Jerry Zaks

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-09-07 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Stuttgart, Germany

Jerry Zaks

Biography

Jerry Zaks (born September 7, 1946) is a German-born American stage and television director, and actor. He won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play and Drama Desk Award for directing The House of Blue Leaves, Lend Me A Tenor, and Six Degrees of Separation and the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical and Drama Desk Award for Guys and Dolls.

Acting

1980

Attica

as Lenny Becker

1989

Crimes and Misdemeanors

as Man on Campus

1981

The Gentleman Bandit

as Carl Schnee

1987

Outrageous Fortune

as Tobacco Clerk

Production

1996

Marvin's Room

as Director

2008

Who Do You Love

as Director

1996

2020

Love Letters

as Director

1987

The House of Blue Leaves

as Stage Director

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