Max Winkler (director)

Max Daniel Winkler (born August 18, 1983) is an American screenwriter and film and television director. He is best known for directing the film Ceremony (2010), starring Michael Angarano and Uma Thurman. The film was Winkler's feature film directorial debut.[1]

Max Winkler
Winkler at the 2011 Miami International Film Festival showing of Ceremony
Born
Max Daniel Winkler

(1983-08-18) August 18, 1983
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter, television director
Years active1993, 2006–present
Parent(s)

Life and career

Born in Los Angeles, California, he is the son of Stacey Weitzman and actor Henry Winkler.[2] He is of Jewish descent, and his grandparents were Holocaust survivors.[3] As a child, he had a small role in the 1993 film Cop and a Half, a film his father directed.[1] In the fourth season of Arrested Development, he portrayed a younger version of his father's character, Barry Zuckerkorn, during flashback sequences.

Prior to directing Ceremony, Winkler was a producer for a number of short films and was an executive producer of the John Stockwell-directed film Cat Run (2011). His television directing credits include the internet series Clark and Michael (also producer) and Wainy Days, The New Normal and New Girl.

He is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts.[4]

Filmography

Director

Producer
  • Ten Fingers (short film, executive producer, 2010)
  • Cat Run (executive producer, 2011)
  • It's Not You It's Me (2012)

Other credits
  • Cop and a Half (actor, 1993)
  • A Cut Above (short film, production designer, 2006)
  • Arrested Development (actor, 2013)

References
  1. "Max Winkler, Son of Henry, Channels His Impetuous Inner Child for 'Ceremony'". 7x7. 2011-04-19. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  2. Kaufman, Amy (2011-04-12). ""Ceremony" director Max Winkler - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  3. https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/archives/henry-winkler-success-story-fueled-by-faith-in-judaism/article_99a25459-3aca-54a6-ac00-bc339f92d537.html
  4. Hart, Hugh (2011-04-01). "Henry Winkler's son makes a movie". SFGate. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
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