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Paul John Weitz (born November 19, 1965) is an American film producer, screenwriter, playwright, actor, and film director. He is the brother of filmmaker Chris Weitz. He is best known for his work with his brother, Chris Weitz, on the comedy films ''American Pie'' and ''About a Boy,'' for which the brothers, who co-directed, were nominated for an Oscar. == Early life == Weitz was born in New York City, the son of actress Susan Kohner and Berlin-born novelist/menswear designer John Weitz. His brother is filmmaker Chris Weitz. Weitz is the grandson of Czech-born agent and producer Paul Kohner (Billy Wilder, William Wyler, Ingmar Bergman) and actress Lupita Tovar on his maternal side. Tovar, who was from Oaxaca, Mexico, starred in ''Santa'', Mexico's first talkie, in 1932, as well as a Mexican version of ''Drácula.'' On the paternal side, Weitz' grandparents escaped Nazi Germany, before which his grandfather was a successful textile manufacturer, with the family close intimates of Christopher Isherwood and Marlene Dietrich.〔 Weitz's father and maternal grandfather were Jewish, and his maternal grandmother was Catholic; he was raised in a nonreligious household. Weitz attended the Allen-Stevenson School and Collegiate. In 1988, he graduated from Wesleyan University.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wesleyan.edu/about/alumni.html )〕 While at Wesleyan, Weitz studied under film instructor Jeanine Basinger. 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「Paul Weitz (filmmaker)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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