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Aliases: Josh King (I)

Gender: Male

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Movie Involvements: 23

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

Biography

Politically Correct Whenever friends moon about what a great job Josh King has, the 1st AD repeats a line (attributed to Austin Powers star Mike Myers) that goes something like: “We all suffer so others may laugh.” King, whose partial resume includes movies starring Myers, Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller, says running comedy sets is rarely all fun and games. “What’s funny on paper may often not be on the set,” he says. “So ‘find-ing the funny’ can take time, which makes it hard to schedule the day.” King says more improvisation (aided by digital cameras) has complicated his job. “A scene on The Campaign [this past summer’s political satire] where Will [Ferrell] opens the door and Zach [Galifianakis] asks to come in, reads as an eighth of a page. Then those guys started winging it, and ten minutes later we were still shooting.” Politically themed movies, of which King has done two in a row with director Jay Roach, typically feature large crowds for debates and rallies. “While shooting Game Change [about Sarah Palin’s run for vice president] in Baltimore, we had to bring in extras from Virginia, New York, and Philadelphia,” King recalls. “McCain’s big rollout of Palin was shot in a college gym, where 500 extras were scheduled but only 300 showed up. The only option was to push the familiar faces to the back and tell Jay we just couldn’t shoot as wide as planned.” DGA -Directors Guild of America

Most Famous Work

The Morning Show
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8

The Morning Show

(2019) First Assistant Director
Legally Blonde
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7

Legally Blonde

(2001) First Assistant Director
Dirty Grandpa
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6

Dirty Grandpa

(2016) First Assistant Director
Liar Liar
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7

Liar Liar

(1997) First Assistant Director
Austin Powers in Goldmember
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6

Austin Powers in Goldmember

(2002) First Assistant Director
Click
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6

Click

(2006) First Assistant Director
Hot Tub Time Machine
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6

Hot Tub Time Machine

(2010) First Assistant Director
The Return of the Living Dead
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7

The Return of the Living Dead

(1985) Second Assistant Director

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2019 First Assistant Director
2016 First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
2015 First Assistant Director
2012 First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
2010 First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
2008 First Assistant Director
2006 First Assistant Director
2002 First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
2001 First Assistant Director
1997 First Assistant Director
1995 First Assistant Director
1993 First Assistant Director
1991 First Assistant Director
1990 First Assistant Director
1989 First Assistant Director
1988 First Assistant Director
1986 Second Assistant Director
1985 Second Assistant Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2010 Associate Producer
1987 Location Manager
Year Role Movie/Tv

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