapis Interview. The director of Follow That Bird on how to direct muppets. Babble.com's Five Minute Time Out."] by Ada Calhoun, ''Babble.com'', March 27, 2009 |
| + | * [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/follow-bird-turns-30-director-812657 'Follow That Bird' Turns 30: Director on Jim Henson's Feedback, Difficulty Shooting Muppets] by Ryan Gajewski, ''The Hollywood Reporter'', August 4, 2015 |
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Revision as of 10:37, 5 August 2015
Jim Henson and Ken Kwapis
Ken Kwapis (b. 1957) is a director and television producer working in the industry since the early 1980s. He has directed an episode of Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (with Blake Lively), and He's Just Not That Into You (with Drew Barrymore and Jennifer Connelly), as well as several episodes of The Office.
In 1985, he directed the first Sesame Street film Follow that Bird.
External links
- "Ken Kwapis Interview. The director of Follow That Bird on how to direct muppets. Babble.com's Five Minute Time Out." by Ada Calhoun, Babble.com, March 27, 2009
- 'Follow That Bird' Turns 30: Director on Jim Henson's Feedback, Difficulty Shooting Muppets by Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, August 4, 2015