Cast Detail: Peter Segal

Peter Segal  (Director-Producer) is an award-winning film and television director whose movies have grossed over $1.1 billion to date worldwide. Segal has worked with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, including Jennifer Lopez in Second Act; and Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway and Dwayne Johnson, in Get Smart. 

Segal and Adam Sandler had three consecutive hits with 50 First Dates, with Drew Barrymore; Anger Management, with Jack Nicholson; and The Longest Yard, with Chris Rock. 

Segal made his feature film directorial debut in 1994 with Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, starring Leslie Nielsen, and went on to direct the late Chris Farley in one of the actor’s most memorable films, Tommy Boy. Segal’s other credits include the critically acclaimed My Fellow Americans, starring screen legends Jack Lemmon, James Garner and Lauren Bacall; the 2000 blockbuster comedy Nutty Professor: The Klumps, starring Eddie Murphy and Janet Jackson; and the 2013 comedy, Grudge Match, starring Robert DeNiro, Sylvester Stallone and Kevin Hart. 

A New York Native, and graduate of the University of Southern California, Segal began his career writing and directing television, earning eight Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, a Cable ACE award for Best Director, two National Association of Broadcasters’ Service to Children Awards, and a Teen Choice Award for Best Summer Comedy, for Get Smart. 

Peter Segal  (Director-Producer) is an award-winning film and television director whose movies have grossed over $1.1 billion to date worldwide. Segal has worked with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, including Jennifer Lopez in Second Act; and Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway and Dwayne Johnson, in Get Smart. 

Segal and Adam Sandler had three consecutive hits with 50 First Dates, with Drew Barrymore; Anger Management, with Jack Nicholson; and The Longest Yard, with Chris Rock. 

Segal made his feature film directorial debut in 1994 with Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, starring Leslie Nielsen, and went on to direct the late Chris Farley in one of the actor’s most memorable films, Tommy Boy. Segal’s other credits include the critically acclaimed My Fellow Americans, starring screen legends Jack Lemmon, James Garner and Lauren Bacall; the 2000 blockbuster comedy Nutty Professor: The Klumps, starring Eddie Murphy and Janet Jackson; and the 2013 comedy, Grudge Match, starring Robert DeNiro, Sylvester Stallone and Kevin Hart. 

A New York Native, and graduate of the University of Southern California, Segal began his career writing and directing television, earning eight Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, a Cable ACE award for Best Director, two National Association of Broadcasters’ Service to Children Awards, and a Teen Choice Award for Best Summer Comedy, for Get Smart.