Ted Kotcheff
William Theodore Kotcheff( born April 7, 1931) is a Bulgarian- Canadian film and television director and producer, known primarily for his work on British and American television productions such as" Armchair Theatre" and.
He has also directed numerous successful films including the Australian" Wake in Fright"( 1971), action films such as the original" Rambo" movie" First Blood"( 1982) and" Uncommon Valor"( 1983), and comedies like" Weekend at Bernie's"( 1989)," Fun with Dick and Jane"( 1977), and" North Dallas Forty"( 1979).
He is sometimes credited as William T. Kotcheff, and resides in Beverly Hills, California.
Given his ancestry, Kotcheff has Bulgarian citizenship.
Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film)
Fun with Dick and Jane is a 1977 American comedy film starring George Segal and Jane Fonda.
Directed by Ted Kotcheff, the film is caustically critical of the" anarchy" of the American way of life.
The character names come from the" Dick and Jane" series of children's educational books, and the title is taken from the title of one of the books in the series.
Dean Parisot
Aldo L." Dean" Parisot is an 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"( including the two- hour pilot" Mr. Monk and the CandidateNorthern Exposure" and" Curb Your Enthusiasm".
Parisot was born in Wilton, Connecticut, to Ellen James( née Lewis), 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., he was scheduled to direct the third installment of the Bill and Ted franchise.
It was confirmed in May 2018 that" Bill& Ted Face the Music" was currently in pre-production.
Dean Parisot was married to film editor Sally Menke until her death in 2010; the couple had two children.
Fred J. Koenekamp
Frederick James Koenekamp, A.S.C.
( November 11, 1922 – May 31, 2017) was an American cinematographer.
He was the son of cinematographer Hans F. Koenekamp.
Koenekamp worked in television and feature films from the 1960s, earning two Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on" The Man from U.N.C.L.E."
He was nominated for an Oscar for" Patton"( 1970) and" Islands in the Stream"( 1977) and won the Oscar for" The Towering Inferno"( 1974), along with Joseph Biroc.
Other films shot by Koenekamp include" Papillon"( 1973)," Fun with Dick and Jane"( 1977)," The Swarm"( 1978) and" The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension"( 1984).
He was a frequent collaborator of director Franklin J. Schaffner.
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film)
Fun with Dick and Jane is a 2005 American comedy film directed by Dean Parisot and written by Judd Apatow and Nicholas Stoller.
It stars Jim Carrey and Téa Leoni and is a remake of the 1977 film of the same name.
The story focuses on a married, middle- class couple who resort to robbery when the husband's employer goes bankrupt.
Alec Baldwin, Richard Jenkins, Angie Harmon, John Michael Higgins, Richard Burgi, Carlos Jacott, Gloria Garayua and Stephnie Weir also star, and James Whitmore appears in an uncredited cameo in one of his final roles.
" Fun with Dick and Jane" was released by Columbia Pictures on December 21, 2005 and grossed over$ 202 million worldwide at the box office.
Gloria Garayua
Gloria Garayua( born October 18, 1978 in New York City) is an American film and television actress.
Garayua made her major film debut in the 2005 comedy film" Fun With Dick and Jane", and is now commonly cast in guest roles on long- running series such as" Six Feet UnderWeeds" and" The Shield".
After being cast in an ongoing role in" Grey's Anatomy", Garayua has played recurring roles in other popular TV shows such as" Cougar Town" and" How to Get Away with Murder".
Fran Scott
Fran Scott is a science presenter best known for her work on CBBC's" Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom".
She is the Clothworkers' Science Content Producer at the Royal Institution.
Téa Leoni
Elizabeth Téa Pantaleoni( born February 25, 1966), better known by her stage name Téa Leoni, is an American actress and producer.
In her early career, she starred in the television sitcoms" Flying Blind"( 1992 – 93) and" The Naked Truth"( 1995 – 98).
Her breakthrough role was in the 1995 action comedy film" Bad Boys".
In later years, Leoni had lead roles in films such as" Deep Impact"( 1998)," The Family Man"( 2000)," Jurassic Park III"( 2001)," Spanglish"( 2004) and" Fun with Dick and Jane"( 2005).
In 2014, she returned to television in the leading role in the CBS political drama series" Madam Secretary".
Zerna Sharp
Zerna Addis Sharp( August 12, 1889 – June 17, 1981) was an American educator and book editor who is best known as the creator of the Dick and Jane series of beginning readers for elementary school- aged children.
Published by Scott, Foresman and Company of Chicago, Illinois, the readers, which described the activities of her fictional siblings," Dick, Jane, Sally," and other characters, were widely used in schools in the United States and many other English- speaking countries for nearly forty years.
The series, which included such titles as" We Look and SeeWe Come and GoWe Work and Play", and" Fun with Dick and Jane", among others, was marketed until 1973 and used the look- say method of teaching reading.
Carlos Jacott
Carlos Jacott( born July 28, 1967) is an American film and television actor.
He has appeared in over 40 television shows including" Firefly" and, and played a demon on both" Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and" Angel".
He has also co-starred in films including" Kicking and Screaming Mr. Jealousy Being John Malkovich The Last Days of DiscoGrosse Pointe Blank", and" Fun with Dick and Jane".

Question: Are both directors of films Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film) and Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film) from the same country?
Answer: no