Key facts
- Born
- ( 1946-11-28 ) November 28, 1946 (age 79) , Morristown, New Jersey , U.S.
- Alma mater
- University of the Arts Thomas Jefferson University
- Occupations
- Director producer editor actor
- Years active
- 1968–present
- Spouse
- Elizabeth Stanley
- Website
- renfieldproductions .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Morristown
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- The University of the Arts
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Joe Dante, 66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra).jpg
- Height
- 1.7
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- Commons category
- Joe Dante
- date of birth
- 1946-11-28
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Joe Dante
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- social media followers
- 77001
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Joe Dante (/ˈdɑːnteɪ/; born November 28, 1946) is an American film director. His films—notably Gremlins (1984) alongside its sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)—often mix the 1950s-style B movie genre with 1960s radicalism and cartoon comedy.
Dante's output includes the films Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Explorers (1985), Innerspace (1987), The 'Burbs (1989), Matinee (1993), Small Soldiers (1998), and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003). His work for television and cable include the social satire The Second Civil War (1997), episodes of the anthology series Masters of Horror ("Homecoming" and "The Screwfly Solution") and Amazing Stories, as well as Police Squad! and Hawaii Five-0.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Joe Dante” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.