FILM DIRECTOR

Chris Weitz

1969 - Today

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Christopher John Weitz (born November 30, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his work with his brother Paul on the comedy films American Pie and About a Boy; the latter earned the Weitz brothers a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Weitz has received more than 1,499,495 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Weitz is the 1,574th most popular film director (down from 1,366th in 2019), the 11,386th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,858th in 2019) and the 439th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Chris Weitzs by language

Over the past year Chris Weitz has had the most page views in the with 245,593 views, followed by Russian (15,095), and Italian (12,099). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malagasy (255.06%), Danish (102.28%), and Egyptian Arabic (86.96%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Chris Weitz ranks 1,574 out of 2,041. Before him are Lucile Hadžihalilović, Oscar Micheaux, Bryan Forbes, James McTeigue, McG, and Stéphane Brizé. After him are Peter Chelsom, Allison Anders, H. Bruce Humberstone, Charles Barton, Bert I. Gordon, and Rithy Panh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Chris Weitz ranks 455. Before him are Luc Holtz, Corentin Martins, Džoni Novak, Chuck Liddell, Arancha González Laya, and Heather Hunter. After him are Eduardo Paes, Angie Everhart, Hideo Ishikawa, Teresa Ribera, Anja Andersen, and Tony Curran.

Others Born in 1969

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Weitz ranks 11,386 out of 20,380. Before him are Nathaniel Lyon (1818), Andrew Wood (1966), Heather Hunter (1969), Matthew Morrison (1978), Stephen Walt (1955), and Nick Cannon (1980). After him are James Toney (1968), Tris Speaker (1888), Naomi Wolf (1962), David "Honeyboy" Edwards (1915), Percy Lavon Julian (1899), and Dawn Olivieri (1981).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Chris Weitz ranks 439. Before him are Cary Joji Fukunaga (1977), Andy Tennant (1955), Scott Cooper (1970), Phil Alden Robinson (1950), Oscar Micheaux (1884), and McG (1968). After him are Allison Anders (1954), H. Bruce Humberstone (1901), Charles Barton (1902), Bert I. Gordon (1922), David Silverman (1957), and Susan Seidelman (1952).

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Filmography

American Pie
Director
At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. But they still believe that they need to do so before college. To motivate themselves, they enter a pact to all "score" by their senior prom.
Jul 9o 19996.583 / 10
American Pie 2
Director
After a year apart - attending different schools, meeting different people - the guys rent a beach house and vow to make this the best summer ever. As it turns out, whether that will happen or not has a lot to do with the girls. Between the wild parties, outrageous revelations and yes, a trip to band camp, they discover that times change and people change, but in the end, it's all about sticking together.
Aug 10o 20016.233 / 10
American Wedding
Director
With high school a distant memory, Jim and Michelle are getting married — and in a hurry, since Jim's grandmother is sick and wants to see him walk down the aisle — prompting Stifler to throw the ultimate bachelor party. And Jim's dad is reliable as ever, doling out advice no one wants to hear.
Aug 1o 20036.217 / 10