It’s easy to become attached to your costars in Hollywood – especially when they’re not human. These creative directors know that having a little help from their furry or feathered friends makes all the difference in the world when it comes to creating their masterpieces.
Directors
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Tim Burton Pets
Tim Burton is an American film director, producer, writer and artist. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as Beetlejuice (1988), Edward Scissorhands (1990), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), and Frankenweenie (2012). Burton also directed the superhero films Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), the sci-fi film Planet of the Apes (2001), the fantasy-drama Big Fish (2003), the musical adventure film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), and the fantasy films Alice in Wonderland (2010) and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (2016).
Tommy Chong Pets
Tommy Chong is an iconic comedian, actor, writer, musician, and cannabis advocate whose career has spanned over five decades. Throughout his life, Chong has achieved numerous accomplishments and collaborated with various artists and celebrities, leaving a lasting impact on the entertainment industry. Chong first gained fame in the late 1960s and 1970s as one half of the counterculture comedy duo, Cheech and Chong.
Sacha Baron Cohen Pets
Sacha Baron Cohen is an English actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral General Aladeen. He adopts a variety of accents and guises for his characters and interacts with unsuspecting subjects who do not realize they have been set up.
Ben Stiller Pets
Ben Stiller is an American actor, comedian, producer, film director, and screenwriter. He is the son of the comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. After beginning his acting career with a play, Stiller wrote several mockumentaries and was offered his own show, titled The Ben Stiller Show, which he produced and hosted for its 13-episode run.
Danny DeVito Pets
Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in the television series Taxi (1978–1983), which won him a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award.
Rob McElhenney Pets
Robert McElhenney III is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for co-creating the FX/FXX comedy series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present) with Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton. Always Sunny also stars his wife Kaitlin Olson, David Hornsby, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, and Danny DeVito.
Judd Apatow Pets
Judd Apatow is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian. He is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he produced and directed the films The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012), Trainwreck (2015), and The King of Staten Island (2020). Throughout his career, Apatow received nominations for eleven Primetime Emmy Awards (two wins), five Writers Guild of America Awards (one win), two Producers Guild of America Awards, one Golden Globe Award, and one Grammy Award.
Robin Wright Pets
Robin Wright is an American actress, director, and producer. Her breakout role as Jenny Curran in the classic film “Forrest Gump” alongside Tom Hanks propelled her to fame. She has won a Golden Globe Award and a Satellite Award, and has received eleven Emmy Award nominations for her work in television.
Paul Wesley Pets
Paul Wesley is an American actor, director and producer. Wesley is perhaps most recognized for his portrayal of Stefan Salvatore in “The Vampire Diaries,” where he shared the screen with Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder. Beyond this, he collaborated with Torrey DeVitto in “Killer Movie,” and his rapport with Dina Meyer in “The Late Bloomer” showcased his capacity for nuanced performances.
Matthias Schweighöfer Pets
Matthias Schweighöfer is an esteemed German actor and filmmaker, celebrated for his significant contributions to the German cinema and his breakout role in the film Kalt ist der Abendhauch. As one of Germany’s most talented actors, Schweighöfer boasts a varied filmography that traverses different genres and eras. A key moment in his career came in 2003 when he played the character of Albert Mutz in the critically acclaimed film, Kalt ist der Abendhauch.