Barry Sonnenfeld

Cinematographer and director. Born 1 April 1953 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Born

1 April 1953, New York City, New York, USA

Active

1990–1997

Frequent collaborators

Jim Miller, Donald Peterman, Marc Shaiman

Biography

Barry Sonnenfeld is an American film director, producer and cinematographer. Born in New York City on 1 April 1953, he graduated from Hampshire College and New York University Film School in 1978.

He began his career as a cinematographer, working on films including the Coen brothers' Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987) and Miller's Crossing (1990), as well as When Harry Met Sally... (1989) and Misery (1990). Sonnenfeld made his directorial debut with The Addams Family (1991) and followed it with Addams Family Values (1993) and Get Shorty (1995). His later credits as director include the Men in Black trilogy (1997–2012), Wild Wild West (1999) and RV (2006).

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Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Barry Sonnenfeld is known for Men in Black 3 (2012), Men in Black II (2002), Wild Wild West (1999), Addams Family Values (1993), RV (2006), Nine Lives (2016), A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017) and Pushing Daisies (2007).

Men in Black

1997 · Director

Get Shorty

1995 · Director

The Addams Family

1991 · Director

Miller's Crossing

1990 · Cinematography

Misery

1990 · Cinematography