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Barry Sonnenfeld was born and raised in New York City. He graduated from New York University of Film School in 1978. After refining his craft on several hard-core pornographic films, he started work as director of photography on the Oscar-nominated In Our Water. Then Joel Coen and Ethan Coen hired him for Blood Simple.... See full bio »

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April 1, 1953 in New York City, New York, USA

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Sonnenfeld (left) discusses a scene on set with producer Barry Josephson (center).

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Known For

Men in Black

Men in Black (1997)

Wild Wild West

Wild Wild West (1999)

Get Shorty

Get Shorty (1995)

Men in Black 3

Men in Black 3 (2012)

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Producer (19 titles)

???? Enchanted 2 (producer) (announced)

2007-2010 Notes from the Underbelly (TV series) (executive producer - 23 episodes)

– The Weekend (2010) (executive producer)

– Accidental Family Bed (2010) (executive producer)

– Spinning Out of Control (2010) (executive producer)

– The Circle of Life (2010) (executive producer)

– Odd Man Out (2010) (executive producer)

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2007-2009 Pushing Daisies (TV series) (executive producer - 22 episodes)

– Kerplunk (2009) (executive producer)

– Water & Power (2009) (executive producer)

– Window Dressed to Kill (2009) (executive producer)

– The Norwegians (2008) (executive producer)

– The Legend of Merle McQuoddy (2008) (executive producer)

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2008 Space Chimps (producer)

2008 Play or Be Played (TV movie) (executive producer)

2007 Enchanted (producer)

2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (executive producer)

2004 Karen Sisco (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)

– He Was a Friend of Mine (2004) (producer)

2004 The Ladykillers (producer)

2002 Big Trouble (producer)

2001-2002 The Tick (TV series) (executive producer - 9 episodes)

– The Terror (2002) (executive producer)

– Arthur, Interrupted (2002) (executive producer)

– The Tick vs. Justice (2002) (executive producer)

– The Big Leagues (2001) (executive producer)

– Arthur Needs Space (2001) (executive producer)

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2000 The Crew (producer)

2000 Secret Agent Man (TV series) (executive producer - 12 episodes)

– The Breach (2000) (executive producer)

– TKO Henry (2000) (executive producer)

– Fail-Safe (2000) (executive producer)

– Uncle S.A.M. (2000) (executive producer)

– Sleepers (2000) (executive producer)

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1999 Wild Wild West (producer)

1999 Partners (TV movie) (executive producer)

1998-1999 Fantasy Island (TV series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)

– Heroes (1999) (executive producer)

– The Real Thing (1999) (executive producer)

– Innocent (1999) (executive producer)

– Let Go (1998) (executive producer)

– Wishboned (1998) (executive producer)

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1998 Maximum Bob (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)

– Pilot (1998) (executive producer)

1998 Out of Sight (executive producer)

1995 Get Shorty (executive producer)

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A director sits on the set 11 and a half hours a day. And for 30 minutes they get to direct. See more »

Trivia:

One of his most embarrassing moments occurred when he was a teenager attending his first rock concert. His mom had the PA announcer say, "Barry Sonnenfeld, call your mother.". See more »

Trademark:

Directs mainstream films that have an offbeat quality to them See more »

Star Sign:

Aries