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Jesse W. Peretz is an American film and television director, TV producer and former musician. He first rose to prominence as a bass guitarist and founding member of The Lemonheads, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based band which formed in 1986. Peretz left the band as a musician shortly before their breakout album, It's a Shame About Ray, was released, but stayed on as the band photographer. After leaving The Lemonheads, he began to work extensively as a director, first in short form works such as television commercials and music videos, later transitioning to feature films and television series. His directorial work includes the films Our Idiot Brother and Juliet, Naked, and the TV series Girls.
Born
Monday, 01 January 1968
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Girls on the Bus | 2024 |
City on Fire | 2023 |
The Summer I Turned Pretty | 2022 |
As We See It | 2022 |
The Shrink Next Door | 2021 |
Only Murders in the Building | 2021 |
Social Distance | 2020 |
Teenage Bounty Hunters | 2020 |
High Fidelity | 2020 |
Soundtrack | 2019 |
Modern Love | 2019 |
Shrill | 2019 |
Juliet, Naked | 2018 |
GLOW | 2017 |
Divorce | 2016 |
Happyish | 2015 |
Married | 2014 |
Orange Is the New Black | 2013 |
The Goodwin Games | 2013 |
The Mindy Project | 2012 |
Bent | 2012 |
Girls | 2012 |
New Girl | 2011 |
Our Idiot Brother | 2011 |
Sabaya | 2009 |
Nurse Jackie | 2009 |
Important Things with Demetri Martin | 2009 |
The Electric Company | 2009 |
The Ex | 2006 |
The Office | 2005 |
The Château | 2001 |
First Love, Last Rites | 1998 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Girls on the Bus | 2024 |
City on Fire | 2023 |
The Summer I Turned Pretty | 2022 |
As We See It | 2022 |
High Fidelity | 2020 |
Shrill | 2019 |
GLOW | 2017 |
Divorce | 2016 |
Girls | 2012 |
Our Idiot Brother | 2011 |
Nurse Jackie | 2009 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |