Jesse Peretz
- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- May 19, 1968 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Active Years
- 1998–2026 (29 Years)
- Total Credits
- 37 credits in database
Biography
Subject: Jesse Peretz (Directing).
Task: Write a 90-130 word factual identity profile.
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Name: Jesse Peretz.
Birth Date: May 19, 1968.
Birth Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Professions: American film and television director, TV producer, feature film director, bass guitar player, Grammy-Award winning music video director, former musician.
Music Career: Founding member and original bass player of the American alternative punk guitar band The Lemonheads, which formed in 1986 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was in the band from 1986 to 1989.
Directing/Film: First feature film is First Love, Last Rites (1997). The scenario for this film was co-written by drummer David Ryan, who joined The Lemonheads after Peretz left.
Jesse Peretz was born on May 19, 1968, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He is an American film and television director, TV producer, and Grammy-Award winning music video director. Peretz also worked as a musician, serving as a founding member and the original bass guitarist for the American alternative punk guitar band The Lemonheads. The band formed in 1986 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Peretz was a member from 1986 to 1989. His first feature film, First Love, Last Rites, was released in 1997. The scenario for this film was co-written by David Ryan, a drummer who joined The Lemonheads after Peretz had left the group.
"Jesse Peretz was born on May 19, 1968, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He is an American film and television director, TV producer, and Grammy-Award winning music video director. Peretz also worked as a musician, serving as a founding member and the original bass guitarist for the American alternative
Career overview
Jesse Peretz was born on May 19, 1968, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He first rose to prominence as a founding member and the original bass guitarist of The Lemonheads, an American alternative punk guitar band that formed in 1986. Peretz played with the group from 1986 until his departure in 1989. Following his career as a musician, he transitioned into filmmaking and television production.
In his directing career, Peretz has worked across feature films and television. His directorial debut for a feature film was First Love, Last Rites, released in 1997, which featured a scenario co-written by David Ryan, who had succeeded Peretz as the drummer for The Lemonheads. In addition to his work in film and television directing and producing, Peretz is recognized as a Grammy-Award winning music video director.
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Career timeline
Full Filmography
37 titles- Love Story (2026) Director
- Nobody Wants This (2024) Director
- The Girls on the Bus (2024) Director
- The Girls on the Bus (2024) Executive Producer
- City on Fire (2023) Director
- The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022) Director
- As We See It (2022) Director
- As We See It (2022) Executive Producer
- Only Murders in the Building (2021) Director
- High Fidelity (2020) Director
- High Fidelity (2020) Executive Producer
- Teenage Bounty Hunters (2020) Director
- Teenage Bounty Hunters (2020) Executive Producer
- Modern Love (2019) Director
- Juliet, Naked (2018) Director
- GLOW (2017) Executive Producer
- GLOW (2017) Director
- Divorce (2016) Director
- Orange Is the New Black (2013) Director
- The Mindy Project (2012) Director
- Girls (2012) Director
- Girls (2012) Producer
- Girls (2012) Co-Executive Producer
- Bent (2012) Director
- New Girl (2011) Director
- Our Idiot Brother (2011) Executive Producer
- Our Idiot Brother (2011) Director
- Our Idiot Brother (2011) Story
- Nurse Jackie (2009) Director
- Nurse Jackie (2009) Supervising Producer
- Who I Am (2007) Director
- The Ex (2006) Director
- The Office (2005) Director
- The Château (2001) Director
- The Château (2001) Writer
- First Love, Last Rites (1998) Director
- First Love, Last Rites (1998) Writer
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Jesse Peretz is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Love Story (2026), Nobody Wants This (2024), The Summer I Turned Pretty (2022), Only Murders in the Building (2021).
When and where was Jesse Peretz born?
Jesse Peretz was born on May 19, 1968 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
How many credits does Jesse Peretz have?
Jesse Peretz has accumulated over 37 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1998 to 2026.
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Subject: Jesse Peretz (Directing). Task: Write a 90-130 word factual identity profile. Constraints: Use ONLY provided facts. No invented details. No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points. Neutral, encyclopedic prose. Plain text only. Word count target: 90-130 words. Name: Jesse Peretz. Birth Date: May 1...
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