Gregory J. Mottola (born July 11, 1964) is an American film director,
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.Mottola grew up in Dix Hills, New
York, in a Catholic family of Italian and Irish descent. He received
his BFA in art from Carnegie Mellon University and MFA in film from
Columbia University.Mottola directed Adventureland (2009), a "first
love" story about a group of college-age kids working at an amusement
park in the 1980s. The film starred Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen
Stewart. 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.
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.Mottola grew up in Dix Hills, New
York, in a Catholic family of Italian and Irish descent. He received
his BFA in art from Carnegie Mellon University and MFA in film from
Columbia University.Mottola directed Adventureland (2009), a "first
love" story about a group of college-age kids working at an amusement
park in the 1980s. The film starred Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen
Stewart. 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.
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