Jay Roach's biography

Jay Roach is 65 years old film producer born at Albuquerque. He was born on Friday 14th of June 1957. According to year of birth 1957 he belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 14th of June means he is Gemini. Gemini is a dual sign of Zodiac Belt. One born with this rising sign is very dual and creative in nature with lots of verbosity. They are the most expressive people as they love talking.

He is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be film producer. You can know him also as film director, screenwriter. He is recently known as cinematographer.

Jay Roach's family

Jay Roach's spouse

She is known as musician. His spouse was born on Saturday 17th of January 1959 in Los Angeles.

Jay Roach's ex spouse

He has 1 son.

Jay Roach's son: Jackson Roach

Jay Roach's son's name is Jackson Roach. He is known as film director. His son was born on Thursday 9th of February 1995 in Santa Monica.

Jay Roach's schools

We found 4 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: University of Southern California, Stanford University, USC School of Cinematic Arts, Eldorado High School.

Detailed informations about his schools

Graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1986)

Jay Roach's career

His main focus is to be film producer.

Awards and competitions

Jay Roach's Awards

Member of the Jury for AFI Awards For Motion Pictures 2005
Has directed one Emmy Award-winning performance: Julianne Moore in Game Change (2012).

What Jay Roach has done for a first time

Was originally going to direct 50 First Dates (2004) with Adam Sandler but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.

Jay Roach's quotes

Why comedies can't have as big budgets as action films is a long story, but evidently they can't.
I think we'll all keep pushing each other, which is a great thing.
When I'm shooting, really the audience I'm thinking the hardest about is that first test screening audience who I want to like the film and that first opening weekend audience.
On the other track I got to talk with Jon Poll, my editor, and we go into more detail about the decisions we made in both the production and the post-production. So I hope the combination becomes something worth collecting.
I think sequels should be earned and we won't do it unless the script is better than the first one.
I love making people laugh. It's an addiction and it's probably dysfunctional, but I am addicted to it and there's no greater pleasure for me than sitting in a theater and feeling a lot of people losing control of themselves.
As long as we, again, kind of keep earning the sequels with material and I'm confident Mike can, I'm in. You know I always want to do those. But I also want to keep going in some of the direction as Meet the Parents has.
My biggest role as director on the film is keeping a sense of the overview - how to cast the movie and shoot it in such a way that it will cut together. And how to design the style and tone.
I do love DVD and I've always taken them seriously. You know, on the Austin things, we really put a ton of work into them because there's so much design involved. And in this one, we thought a lot about it and what could go in.
I'm developing some other things in other genres, including one dramatic piece. So, anything's possible.
But I couldn't cut that whole septic tank scene out because the audience liked it so much. So I sort of fell right back into getting a cheap laugh, but I still loved it.
I've recently enjoyed the Paul Thomas Anderson commentaries and the David Fincher commentaries.
But I always reassure them that as far as my contractual rights can go, I will protect them and make sure that they have approval over every bit of it so that they know I won't show something that's embarrassing.
It was an interesting process trying to get Bob to talk about the film because he's such a shy person. He generally likes to talk when he really knows he has something to say.
I really enjoy the consolation when I'm having to cut loose stuff I love, of saying 'Well, at least it will make it onto DVD.' There's a couple of scenes which I liked very much, but couldn't fit them into the film that are on there.
I figure if it's turns out well the film will have its own momentum and will carry into the video release. So it's hard to really picture the DVD version when I'm in production.
I learn so much from watching films like that with commentary and then when you get to hear another filmmaker talk about their films it's a really great experience.
I'm not one of these directors, so far, that wants to have a whole separate director's cut of these things. So far they've turned out to be kind of the length that they wanted to be.
The success of the second 'Austin Powers' caught us by surprise a little bit. We had decided not to do even a second one, unless the audience wanted it and we could do something better.
We collaborate on everything. I'm involved in the writing and pre-production. There's a whole bunch of people who keep in touch at every step about everything.
The DVD does make it a little easier for myself to trim things that are otherwise very difficult to let loose of - knowing that they'll make it on the DVD.
Sometimes I would like the opportunity to do character-driven comedy and that's really what I was trying to do in Meet The Parents. I think in a way this is a more old fashioned type of comedy.
We had to do the same thing here. To top that sequel was quite a task. Mike had a couple of good conceptual humour and character ideas, which got me back into it.

Jay Roach's body shape

Lets describe how Jay Roach looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.

Jay Roach