Claim: Galaxy Quest was directed by a man.

Aldo L. `` Dean '' Parisot is an Oscar-winning American film and television director . He won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for The Appointments of Dennis Jennings , which was co-written and starred comedian Steven Wright , with whom he shares the award . Among his television credits are episodes of Monk -LRB- including the two-hour pilot `` Mr. Monk and the Candidate '' -RRB- , Northern Exposure and Curb Your Enthusiasm .   Parisot was born in Wilton , Connecticut , to Ellen James -LRB- née Lewis -RRB- , 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 .