Andrew Jarecki

Andrew Jarecki
Andrew Jarecki
	Jarecki accepting a Peabody Award in 2016 for The Jinx
Born	March 24, 1963 (age 61); United States
Occupation	Film director

Andrew Jarecki (born March 24, 1963)^[1] is an American filmmaker, musician, and entrepreneur. He is best known for the Emmy-winning documentary series The Jinx. He is also known for the documentary film Capturing the Friedmans, which won eighteen international prizes including the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and the New York Film Critics Circle award, and was nominated for an Academy Award.^[2] He also co-founded Moviefone and created the KnowMe iOS platform.^{[citation needed]}

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Jarecki graduated from Princeton University in 1985.^[3] He is the co-founder and CEO of Moviefone, which provides film schedules over the Internet and telephone and was sold to AOL in 1999.^[4] With producer J. J. Abrams, Jarecki co-wrote the theme song to Felicity, "New Version of You", in 2000.^[5]

Jarecki's 2003 documentary about a family, Capturing the Friedmans, his first feature, began as an offshoot from a short film he was making about birthday party clowns, which was titled Just a Clown and released in 2004.^[6] Jarecki went on to direct the narrative feature All Good Things starring Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, and Frank Langella. The film, inspired by the life of millionaire Robert Durst and the unsolved disappearance of his wife Kathie, was released in 2010.^[7] Along with filmmaking partner Marc Smerling, Jarecki also produced the 2010 documentary film Catfish,^[8] and co-produced and directed the documentary series The Jinx, which aired on HBO in 2015.^[9] Jarecki plays the drums and sings backing vocals on Bikini Robot Army's single "Joe Strummer's House".^[5]

Jarecki directed the 2018 Netflix comedy series Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell.^[10]

Jarecki is the son of financier-philanthropist Henry Jarecki, the brother of documentary filmmaker Eugene Jarecki,^[11] finance executive Thomas A. Jarecki and the half-brother of filmmaker Nicholas Jarecki.^[12] Andrew lives in New York City with his wife, Nancy Jarecki, and their 3 kids.

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Year	Film or TV series	Credited as				Note
Year	Film or TV series	Director	Producer	Writer	Composer	Note
2000	Felicity				Yes	TV series - theme music composer
2003	Capturing the Friedmans	Yes	Yes			Documentary feature
2004	Just a Clown	Yes				Documentary short
2010	All Good Things	Yes	Yes			Narrative feature
2010	Catfish		Yes			Documentary feature
2013	Catfish: The TV Show		Yes			Executive producer, episode: "Derek & Kristen"
2015–24	The Jinx	Yes	Yes	Yes		HBO documentary miniseries
2018	Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell	Yes				Netflix three-part series

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[1]
"Andrew Jarecki". IMDb. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
[2]
King, Loren (December 19, 2010). "Making dysfunction work for him". Boston Globe. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
[3]
Wallach, Van. "Portraying ambiguity". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
[4]
"AOL buys MovieFone". CNN Money. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
[5]
"Andrew Jarecki". Bikini Robot Army. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
[6]
Byrne, P. (2004). Review of Capturing the Friedmans. BMJ, 328(7444), 901. Chicago; retrieved October 25, 2013
[7]
"Andrew Jarecki Interview: Director Discusses "All Good Things"". FilmSlate. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
[8]
Longworth, Karina. "Doc or Not, Catfish Is Stranger Than Fiction". The Village Voice. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
[9]
Mike Hale (February 6, 2015). "'The Jinx,' 6-Part HBO Documentary on Robert Durst". The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
[10]
Husband, Andrew (November 28, 2018). "Jeff Ross And Dave Attell Tell Us How They Developed Their Innovative New 'Bumping Mics' Special For Netflix". Uproxx.
[11]
Solomon, Deborah (February 4, 2011). "The Reagan Evolution". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
[12]
Baumgarten, Marjorie. "From the Vaults: Keeping Up With the Jareckis". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

[1] [1]
"Andrew Jarecki". IMDb. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.

[Globe-2] [2]
King, Loren (December 19, 2010). "Making dysfunction work for him". Boston Globe. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

[3] [3]
Wallach, Van. "Portraying ambiguity". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved 20 December 2013.

[4] [4]
"AOL buys MovieFone". CNN Money. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

[BRA-5] [5]
"Andrew Jarecki". Bikini Robot Army. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

[6] [6]
Byrne, P. (2004). Review of Capturing the Friedmans. BMJ, 328(7444), 901. Chicago; retrieved October 25, 2013

[7] [7]
"Andrew Jarecki Interview: Director Discusses "All Good Things"". FilmSlate. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

[8] [8]
Longworth, Karina. "Doc or Not, Catfish Is Stranger Than Fiction". The Village Voice. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

[9] [9]
Mike Hale (February 6, 2015). "'The Jinx,' 6-Part HBO Documentary on Robert Durst". The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2015.

[10] [10]
Husband, Andrew (November 28, 2018). "Jeff Ross And Dave Attell Tell Us How They Developed Their Innovative New 'Bumping Mics' Special For Netflix". Uproxx.

[11] [11]
Solomon, Deborah (February 4, 2011). "The Reagan Evolution". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

[12] [12]
Baumgarten, Marjorie. "From the Vaults: Keeping Up With the Jareckis". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 18 December 2013.

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Andrew Jarecki
Jarecki accepting a Peabody Award in 2016 for The Jinx
Born	(1963-03-24) March 24, 1963 (age 61) United States
Occupation	Film director