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name: "Gary Weis"
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born: "1 January 2000"
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# Gary Weis

Actor. Born 1 January 2000 in United States.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, United States

## Biography

Gary Weis is an American film and television director. He created numerous short films for Saturday Night Live in the mid-1970s, succeeding Albert Brooks as the show's primary film segment director.

Weis co-directed the mockumentary *The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash* (1978) with Eric Idle. His other directing credits include the television films *Diary of a Young Comic* (1979) and *Wholly Moses!* (1980), as well as the documentary *80 Blocks from Tiffany's* (1979). He also directed comedy specials for Steve Martin and music videos.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Manhattan* (1979), Fi1m 78, as Television Director — [page](https://film.one/film/manhattan.md)

## Also known for

- *The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash* (1978), Director
- *Wholly Moses* (1980), Director

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