Dean Parisot
Film director
1952 –
Who is Dean Parisot?
Aldo L. "Dean" Parisot is an American film and television director. He won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Short Film, Live Action for The Appointments of Dennis Jennings, which starred comedian Steven Wright. Among his television credits are episodes of Monk, Northern Exposure and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Parisot was born in Wilton, Connecticut, to Ellen James, a painter and art teacher, and Aldo Parisot, a Brazilian-born, well-known cellist and pedagogue. He graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He took part in the Sundance Institute's June Lab.
As of 2012, he was scheduled to direct the third installment of the Bill and Ted franchise.
Dean Parisot was married to film editor Sally Menke until her death in 2010; the couple had two children.
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- Born
- 1952
Wilton - Also known as
- Aldo L. "Dean" Parisot
- Aldo Luis Parisot
- Parents
- Spouses
- Sally Menke
(1986/08/09 - 2010/09/27)
- Sally Menke
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Tisch School of the Arts
- New York University
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on July 23, 2013
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