Portrait of Jerry Zaks

Directing

Jerry Zaks

Career

Active from 1981 to 2020, with a break from 2009 to 2019, busiest in 2003 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Frasier
Frasier
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 10 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jerry Zaks Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    1.6, average 4.8
  • Tension
    3.1, average 6.0
  • Violence
    1.3, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.1, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • American Sitcom 2
  • Lighthearted Entertainment 2
  • Early 2000s TV 2
  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Relatable Domestic Humor 2
  • Comfort Viewing 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Family Sitcom 2
  • Everyday Life 2
  • Comfort Watch 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    16
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2020s

    1 title
    Love Letters
    Love Letters (2020)

    Director

    2000s

    4 titles ยท average score 57
    Who Do You Love
    Who Do You Love (2008)
    GoodWatch score 40

    Director

    Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller
    Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller (2002)

    Stage Director

    The Man Who Came to Dinner
    The Man Who Came to Dinner (2000)
    GoodWatch score 75

    Director

    The Beat
    The Beat (2000)

    TV show

    1990s

    3 titles ยท average score 71
    Marvin's Room
    Marvin's Room (1996)
    GoodWatch score 71

    Director

    O. Henry's Christmas
    O. Henry's Christmas (1996)

    Director

    Assassins
    Assassins (1990)

    Director

    1980s

    5 titles ยท average score 61
    Crimes and Misdemeanors
    Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
    GoodWatch score 82

    as Man on Campus

    The House of Blue Leaves
    The House of Blue Leaves (1987)

    Stage Director

    Outrageous Fortune
    Outrageous Fortune (1987)
    GoodWatch score 51

    as Tobacco Clerk

    The Gentleman Bandit
    The Gentleman Bandit (1981)

    as Carl Schnee

    Attica
    Attica (1980)
    GoodWatch score 50

    as Lenny Becker

    1970s

    2 titles ยท average score 78
    M*A*S*H
    M*A*S*H (1972)
    GoodWatch score 78

    TV show ยท as Cpl. Phil Walker

    Temperatures Rising
    Temperatures Rising (1972)

    TV show

    1950s

    1 title ยท average score 71
    The Edge of Night
    The Edge of Night (1956)
    GoodWatch score 71

    TV show