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Jake Kasdan

Directing

  • Born
  • October 28, 1974
  • Place of birth
  • Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biography

Jacob Kasdan (born October 28, 1974) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is the eldest son of prolific screenwriter and director Lawrence Kasdan. Jake is best known for directing comedically-driven films such as Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Bad Teacher (2011) and Sex Tape (2014). He is also known for his collaborations with actor Dwayne Johnson, of which there are 4 to date; Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017), Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), Red One (2024), and the yet unreleased Jumanji 4 (2026).

As actor 5

Silverado poster
Silverado
1985
The Big Chill poster
The Big Chill
1983
The Accidental Tourist poster
The Accidental Tourist
1988
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary poster
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
2018
Shades of Ray poster
Shades of Ray
2008

On the crew 25

New Girl poster
New Girl
2011
Californication poster
Californication
2007
Red One poster
Red One
2024
Jumanji: The Next Level poster
Jumanji: The Next Level
2019
Jumanji: Open World poster
Jumanji: Open World
2026
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle poster
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
2017
Speechless poster
Speechless
2016
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. poster
Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.
2021
Freaks and Geeks poster
Freaks and Geeks
1999
Sex Tape poster
Sex Tape
2014
Bad Teacher poster
Bad Teacher
2011
Undeclared poster
Undeclared
2001
American Born Chinese poster
American Born Chinese
2023
Prom Pact poster
Prom Pact
2023
Grosse Pointe poster
Grosse Pointe
2000
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story poster
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007
Ben and Kate poster
Ben and Kate
2012
Orange County poster
Orange County
2002
Weird Loners poster
Weird Loners
2015
Friends with Kids poster
Friends with Kids
2012
Zero Effect poster
Zero Effect
1998
The TV Set poster
The TV Set
2007
John Henry and the Statesmen
Foster the Snowman
Untitled Jake Kasdan LEGO Movie