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Steve Miner(I)

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  • Producer
  • Actor
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Steve Miner
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Steve Miner has had a very popular career in making films and remains one of Hollywood's most prolific directors and has worked with a variety of stars that includes Jamie Lee Curtis, Leslie Nielsen, C. Thomas Howell, Tom Arnold, Amy Steel Rick Moranis, and Bill Pullman.

Before becoming a director, Miner worked as an editor for Wes Craven and Sean S. Cunningham on several occasions, helping bring the notorious rape/murder film The Last House on the Left (1972) to the screen. He worked for Cunningham again in 1980 on Friday the 13th (1980) as an associate producer. The following year he was hired to direct its sequels Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) and Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982). Miner also directed the comedy, Soul Man (1986) and moved onto a serious drama Forever Young (1992) in 1992. Returning to comedy with Rick Moranis and Tom Arnold, he made Big Bully (1996) and returned back to horror with the very successful Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) and the under water/comedy thriller Lake Placid (1999). His recent film Texas Rangers (2001) with young upcoming Hollywood stars isn't bad either. Nearly all films have been successful and/or a box office hit.
BornJune 18, 1951
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    House (1985)
    House
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1985
    Julian Sands in Warlock (1989)
    Warlock
    6.2
    • Director(directed by)
    • 1989
    Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett, LL Cool J, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, and Michelle Williams in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
    Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1998
    Fred Savage, Olivia d'Abo, Danica McKellar, Jason Hervey, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, and Josh Saviano in The Wonder Years (1988)
    The Wonder Years
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director



    • The Exorcism at Lincoln High
      • Director
      • In Production



    • Dania Ramirez in Once Upon a Time (2011)
      Once Upon a Time
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Emma Ishta in Stitchers (2015)
      Stitchers
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2017
    • Vanessa Marano and Katie Leclerc in Switched at Birth (2011)
      Switched at Birth
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011–2017
    • Dead of Summer (2016)
      Dead of Summer
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Italia Ricci in Chasing Life (2014)
      Chasing Life
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014–2015
    • Ayla Kell, Josie Loren, and Cassandra Scerbo in Make It or Break It (2009)
      Make It or Break It
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009–2012
    • Frank Grillo, Luke Mably, Rhona Mitra, Marisol Nichols, Skyler Samuels, and Travis Caldwell in The Gates (2010)
      The Gates
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Elizabeth Reaser in The Ex List (2008)
      The Ex List
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Colin Ferguson, Joe Morton, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Neil Grayston, Erica Cerra, and Jordan Hinson in Eureka (2006)
      Eureka
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Jessica Simpson in Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous (2008)
      Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous
      4.3
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Dulé Hill and James Roday Rodriguez in Psych (2006)
      Psych
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Ving Rhames, Mena Suvari, Christa Campbell, Nick Cannon, Linda Marlowe, Ian McNeice, Jeffrey Reddick, Stark Sands, Elitsa Razheva, Isaac Meisenheimer, Annie Savage, Erika Perez, and Hollie Dorrough in Day of the Dead (2008)
      Day of the Dead
      4.5
      Video
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Scarlett
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Wildfire (2005)
      Wildfire
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Brooke Burns, Nikki Deloach, and Amanda Righetti in North Shore (2004)
      North Shore
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2004

    Producer



    • Emma Ishta in Stitchers (2015)
      Stitchers
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015–2017
    • Frank Grillo, Luke Mably, Rhona Mitra, Marisol Nichols, Skyler Samuels, and Travis Caldwell in The Gates (2010)
      The Gates
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Wildfire (2005)
      Wildfire
      7.5
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2005
    • James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, and Michelle Williams in Dawson's Creek (1998)
      Dawson's Creek
      6.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1998
    • Maverick Square (1991)
      Maverick Square
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1991
    • Julian Sands in Warlock (1989)
      Warlock
      6.2
      • producer (produced by)
      • 1989
    • Fred Savage, Olivia d'Abo, Danica McKellar, Jason Hervey, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, and Josh Saviano in The Wonder Years (1988)
      The Wonder Years
      8.4
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1988–1989
    • Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
      Friday the 13th Part 2
      6.1
      • producer (produced by)
      • 1981
    • Kevin Bacon, Adrienne King, Ari Lehman, Robbi Morgan, Betsy Palmer, and Jeannine Taylor in Friday the 13th (1980)
      Friday the 13th
      6.4
      • associate producer (as Stephen Miner)
      • 1980
    • Manny's Orphans (1978)
      Manny's Orphans
      6.4
      • producer (as Stephen Miner)
      • 1978
    • Here Come the Tigers (1978)
      Here Come the Tigers
      3.8
      • producer (as Stephen Miner)
      • 1978

    Actor



    • The Days Before Belvedere (2008)
      The Days Before Belvedere
      • Service Station Worker (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Bridget Fonda in Lake Placid (1999)
      Lake Placid
      5.8
      • Airplane Pilot (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • Jamie Lee Curtis, Josh Hartnett, LL Cool J, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, and Michelle Williams in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
      Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
      5.8
      • School Financial Advisor (uncredited)
      • 1998
    • Richard Brooker, Frank Mancuso Jr., and Steve Miner in Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982)
      Friday the 13th: Part 3
      5.6
      • Newscaster (voice, uncredited)
      • 1982
    • Sandra Peabody in The Last House on the Left (1972)
      The Last House on the Left
      5.8
      • Hippie Taunting Deputy (uncredited)
      • 1972

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    I'm Staying?

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Stephen Miner
    • Born
      • June 18, 1951
      • Westport, Connecticut, USA
    • Spouse
      • SusanSeptember 17, 1977 - present
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      He is the only person to direct more than one film in the "Friday the 13th" series: Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) and Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982).

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