Personal info
Known for
Cinematographer
Gender
Male
Birthday
01 April
Location
New York, United States
Edit pageBarry Sonnenfeld
Biography
arry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953, in New York City, USA) is an American film director, producer and cinematographer. He graduated from Hampshire College and later studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, completing film school in 1978. He began his career as a cinematographer, working on documentaries and feature films before establishing himself in Hollywood.
He gained recognition through his collaborations with filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen, serving as cinematographer on Blood Simple (1984), Raising Arizona (1987) and Miller's Crossing (1990). He also worked on Big (1988), When Harry Met Sally... (1989) and Misery (1990). He made his directorial debut with The Addams Family (1991), followed by Addams Family Values (1993) and Get Shorty (1995).
His biggest commercial success came with the science-fiction comedy Men in Black (1997), starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. He went on to direct Wild Wild West (1999), Men in Black II (2002), RV (2006) and Men in Black 3 (2012). His television work includes directing and producing Pushing Daisies (2007–2009) and A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017–2019). He won a Primetime Emmy Award for directing an episode of Pushing Daisies in 2008.
