Peter Segal

Peter Segal is one of those directors whose name you might not recognize, but whose movies you've almost certainly seen. Tommy Boy, Anger Management, 50 First Dates, Get Smart, The Longest Yard, the Klumps sequel, that's an enormous chunk of late-'90s and 2000s mainstream comedy. What I admire is his reliability with big comedic stars; you don't get handed those casts unless you can manage egos and land laughs. He trained at USC, the classic Hollywood pipeline, and built a career on broad, crowd-pleasing entertainment rather than awards bait. I respect that he kept working steadily, right through to My Spy in 2020, without chasing prestige.

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Name (English)

Peter Segal

Name (Japanese)

ピーター・シーガル

Reading

ぴーたー・しーがる

Born

April 20, 1962 (age 64)

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

film producer / film director / screenwriter / actor / director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Tiger

University

University of Southern California

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter%20Segal
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AB
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Tags

• New York
• film producer
• film director
• screenwriter

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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