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Penelope Spheeris
Born December 2, 1945
New Orleans, Louisiana

Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made

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Biography

Early life

Spheeris was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to a Greek immigrant father who owned the Magic Empire Shows circus carnival and was a side-show strong man. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions Her mother was a ticket taker for a traveling circus side show. [1] Spheeris is the sister of singer Jimmie Spheeris and the first cousin of musician Chris Spheeris[2] and the Greek-French director Costa Gavras, whom she says makes her consider that there is something to the genetic aspects to the job description. Jimmie Spheeris ( November 5, 1949 – July 4, 1984) was an American Singer-songwriter who released four albums in the 1970s on the Chris Spheeris is a Greek-American New Age composer Career New age Multi-instrumentalist Composer Chris Spheeris began Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( Constantinos Gavras (born February 13, 1933, Loutra Iraias, Greece) better known as (Constantin Costa-Gavras (Κώστας Γαβράς [3] Spheeris spent her first seven years traveling around the American South and American Midwest with her father's carnival. The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive [4] She majored in film at UCLA in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, California. The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United Westwood is a district in western Los Angeles, California, United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

Career

Spheeris launched her career by producing short subjects for satirist Albert Brooks, many of them being highlights in the first season of the TV series Saturday Night Live. Albert Brooks (born July 22 1947 is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor, Writer, Comedian and director. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Her first feature film was The Decline of Western Civilization (1981), a punk rock documentary that she wrote, produced, and directed. The Decline of Western Civilization is a 1981 Rockumentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris about the Los Angeles Punk rock Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality She followed up with The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years, this time about the Los Angeles heavy metal scene of 1988, with footage and interviews of legendary metal bands such as Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith, Megadeth and Motörhead. The Decline of Western Civilization Part II The Metal Years is a Rockumentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris about the Los Angeles John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder front man guitarist and songwriter Dave Mustaine.

She was also a writer for the TV series Roseanne (1988-1997). Roseanne is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC from 1988 to 1997 starring Stand-up comedian Roseanne The year 1988 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1988. The year 1997 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1997. In the 1990s, Spheeris directed Wayne's World, a comedy based on Mike Myers' skits from Saturday Night Live. Wayne's World is a 1992 Comedy film starring Mike Myers as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar hosts of the Aurora Michael John "Mike" Myers (born May 25, 1963) is a Canadian Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter and Film producer The movie grossed an impressive $121 million and became a popular hit. Spheeris didn't direct the sequel.

Spheeris directed the TV-show-based comedies The Beverly Hillbillies and The Little Rascals (for which she co-wrote the screenplay), along with the Chris Farley comedy Black Sheep and the Marlon Wayans comedy Senseless. The Beverly Hillbillies is a 1993 20th Century Fox comedy motion picture starring Jim Varney, Diedrich Bader, Erika The Little Rascals is a 1994 Comedy film produced by Amblin Entertainment, and released by Universal Pictures on August Christopher Crosby "Chris" Farley (February 15 1964 &ndash December 18 1997 was an American Comedian and Actor. Black Sheep is a 1996 Comedy film, directed by Penelope Spheeris ( ''Wayne's World'') and starring the comedy duo Chris Marlon L Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American Actor, producer, Comedian, writer, and director This article is about the 1998 comedy film for the MTV UK dating show see MTV Senseless. Spheeris continues to direct. In 2005 she directed the Tom Arnold movie The Kid & I. Thomas Duane "Tom" Arnold (born March 6, 1959) is an American Actor and Comedian. The Kid & I is a 2005 comedy Film starring Tom Arnold and Eric Gores. Spheeris will return to rock drama: as of 2006 she is at work on Gospel According to Janis, about Janis Joplin. Janis Lyn Joplin ( January 19, 1943  – October 4, 1970) was an American singer songwriter and music arranger from

Filmography

References

  1. ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/61/Penelope-Spheeris.html
  2. ^ http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:q9lBQJWUeGYJ:www.landscapevoyageradio.co.uk/Chris%2520Spheeris%2520Profile.htm+Jimmie+Spheeris+greek&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=7
  3. ^ Ask @ IMDb.com
  4. ^ http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:ASjWwS9z3LIJ:movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800040639/bio+Penelope+Spheeris+greek+father&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=3

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