Paul Feig

Paul Feig
Feig at a special Chicago Public Radio screening of Unaccompanied Minors in 2006
Born	Paul Samuel Feig (1962-09-17) September 17, 1962 (age 54) Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States
Occupation	Film director, actor, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1980–present
Spouse(s)	Laurie Karon (m. 1994)

Paul Samuel Feig (/ˈfiːɡ/; born September 17, 1962) is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the 2011 film Bridesmaids, featuring Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy and the 2016 film Ghostbusters also starring Wiig and McCarthy. Feig also directed the comedy films The Heat (2013) starring McCarthy and Sandra Bullock, and Spy (2015) which stars McCarthy, Jason Statham, and Jude Law.

On television he created the critically acclaimed show Freaks and Geeks and directed several episodes of The Office and Arrested Development; plus episodes of 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Mad Men, Other Space and other television series. Feig has been nominated for two Emmy Awards for writing on Freaks and Geeks and three for directing on The Office. As an actor, he is also known for playing Mr. Eugene Pool, Sabrina's science teacher, on the first season of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, as well as Tim, a camp counselor, in the film Heavyweights.