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Jake Kasdan
Person

Jake Kasdan

Specialty
Directing
Birth
October 28, 1974 · 52 years
Origin
Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Jacob Kasdan

Professional Trajectory

Jacob Kasdan (born October 28, 1974) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is the eldest son of prolific screenwriter and director Lawrence Kasdan. Jake is best known for directing comedies such as Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), Bad Teacher (2011) and Sex Tape (2014). He is also known for his collaborations with actor Dwayne Johnson in action-comedies such as Red One (2024) and the Jumanji reboot trilogy (2017–26).

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