Joel Zwick

American film, television and theatre director
Person human Q1616772
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Summary

Joel Zwick was born on January 11, 1942[1], in Brooklyn[2]. He has worked as a film director[3], film producer[4], television director[5], and theatrical director[6]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (565 views/month, #7,147 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Employer: Brooklyn College[9]
  • Educated at: Brooklyn College[10], James Madison High School[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Commons category: Joel Zwick[13]
  • Family name: Zwick[14]
  • Given name: Joel[15]
  • Nominated for: European Film Award for Best Non-European Film[16]
  • Related category: Category:Films directed by Joel Zwick[17]
  • P14750: 1353-3FA0-D99A-05F9-2F0F[18]

Why It Matters

Joel Zwick has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was Joel Zwick born?

Joel Zwick's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].

What did Joel Zwick do for work?

Joel Zwick worked as a film director[3], film producer[4], television director[5], and theatrical director[6].

Where did Joel Zwick go to school?

Joel Zwick was educated at Brooklyn College[10] and James Madison High School[11].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 30529
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 1353-3FA0-D99A-05F9-2F0F
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  3. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 17771
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  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → —
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → film director, film producer, television director +1
    Sex or gender → male
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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