Max Winkler | |
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Winkler at the 2011 Miami International Film Festival showing of Ceremony
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Born |
Max Daniel Winkler August 18, 1983 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, television director |
Years active | 1993, 2006–present |
Parent(s) |
Henry Winkler Stacey Furstman Weitzman |
Max Daniel Winkler (born August 18, 1983) is an American film director, screenwriter 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.
Born in Los Angeles, California, he is the son of actor Henry Winkler. As a child, he had a small role in the 1993 film Cop and a Half, a film his father directed. In the fourth season of Arrested Development, he portrays 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 -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.