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Director
Gender
Male
Birthday
22 November
Location
Connecticut, United States
Edit pageNeil Burger
Biography
Neil Norman Burger is an American filmmaker. He is known for the fake documentary Interview with the Assassin (2002), the period drama The Illusionist (2006), Limitless (2011), and the sci-fi action film Divergent (2014).
In 2014, Burger directed the film Divergent, based on the novel by Veronica Roth. Shailene Woodley starred alongside Theo James, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, and Ashley Judd. Released by Lionsgate, it grossed over $280 million worldwide,. Making it Burger's most commercially successful film to date.
Following Divergent, Burger directed the first two episodes of Showtime’s Wall Street drama Billions, starring Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis. He then served as an executive producer on CBS’s TV adaptation of Limitless. His additional credits include the Divergent series films Insurgent (2015) and Allegiant (2016).
Burger most recently directed The Upside, a remake of the French hit The Intouchables. Starring Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart, it was theatrically released in January 2019.[8]
Burger currently resides in New York City with his wife, architect Diana Kellogg, and their family.
