Paul Feig

Paul Samuel Feig (; born September 17, 1962) is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for directing films starring frequent collaborator Melissa McCarthy: the 2011 film Bridesmaids, the 2016 film Ghostbusters, the 2013 film The Heat and the 2015 film Spy. On television he created the show Freaks and Geeks and directed several episodes of The Office and Arrested Development, plus episodes of 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Mad Men, Other Space and other television series. Feig has been nominated for two Emmy Awards for writing on Freaks and Geeks and three for directing on The Office. As an actor, he is also known for playing Mr. Eugene Pool, Sabrina's science teacher, on the first season of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, as well as Tim, a camp counselor, in the film Heavyweights. 2Life and career Feig was born in and raised in Mount Clemens, Michigan. His mother, Elaine Elizabeth (née Artingstall), was a telephone operator, and his father, Sanford William Feig, owned Ark Surplus on Gratiot Avenue. Feig's father was born Jewish and converted to Christian Science; Feig's parents met at a church social, and Feig was also raised in Christian Science. After a year at Wayne State University, Feig moved to Los Angeles, California and transferred to the University of Southern Californi