Joe Dante
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-11-28 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Morristown, New Jersey, USA
Also known As
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Joe Dante
Biography
Joseph James Dante Jr. (born November 28, 1946) is an American filmmaker, producer, editor and actor. His films—notably Gremlins (1984) alongside its sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)—often mix the 1950s-style B movie genre with 1960s radicalism and cartoon comedy. Dante's output includes the films Piranha (1978), The Howling (1981), Explorers (1985), Innerspace (1987), The 'Burbs (1989), Matinee (1993), Small Soldiers (1998), and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003). His work for television and cable include the social satire The Second Civil War (1997), episodes of the anthology series Masters of Horror ("Homecoming" and "The Screwfl...
Acting
1994
as Jailer
1999
as Self / Host
1994
as Dying Man
2022
1981
1976
as Kid
1997
as Self
2021
as Self [archival]
1978
as Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)
2013
as Salesman #2
1987
as Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)
2004
2018
as Self
1976
as Party Waiter (uncredited)
2009
2008
2011
as Himself
2020
as Self (archive footage)
2012
as Cab Driver
2021
2024
as Self
2012
as Himself
2016
as Self
1990
as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
1992
2006
2009
as Self
2022
as Joe Dante
2002
as Self
2024
2025
2014
as Self - Director
1978
2014
as Self
2009
as Self
2007
2004
2014
as Self
2012
2006
as Self
1992
2022
as Self - Interviewee
1999
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as self
2015
as Prof. Milo Gottlieb
2001
as Self
1986
2017
2011
as Self - Interviewee
2015
2024
2000
2016
as himself
2016
2011
as Self - Filmmaker
2007
2007
as Himself
1982
as Busboy (uncredited)
2004
as Self
2018
2010
as Self
2009
2010
2018
as Self - Filmmaker
2019
as Self
2007
2022
as Self - Interviewee
2019
1992
as Lab Assistant
2012
1994
as Self
2019
as Self
2019
1991
as Face on the Cutting Room Floor
2013
as Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")
2020
2020
2020
2020
2020
2005
as Self
2020
as Self
2005
2006
as Self
2006
as Self
2011
as Self
2021
2024
as Himself
2011
as Self
1975
2010
as Himself
Production
1987
as Director
1984
as Director
1990
as Director
1987
as Director
2003
as Director
1981
as Director
1981
as Editor
1998
as Director
1978
as Editor
1989
as Director
1978
as Director
1993
as Director
1979
as Story
1985
as Director
1976
as Editor
2006
as Director
1976
as Director
1997
as Director
2009
as Director
2006
as Director
1994
as Director
1968
as Director
1996
as Producer
1996
as Director
2003
as Director
2011
as Producer
2014
as Director
2005
as Director
2010
as Thanks
-
as Director
1991
as Characters
1968
as Editor
-
as Director
-
as Producer
-
as Director
1995
as Director
2018
as Director
2009
as Director
1994
as Associate Producer
1977
as Editor
2017
as Executive Producer
1974
as Editor
2011
as Thanks
2018
as Executive Producer
1983
as Director
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as Director
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