Dean Parisot

Career overview

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Name: Aldo Luis "Dean" Parisot.
Born: July 6, 1952, in Wilton, Connecticut, USA.
Profession: American film and television director and producer.
Awards: Won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action for The Appointments of Dennis Jennings.
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings: Starred and co-written (with Mike Armstrong) by comedian Steven Wright.
Notable Film Credits:
Galaxy Quest (1999) - satirical science fiction comedy film.
RED 2 (2013).
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020).
Notable Television Credits:
Monk (including the two-hour pilot "Mr. Monk and the Candidate").
Northern Exposure.
Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Galaxy Quest details: Written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. Stars Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, and Daryl Mitchell.
Paragraph 1: Early career and awards.
Dean Parisot is an American film and television director and producer. He won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action for The Appointments of Dennis Jennings. This short film featured comedian Steven Wright, who also co-wrote the project with Mike Armstrong.
Paragraph 2: Film career.
In feature films, Parisot is best known as the director of the 1999 satirical science fiction comedy Galaxy Quest. That film was written by David Howard and Robert Gordon and stars Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, and Daryl Mitchell. His other directing credits include RED 2, released in 2013, and Bill & Ted Face the Music, released in 2020.
Paragraph 3: Television career.
Parisot's television work includes directing episodes of several series. His credits include Monk, where he directed the two-hour pilot titled Mr. Monk and the Candidate, as well as episodes of Northern Exposure and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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Dean Parisot is an American film and television director and producer. He won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action for The Appointments of Dennis Jennings. This production starred comedian Steven Wright, who also co-wrote the film with Mike Armstrong.

Parisot is best known as the director of the 1999 satirical science fiction comedy Galaxy Quest. Written by David Howard and Robert Gordon, the film stars Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, and Daryl Mitchell. His filmography also includes directing RED 2 in 2013 and Bill & Ted Face the Music in 2020.

In television, Parisot has directed episodes of various series, including Northern Exposure and Curb Your Enthusiasm. His work on the series Monk includes directing the two-hour pilot episode, Mr. Monk and the Candidate.
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