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FILM DIRECTOR

Dennis Dugan

1946 - Today

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Dennis Barton Dugan (born September 5, 1946) is an American film director, actor, and comedian. He is known for directing the films Problem Child, Brain Donors, Beverly Hills Ninja and National Security, and his partnership with comedic actor Adam Sandler, for whom he directed the films Happy Gilmore, Big Daddy, The Benchwarmers, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, Grown Ups, Just Go with It, Jack and Jill and Grown Ups 2. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dennis Dugan has received more than 1,637,353 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Dennis Dugan is the 804th most popular film director (down from 803rd in 2019), the 5,194th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,156th in 2019) and the 199th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 49.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

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  • 2.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Dennis Dugan ranks 804 out of 1,581. Before him are Ruy Guerra, Eli Roth, Gianni Amelio, Aleksander Ford, Julio Medem, and Antoine Fuqua. After him are Paul Scheuring, Kajirō Yamamoto, Gordon Douglas, Esfir Shub, Chloé Zhao, and Alexei Uchitel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Dennis Dugan ranks 360. Before him are Catharine MacKinnon, Caterina Caselli, Nataša Kandić, Stephen McHattie, Óscar Berger, and Ricky Bruch. After him are Dave Holland, Ludo Martens, Juan Pons, Charles Bolden, Patty Duke, and Robert Gadocha.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dennis Dugan ranks 5,194 out of 18,182. Before him are Charles Kittel (1916), Jack Northrop (1895), Carl Scarborough (1914), Edward O. Thorp (1932), Eugene Parker (1927), and Scott LaFaro (1936). After him are Jennifer Esposito (1973), Paul Scheuring (1968), Kerwin Mathews (1926), Randy Orton (1980), Earle Meadows (1913), and William Perry (1927).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Dennis Dugan ranks 199. Before him are Timothy Treadwell (1957), Stuart Rosenberg (1927), Bob Gale (1951), John Cromwell (1886), Eli Roth (1972), and Antoine Fuqua (1966). After him are Paul Scheuring (1968), Gordon Douglas (1907), Joshua Logan (1908), Ted Post (1918), Rob Cohen (1949), and Barry Sonnenfeld (1953).

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Filmography

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