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Howard Deutch was born on the 14th September 1950, in New York City, USA, and is a film and television director. perhaps best known for his collaboration with the late film director John Hughes, having directed two of his best known screenplays: “Pretty in Pink” (1986) and “Some Kind of Wonderful” (1987). His most recent movie release was “My Best Friend’s Girl” (2008). Deutch has been active in the entertainment industry since 1986.

How rich is the film and television director? It has been calculated by authoritative sources that the overall size of Howard Deutch’s net worth is as much as $25 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2017, with films and television directing being the major sources of Deutch’s fortune.

Howard Deutch Net Worth $25 Million

To begin with, the boy was raised in New York City, the son of Pamela and Murray Deutch, a musical executive. He matriculated from George W. Hewlett High School and later graduated from Ohio State University.

He started his career in the advertising department of United Artists Records – at that time his father served as the president of the company. At first, Deutch directed music videos for artists such as Billy Joel – “Keeping the Faith” – and Billy Idol – “Flesh for Fantasy”. His feature film directing debut was “Pretty in Pink” (1986) written by John Hughes and starring the Brat Pack. His following directing works including the romance film “Some Kind of Wonderful” (1987) and the comedy film “The Great Outdoors” (1988) were also written by Hughes. In 1991, he won CableACE Award for his direction of an episode of the HBO series “Tales from the Crypt” called “Dead Right”; it should be said that Deutch has directed three sequels of films of which originals were created by other directors, which are the romantic comedy films “Grumpier Old Men” (1995), “The Odd Couple II” (1998) and the crime comedy film “The Whole Ten Yards” (2004), all adding to his net worth.

During breaks between films Howard has directed television series, including “Tales from the Crypt” (1989 – 1999), “Melrose Place” (1992) and “Caroline in the City” (1995). In 2008, Deutch directed the film “My Best Friend’s Girl” (2008), and since then he has been mainly active in directing various television. From 2012 to 2013, he worked with science fiction series “Warehouse 13” aired on Syfy. Then, he directed episodes of the dark fantasy horror television series “True Blood” (2013 – 2014). Deutch has also created single episodes of the series “Jane the Virgin” (2015) and “The Lizzie Borden Chronicles” (2015), and more recently he has been working with the series “Claws” (2017). Overall, all the above mentioned engagements in films and television have increased the total size of Deutch net worth.

Finally, in the personal life of Howard Deutch, he married Lea Thompson in 1989, having met her during filming “Some Kind of Wonderful” (1987). Howard and Lea are parents of two girls, Zoey Deutch and Madeleine Deutch – both are actresses.



Full Name Howard Deutch
Net Worth $25 Million
Date Of Birth September 14, 1950
Place Of Birth New York City, New York, U.S.
Height 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Profession Film and television Director, Producer, Actor
Education Ohio State University, George W. Hewlett High School
Nationality American
Spouse Lea Thompson (m. 1989)
Children Zoey Deutch, Madelyn Deutch
Parents Murray Deutch, Pamela Deutch
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/howarddeutch/
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0222043
Awards CableACE Award – Directing a Dramatic Series (1991)
Nominations DGA Award – Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television (2003)
Movies “Pretty in Pink” (1986), “Some Kind of Wonderful” (1987), “My Best Friend’s Girl” (2008), “Gleason” (2002), “The Whole Ten Yards” (2004), “The Great Outdoors” (1988)
TV Shows “Tales From the Crypt: Dead Right”, “Keeping the Faith”, “Flesh for Fantasy”, “Melrose Place” (1992), “Caroline in the City” (1995), “Warehouse 13”, “Jane the Virgin” (2015), “The Lizzie Borden Chronicles” (2015)
Trademark
1 Opening shots of movies include train tracks and/or trains
2 Close up shots of character’s shoes, usually donning Converse sneakers
Quote
1 [In a 1987 magazine interview] I have a theory that peer pressure doesn’t end with high school. It may be more glaring there because the groups are so distinct socially; but it doesn’t let up as you get older. There’s pressure in any business to choose a safe project, to go with the group. In corporations, there’s pressure to be seen with the right people; to eat in the right restaurants; at all costs to avoid the smell of failure. A case in point was the pressure on me to choose a ‘safer’ title than “Pretty in Pink.” You constantly have to fight to keep everything from being reduced to the lowest common denominator. Standing on your own is not a thing that ends in high school.
Fact
1 Son of Murray Deutch.
2 Nephew of Robert Walden.
3 Brother-in-law of Phillip Goodrich and Coleen Goodrich.
4 Uncle of Elizabeth Goodrich.
5 Has directed three sequels to movies in which he didn’t direct the originals (Grumpier Old Men (1995), The Odd Couple II (1998), The Whole Ten Yards (2004)).
6 Has two daughters, Madelyn Deutch and Zoey Deutch .

Director

Title Year Status Character
Outcast 2016 TV Series 3 episodes
CSI: Cyber 2015-2016 TV Series 2 episodes
Jane the Virgin 2015-2016 TV Series 2 episodes
The Strain 2015 TV Series 2 episodes
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles 2015 TV Mini-Series 2 episodes
Getting On 2013-2014 TV Series 5 episodes
American Horror Story 2013-2014 TV Series 3 episodes
True Blood 2013-2014 TV Series 5 episodes
Warehouse 13 2012-2013 TV Series 2 episodes
CSI: NY 2013 TV Series 1 episode
Emily Owens M.D. 2012 TV Series 1 episode
Harry’s Law 2012 TV Series 1 episode
Ringer 2012 TV Series 1 episode
Jane by Design 2012 TV Series 1 episode
Hung 2011 TV Series 1 episode
Big Love 2011 TV Series 1 episode
Life Unexpected 2011 TV Series 1 episode
My Best Friend’s Girl 2008
The Whole Ten Yards 2004
Gleason 2002 TV Movie
Watching Ellie 2002 TV Series 1 episode
Billy Joel: The Essential Video Collection 2001 Video video “Keeping the Faith”, as Howie Deutch
The Replacements 2000
Caroline in the City 1996-1998 TV Series 4 episodes
The Odd Couple II 1998
Billy Joel: Greatest Hits Volume III 1997 Video documentary video “Keeping The Faith”
Grumpier Old Men 1995
Getting Even with Dad 1994
Melrose Place 1992 TV Series 1 episode
Article 99 1992
Tales from the Crypt 1989-1990 TV Series 2 episodes
The Great Outdoors 1988
Some Kind of Wonderful 1987
Pretty in Pink 1986

Producer

Title Year Status Character
The Year of Spectacular Men 2016 producer post-production
Outcast 2016 TV Series co-executive producer – 5 episodes
True Blood 2014 TV Series co-executive producer – 10 episodes

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Getting Even with Dad 1994 Driver #1 (uncredited)

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Spade 2014 Short special thanks
Lovelock, CA 2011 Short special thanks
Hughes the Force 2011 Short thanks
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer 2009 Documentary thanks
Natural Enemies 1979 special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
Fra Sydhavn til West Coast 2013 TV Series Himself
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer 2009 Documentary Himself
Don’t You Forget About Me 2009 Video documentary Himself
A to Z: Professor Turner’s Sexist Rating System 2009 Video short Himself
The Prom: A Teen Rite of Passage 2009 Video short Himself
Making It in Beantown: Where It All Began 2009 Video short Himself
Greatest Ever Romantic Movies 2007 TV Movie documentary Himself
Punk’d 2004 TV Series Himself
HBO First Look 2000 TV Series documentary Himself
The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards 1998 TV Special Himself – Audience Member
Intimate Portrait 1998 TV Series documentary Himself
The 22nd Annual People’s Choice Awards 1996 TV Special Himself – Accepting Award for Favorite Comedy Motion Picture
The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 1996 TV Special Himself – Audience Member

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
1991 ACE CableACE Awards Directing a Dramatic Series Tales from the Crypt (1989)

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2003 DGA Award Directors Guild of America, USA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television Gleason (2002)

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