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My Take
Chris Weitz is a fascinating case of range. Most people first met him through the raucous comedy of American Pie, made with his brother Paul, then About a Boy earned the two of them an Oscar nomination for adapted screenplay. That jump from gross-out laughs to genuinely tender storytelling impresses me. He later took on big franchise work, and I always find it interesting when a filmmaker can swing from intimate character pieces to studio tentpoles without losing himself. The brother partnership is what I keep coming back to, since collaborative siblings rarely sustain that kind of creative balance for so long.
Overview
Christopher John Weitz (; born November 30, 1969) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for his work with his brother Paul on the comedy films American Pie and About a Boy; the latter earned the Weitz brothers a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chris Weitz
- Name (Japanese)
- クリス・ワイツ
- Reading
- くりす・わいつ
- Born
- November 30, 1969 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rooster
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film director / film producer / screenwriter / entrepreneur / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Trinity College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Bodhi Rook | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.