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Howard Zieff(1927-2009)

  • Director
  • Producer
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Howard Zieff
Howard Zieff was born on 21 October 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a director and producer, known for The Main Event (1979), My Girl (1991) and Private Benjamin (1980). He was married to Ronda Gomez-Quinones. He died on 21 February 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornOctober 21, 1927
DiedFebruary 21, 2009(81)
BornOctober 21, 1927
DiedFebruary 21, 2009(81)
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    • 1 win total

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Known for

Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal in The Main Event (1979)
The Main Event
5.6
  • Director
  • 1979
Macaulay Culkin and Anna Chlumsky in My Girl (1991)
My Girl
6.9
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1991
Goldie Hawn in Private Benjamin (1980)
Private Benjamin
6.2
  • Director
  • 1980
Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, and Stephen Furst in The Dream Team (1989)
The Dream Team
6.5
  • Director
  • 1989

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  • Anna Chlumsky and Austin O'Brien in My Girl 2 (1994)
    My Girl 2
    5.3
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1994
  • Macaulay Culkin and Anna Chlumsky in My Girl (1991)
    My Girl
    6.9
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1991
  • Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, and Stephen Furst in The Dream Team (1989)
    The Dream Team
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Unfaithfully Yours (1984)
    Unfaithfully Yours
    6.0
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1984
  • Goldie Hawn in Private Benjamin (1980)
    Private Benjamin
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal in The Main Event (1979)
    The Main Event
    5.6
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson in House Calls (1978)
    House Calls
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1978
  • Jeff Bridges and Blythe Danner in Hearts of the West (1975)
    Hearts of the West
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1975
  • James Caan and Sally Kellerman in Slither (1973)
    Slither
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1973
  • American Tourister: Gorilla
    6.6
    Video
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Volkswagen: 1949 Auto Show
    Video
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Volkswagen: Funeral
    Video
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Fran Lopate and Jack Somack in Alka-Seltzer: Spicy Meatball (1969)
    Alka-Seltzer: Spicy Meatball
    7.6
    Video
    • Director
    • 1969

Producer



  • Anna Chlumsky and Austin O'Brien in My Girl 2 (1994)
    My Girl 2
    5.3
    • executive producer
    • 1994

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 21, 1927
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • February 21, 2009
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(Parkinson's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Ronda Gomez-Quinones1997 - February 21, 2009 (his death)
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    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

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    Before going into the movies, he was responsible for many memorable advertising campaigns. Most memorable was the Alka-Seltzer "Spicy Meatball" commercial in which an actor must work through repeated takes for a tomato sauce.
  • Quotes
    On photographing in 1967 for the "You don't have to be Jewish to love Levy's" ad campaign: We wanted normal-looking people, not blond, perfectly proportioned models. I saw the Indian on the street; he was an engineer for the New York Central. The Chinese guy worked in a restaurant near my Midtown Manhattan office. And the kid we found in Harlem. They all had great faces, interesting faces, expressive faces.

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