Barry Sonnenfeld

January 4, 2024
Director

Quick Facts

Barry Sonnenfeld
Full Name Barry Sonnenfeld
Occupation Director
Date Of Birth Apr 1, 1953(1953-04-01)
Age 71
Country United States
Birth City New York
Horoscope Aries

Barry Sonnenfeld Biography

Name Barry Sonnenfeld
Birthday Apr 1
Birth Year 1953
Home Town New York
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Aries
Parents Sonny Sonnenfeld, Kelly Sonnenfeld
Spouse Susan Ringo
Children(s) Chloe Sonnenfeld

Barry Sonnenfeld is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on April 1, 1953 in New York, United States. The director of Men In Black films as and critically highly acclaimed Get Shorty.

The film he directed in 1995 Get Shorty helped His 1995 film Get Shorty helped John Travolta earn a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy. get the Golden Globe for Best Actor in the Comedy or Musical.

Sonnenfeld was born and raised in New York City, the son of Irene “Kelly” (Kellerman), an art teacher, and Sonny Sonnenfeld, a lighting salesman, educator, and architectural lighting designer. He was raised in a Jewish family. After he received his bachelor’s degree from Hampshire College, he graduated from New York University Film School in 1978.

He began working on pornographic films before starting work as director of photography on the Oscar-nominated In Our Water (1982). Then Joel Coen and Ethan Coen hired him for Blood Simple (1984). This film began his collaboration with the Coen brothers, who used him for their next two pictures, Raising Arizona (1987) and Miller’s Crossing (1990). He also worked with Danny DeVito on Throw Momma from the Train (1987) and Rob Reiner on When Harry Met Sally… (1989) and Misery (1990).

Her mother Kelly had been an artist teacher.

Barry Sonnenfeld Net Worth

Net Worth $80 Million
Source Of Income Director
House Living in own house.

Barry Sonnenfeld is one of the richest Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Barry Sonnenfeld 's net worth $80 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was cinematographer with the Coen Brothers in the film they made in 1985 Blood Simple.

The 3rd Men In Black film turned out to be the biggest financially profitable installment in the Men In Black franchise.

Barry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953) is an American filmmaker and television director. He originally worked as a cinematographer for the Coen brothers before directing films such as The Addams Family (1991) and its sequel Addams Family Values (1993) alongside the Men in Black trilogy (1997–2012), Wild Wild West (1999) and Get Shorty (1995). Sonnenfeld has collaborated with actor and singer Will Smith four times.

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Who is Barry Sonnenfeld Dating?

According to our records, Barry Sonnenfeld married to Susan Ringo. As of December 1, 2023, Barry Sonnenfeld’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Barry Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Barry Sonnenfeld celebrates birthday on April 1 of every year.

Top Facts about Barry Sonnenfeld

  1. Barry Sonnenfeld is an American film director and cinematographer.
  2. He was born on April 1, 1953 in New York City.
  3. Sonnenfeld started his career as a cinematographer for the Coen Brothers.
  4. He directed hit films such as “Men in Black” and “Get Shorty”.
  5. Sonnenfeld won an Emmy Award for directing the TV series “Pushing Daisies”.
  6. He has also worked on TV shows like “The Tick” and “A Series of Unfortunate Events”.
  7. Sonnenfeld published his memoir, “Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother”, in 2020.
  8. He has been married to Susan Ringo since 1989 and they have two children together.
  9. Sonnenfeld’s net worth is estimated to be around $100 million.
  10. He is known for his quirky sense of humor and unique visual style in filmmaking.

Is Barry Sonnenfeld a good director?

Audience Score28%


TitleWild Wild West
CreditDirector, Producer
Box Office$113.8M
Year1999

Who is Barry Sonnenfeld mother?

Kelly Sonnenfeld

How old is Barry Sonnenfeld?

69 years (April 1, 1953)

Who is Barry Sonnenfeld wife?

Susan Ringo

How does a director's job differ from a producer's?

A film producer manages the business side of the production, while the director handles the creative side. There are also many producers, (because there are many moving parts to producing a film), while there is typically only one director making the majority of the creative decisions.

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