caption years_active children birth_place article_title relatives parents birth_date alt known_for notable_works image spouse education birth_name occupation alma_mater
weitz paris , & nbsp ; france , november 10 , at 2009 the '' new moon '' photocall in 1998 -- present 1 new york city , new york us chris weitz
 paul -rrb- paul kohner -lrb- grandfather -rrb- weitz -lrb- brother -rrb- lupita tovar -lrb- grandmother susan kohner john weitz 30 november 1969 chris moon photocall in paris , france , on november 10 weitz , 2009 at the the twilight saga : new '' new moon '' american pie '' '' the twilight saga : '' about a boy '' chris weitz.jpg mercedes martinez -lrb- 2006 -- present -rrb- st paul 's school christopher john weitz film director producer screenwriter author trinity college , cambridge university
chris weitz

christopher john `` chris '' weitz -lrb- born november 30 , 1969 -rrb- is an american film producer , screenwriter , author , actor , and film director .
he is the brother of filmmaker paul weitz .
he is best known for his work with his brother , paul weitz , on the comedy films `` american pie '' and `` about a boy , '' for which the brothers , who co-directed , were nominated for an oscar .
weitz directed the film adaptation of the novel `` the golden compass '' and the of `` new moon '' from the series of `` twilight '' books .
