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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

190

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-11-28 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Morristown, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As

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 Screwfly Solution") and Amazing Stories, as well as Police Squad! and Hawaii Five-0. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Dante, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Cannonball

1976

Cannonball

as

Kid

Piranha

1978

Piranha

as

Scuba Diver #2 (uncredited)

Blast Vegas

2013

Blast Vegas

as

Salesman #2

Innerspace

1987

Innerspace

as

Vectorscope Employee (uncredited)

Hollywood Boulevard

1976

Hollywood Boulevard

as

Party Waiter (uncredited)

American Grindhouse

2011

American Grindhouse

as

Himself

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!

2020

Bugs Bunny's 80th What's Up, Doc-umentary!

as

Self (archive footage)

The Butterfly Room

2012

The Butterfly Room

as

Cab Driver

Trailer War

2012

Trailer War

as

Himself

24×36

2016

24×36

as

Self

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

as

Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)

Monsterland

2009

Monsterland

as

Self

Razzennest

2022

Razzennest

as

Joe Dante

Out of Print

2014

Out of Print

as

Self

Hitchcocked!

2006

Hitchcocked!

as

Self

Boris Karloff:  The Rest of the Story

2022

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

as

Self - Interviewee

Tales of Halloween

2015

Tales of Halloween

as

Prof. Milo Gottlieb

Long Live the King

2016

Long Live the King

as

himself

Corman's World

2011

Corman's World

as

Self - Filmmaker

Eating Raoul

1982

Eating Raoul

as

Busboy (uncredited)

Sad Hill Unearthed

2018

Sad Hill Unearthed

as

Self - Filmmaker

In Search of Tomorrow

2022

In Search of Tomorrow

as

Self - Interviewee

Sleepwalkers

1992

Sleepwalkers

as

Lab Assistant

Love, Antosha

2019

Love, Antosha

as

Self

Oscar

1991

Oscar

as

Face on the Cutting Room Floor

A Fuller Life

2013

A Fuller Life

as

Self - Reader (segment "Sicily Black and Blue")

Eerie, Indiana

Eerie, Indiana

as

Director

Production

Crew

Directing