FILM DIRECTOR

Gary Winick

1961 - 2011

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Gary Scott Winick (March 31, 1961 – February 27, 2011) was an American filmmaker whose films as a director include Tadpole (2002) and 13 Going on 30 (2004), and who also produced such films as Pieces of April (2003) and November (2004) through his New York City-based independent film production company InDigEnt. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gary Winick has received more than 251,138 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Winick is the 1,747th most popular film director (down from 1,652nd in 2019), the 13,564th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,254th in 2019) and the 512th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 250k

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  • 38.81

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gary Winick ranks 1,747 out of 2,041. Before him are David Nutter, John Sayles, Lorenzo Vigas, James Frawley, Tom DiCillo, and Athina Rachel Tsangari. After him are Davis Guggenheim, James DeMonaco, Aditya Chopra, John Carl Buechler, Miguel Gomes, and Richard Kelly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Gary Winick ranks 653. Before him are Waldemar Matysik, Tapio Korjus, André Hoffmann, Susanne Riess, Allen Berg, and Luis Flores. After him are Paul Coffey, Sumaira Abdulali, César Zabala, Andrey Perlov, Rob Stewart, and Mark McKoy. Among people deceased in 2011, Gary Winick ranks 487. Before him are Ellen Stewart, Zyzz, Xavier Tondo, Troy Davis, Ángel Pedraza, and Dan Wheldon. After him are Bill Clements, Salvatore Licitra, Laurie Hughes, Wouter Weylandt, Mălina Olinescu, and Jim Rathmann.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gary Winick ranks 13,564 out of 20,380. Before him are William G. Dever (1933), Elden Henson (1977), Johnny Horton (1925), John W. Geary (1819), Maggie Hassan (1958), and Susie Essman (1955). After him are Sean Kinney (1966), Gene Reynolds (1923), Jessie Ralph (1864), Allan Jones (1907), Tracy Nelson (1963), and Brian Kemp (1963).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Gary Winick ranks 512. Before him are Harmony Korine (1973), Lucien Hubbard (1888), David Nutter (1960), John Sayles (1950), James Frawley (1936), and Tom DiCillo (1953). After him are Davis Guggenheim (1963), James DeMonaco (1969), John Carl Buechler (1952), Richard Kelly (1975), Amy Heckerling (1954), and Chris Sanders (1962).

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Filmography

13 Going on 30
Director
A girl who's sick of the social strictures of junior high is transformed into a grownup overnight. In this feel-good fairy tale, teenager Jenna wants a boyfriend, and when she's unable to find one, she fantasizes about being a well-adjusted adult. Suddenly, her secret desire becomes a reality, and she is transformed into a 30-year-old, but adulthood, with its own set of male-female challenges, isn't as easy as it looks.
Apr 13o 20046.75 / 10
Bride Wars
Director
Two best friends become rivals when their respective weddings are accidentally booked for the same day.
Jan 9o 20096.2 / 10
Letters to Juliet
Director
An American girl on vacation in Italy finds an unanswered "letter to Juliet" -- one of thousands of missives left at the fictional lover's Verona courtyard, which are typically answered by the "secretaries of Juliet" -- and she goes on a quest to find the lovers referenced in the letter.
May 13o 20107 / 10