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Gregory J. "Greg" Mottola (born July 11, 1964)〔(Greg Mottola ) from hollywood.com〕 is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and television director. Mottola wrote and directed the 1996 independent film ''The Daytrippers'', then concentrated for several years on directing in television for series such as ''Undeclared'' and ''Arrested Development''. More recently, he has directed the feature films ''Superbad'', ''Adventureland'', and ''Paul''. ==Life and career== Mottola grew up in Dix Hills, New York, in a Catholic family of Irish-Italian descent. He received his BFA in art from Carnegie Mellon University and MFA in film from Columbia University. Mottola directed ''Adventureland'', set in the 1980s, a "first love" story about a group of college-age kids working at an amusement park. The protagonist's plans go awry when circumstances cause him to miss out on a backpacking trip to Europe with his friends. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and received critical praise. Mottola's 2011 science fiction/comedy film ''Paul'' is about two comic book nerds (played by the film's screenwriters Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) who meet an alien named Paul while vacationing in the US. Mottola is writing a screenplay based on Leanne Shapton's ''Important Artifacts and Personal Property From the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion and Jewelry'', to be produced by Natalie Portman and Plan B Entertainment. Mottola is married to Sarah Allentuch and has three children.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greg Mottola」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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