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Danny Leiner

Danny Leiner

American film and television director (1961–2018)

Daniel Leiner (May 13, 1961 – October 18, 2018) was an American film and television director. He was best known for directing the stoner comedy films Dude, Where's My Car? and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.

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He was born in Manhattan, New York, in 1961.[1] Leiner also directed a wide range of television shows, including Arrested Development, Everwood, Gilmore Girls, Freaks and Geeks, Sports Night, Felicity, Action, The Tick, Austin Stories, The Mind of the Married Man, The Sopranos, and How to Make It in America. He also directed The Office episode "WUPHF.com".

Leiner died from lung cancer on October 18, 2018, at the age of 57.[2][3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Genzlinger, Neil (October 24, 2018). "Danny Leiner, Director Known for Stoner Films, Is Dead at 57". The New York Times.
  2. [2]
    Sneider, Jeff (October 19, 2018). "R.I.P. Danny Leiner, Director of 'Harold & Kumar' and 'Dude, Where's My Car?'". Collider. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Danny Leiner, Director of 'Dude, Where's My Car?' and 'Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle,' Dies at 57". The Hollywood Report. October 20, 2018.


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