| 词条 | Donal Lardner Ward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| name = Donal Lardner Ward | birth_date = August 21, 1962 | birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, US | occupation = Screenwriter, film director, actor | notableworks = My Life's in Turnaround, The Suburbans, Too Something, How to Make it in America }} Donal Lardner Ward (born August 21, 1962) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor. Early Life and CareerBorn in Brooklyn, New York, Donal is the great-grandson of sports writer and humorist Ring Lardner, grandson of sports writer John Lardner and grand-nephew of Academy Award-winning screenwriter Ring Lardner Jr., who was a member of the Hollywood Ten. His acting career began in 1990 with a part in Whit Stillman's Metropolitan, followed in 1993 by the film My Life's in Turnaround, produced on a budget of $200,000, which he co-wrote, co-directed, and co-starred in with Eric Schaeffer.[1] 1990sFollowing the success of My Life's in Turnaround, Ward and Schaeffer, with Efrem Seeger, created the sitcom Too Something (eventually renamed New York Daze), for the Fox Network. The series starred Schaeffer and Ward, as well as actress Portia de Rossi.[2] In 1999, Ward directed the J. J. Abrams produced film, The Suburbans, co-written with Tony Guma. The film revolves around a record company executive, played by Jennifer Love Hewitt, attempting to reignite the careers of the one-hit wonder band The Suburbans, played by Ward, Craig Bierko, Will Ferrell, and Tony Guma. The film also features performances from Amy Brenneman, Bridgette Wilson, Ben Stiller, and Jerry Stiller.[3] 2000sThe 2000s began with roles in Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums, the straight-to-video film Comic Book Villains, starring Donal Logue, and Julie Delpy's Looking For Jimmy.[4] In 2007, as part of a half-day marathon of new works for Philip Seymour Hoffman's LAByrinth Theater Company, Ward directed the play Dress Them Down With Whiskey, featuring Tatum O'Neil.[5] 2010sIn 2011, Ward and Schaeffer reunited for the sequel to My Life's in Turnaround, titled They're Out of the Business.[6] At the same time, Ward was also a staff writer for the HBO series How to Make it in America, produced by Mark Wahlberg. In 2018, Ward directed the drama We Only Know So Much, co-written with Elizabeth Crane (based on her novel). The film stars Jeanne Tripplehorn, Damian Young, and Loudon Wainwright III. It premiered at The Nantucket Film Festival.[7] Filmography
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References1. ^[https://www.stage32.com/profile/204355/about Stage 32 Biography, Donal Lardner Ward] {{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, Donal Lardner}}2. ^{{cite book|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present|year=2003|publisher=Ballantine Books|isbn=0-345-45542-8|pages=1217}} 3. ^{{cite web| url=https://www.nytimes.com/library/film/102999suburbans-film-review.html| first= Janet|last= Maslin | authorlink= Janet Maslin |date=October 29, 1999| work=The New York Times| title= Suburbans: And the Beat Goes on, Even When It Shouldn't | access-date= 2018-11-22}} 4. ^[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0911505/?ref_=nmbio_bio_nm Donal Lardner Ward on The IMDb] 5. ^Playbill: Tatum O'Neal Appears in Half-Day Marathon of New Works in LAB's "Live Nude Plays" April 16 6. ^[https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/06/movies/eric-schaeffer-in-theyre-out-of-the-business-review.html The Inner Workings of Midlife Crises: NY Times Review of They're Out of the Business] 7. ^[https://www.ticketcentral.com/NantucketFilmFestival/Online/default.asp?doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=26DE6B50-E74A-44A5-ACCE-E792FB79ADEF Nantucket Film Festival: We Only Know So Much] 5 : 1962 births|Living people|American actors|American screenwriters|American film directors |
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