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George C. Wolfe

George C. Wolfe

George C. Wolfe

1954-09-23

Frankfort, Kentucky, USA

Age: 70

DIRECTING

Biography

George Costello Wolfe (born September 23, 1954) is an American playwright and director of theater and film. He won a Tony Award in 1993 for directing "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches," and another Tony Award in 1996 for his direction of the musical "Bring In 'da Noise/Bring In 'da Funk."

Best known for:

The Devil Wears Prada

Garden State

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

You're Not You

Ramona and Beezus

Nights in Rodanthe

Rustin

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Everything Is Copy

Lackawanna Blues

CBS News Sunday Morning

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen

Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

Tony Awards

Fresh Kill

Larry Kramer In Love & Anger

Elaine Stritch at Liberty

Broadway: The American Musical

Theater of War

On Broadway

Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway

Joe Papp in Five Acts

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Fires in the Mirror

The Colored Museum

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Filmography:

The Colored Museum (1991)
WORK AS:
Writer, Director
Fires in the Mirror (1993)
WORK AS:
Director
Fresh Kill (1996)
APPEREAD AS:
Cat Lover
Garden State (2004)
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APPEREAD AS:
Restaurant Manager
Elaine Stritch at Liberty (2004)
WORK AS:
Stage Director
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
WORK AS:
Director
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
7.1
APPEREAD AS:
Paul
Nights in Rodanthe (2008)
4.9
WORK AS:
Director

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Ramona and Beezus (2010)
5.2
APPEREAD AS:
Casting Director
You're Not You (2014)
6.1
WORK AS:
Director
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)
5.2
WORK AS:
Director, Screenplay
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
5.5
WORK AS:
Director
Rustin (2023)
5.3
WORK AS:
Director, Producer

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