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Randal Kleiser

Director | Actor | Producer

Randal Kleiser has been an internationally known film director since the release of his first feature, Grease, the most successful movie musical ever made. Other features include The Blue Lagoon with Brooke Shields, Summer Lovers starring Peter Gallagher and Daryl Hannah, Grandview, U.S.A. with Jamie Lee Curtis... See full bio »

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in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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2010 The Nina Foch Course for Filmmakers and Actors (video)
 
2006 Red Riding Hood
 
2005 Love Wrecked
 
1999 Royal Standard (TV movie)
 
1998 Shadow of Doubt
 
1996 It's My Party
 
1995 New York News (TV series)
 
1994 Honey, I Shrunk the Audience (short) (uncredited)
 
1992 Honey I Blew Up the Kid
 
1991/I White Fang
 
1989 Getting It Right
 
1988 Big Top Pee-wee
 
1986 Flight of the Navigator
 
1984 Grandview, U.S.A.
 
1982 Summer Lovers
 
1980 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
– Elliott Gould/Kid Creole & the Coconuts (1980) (film segment director)
 
1980 The Blue Lagoon
 
1978 Grease
 
1977 The Gathering (TV movie)
 
1977 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
– Portrait of Grandpa Doc (1977)
 
1975-1976 Starsky and Hutch (TV series)
– Nightmare (1976)
– Terror on the Docks (1975)
 
1976 The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (TV movie)
 
1976 Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (TV movie)
 
1976 Family (TV series)
– A Right and Proper Goodbye (1976)
– A Special Kind of Loving (1976)
 
1976 The Rookies (TV series)
– From Out of the Darkness (1976)
 
1974-1975 Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series)
– The Strange Behavior of Paul Kelland (1975)
– A Fevered Angel (1974)
– To Father a Child (1974)
– The Fear of Silence (1974)
 
1975 All Together Now (TV movie)
 
1975 Lucas Tanner (TV series)
– Bonus Baby (1975)
 
1973 Peege (short)
 
Show ShowActor (8 titles)
2001 Circuit
Doctor
 
1999 Crazy in Alabama
Bob
 
1998 Susan's Plan
Doctor #1
 
1996 Cannes Man
Director
 
1991 Make It Happen (video short)
 
1988 Big Top Pee-wee
Popcorn Vendor (uncredited)
 
1981 Rich and Famous
Literary Party Guest
 
1966 Freiheit (short)
Boy
 
Show ShowProducer (7 titles)
2010 The Nina Foch Course for Filmmakers and Actors (video) (producer)
 
1999 How to Get There (producer)
 
1996 It's My Party (producer)
 
1991 Return to the Blue Lagoon (executive producer)
 
1989 Getting It Right (producer)
 
1987 North Shore (executive producer)
 
1980 The Blue Lagoon (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (6 titles)
1996 It's My Party (written by)
 
1987 North Shore (story)
 
1982 Summer Lovers
 
1977 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
– Portrait of Grandpa Doc (1977) (writer)
 
1976 Street People
 
1973 Peege (short) (writer)
 
Show ShowEditor (3 titles)
1977 ABC Weekend Specials (TV series)
– Portrait of Grandpa Doc (1977)
 
1973 Peege (short)
 
1967 Glut (short)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1976 The Legend of Bigfoot (documentary) (cpi - as Randel Kleiser)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2007 Kotkat (short) (thank you: for your feedback, ideas and support)
 
2003 Finding Home (thanks)
 
2001 Circuit (additional thanks)
 
2001 Late Summer (short) (undying appreciation - as Randall Kleiser)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
2014 Classic Hollywood Cinemas (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 CinemAbility (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 Actors Reporter Interviews (TV series)
Himself
– Exclusive Interview with Director Randal Kleiser (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Milius (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber (TV series)
– Gene Simmons/Rick Baker/Randal Kleiser (2010)
 
2008 Èxit (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.2 (2008) … Himself
 
2007 Famous (TV series)
Himself - Director
– John Travolta (2007) … Himself - Director
 
2006 The Time, the Place, the Motion: Remembering Grease (video short)
Himself
 
2006 Greatest Movie Love Scenes (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Olivia Newton-John (2006) … Himself
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Musicals (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Celebrity Naked Ambition (TV documentary)
Himself - Contributor
 
2001 Celebrity Profile (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Brooke Shields (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Headliners & Legends: Brooke Shields (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Behind the Music (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Grease (2001) … Himself
 
1993 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 February 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1982 The Making of 'Summer Lovers' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 An Adventure in Filmmaking: The Making of 'The Blue Lagoon' (short)
Himself
 
1978 The 30th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Directing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy
 

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Personal Details

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Alternate Names:

Randall Kleiser | Randel Kleiser
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Personal Quote:

I would actually like to do a hard-edged picture and I'm trying to find one. The problem is that, like actors, directors get typecast. Because I've done funny, uplifting-type films, that's what I'm offered. See more »

Trivia:

Brother of Jeffrey Kleiser See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer