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name: "Howard Deutch"
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born: "14 September 1950"
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updated: "2026-09-17T01:01:35.716546+00:00"
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# Howard Deutch

Director. Born 14 September 1950 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 14 September 1950, New York City, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** Howie Deutch, ハワード・ドイッチ

## Biography

Howard Deutch is an American film and television director. Born in New York City on 14 September 1950, he began his career in the advertising department of United Artists Records and later directed music videos before making his feature debut with *Pretty in Pink* (1986).

Deutch directed two screenplays by John Hughes: *Pretty in Pink* and *Some Kind of Wonderful* (1987). His other feature credits include *The Great Outdoors* (1988), *The Replacements* (2000), *The Whole Ten Yards* (2004) and *My Best Friend's Girl* (2008). Since the early 2010s he has worked primarily in television, directing episodes of series including *True Blood*, *American Horror Story*, *The Strain*, *Jane the Virgin* and *Young Sheldon*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *True Blood* (2008), Fi1m 71, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/true-blood.md)

## Also known for

- *American Horror Story* (2011), Director
- *Young Sheldon* (2017), Director
- *The Strain* (2014), Director
- *Pretty in Pink* (1986), Director
- *The Replacements* (2000), Director
- *The Whole Ten Yards* (2004), Director
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), Director
- *Jane the Virgin* (2014), Director

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