Jason Woliner

Jason Woliner (born June 1, 1980) is an American director,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> writer and a former child actor. He is best known for being in the sketch comedy show Human Giant, as a non-performing member who instead worked behind the scenes as director. Woliner won a Golden Globe award for directing Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.

Early life and education

Woliner attended Pelham Memorial High School and for higher study at Sarah Lawrence College from 1998 to 2000 before dropping out to pursue a directing career.<ref>WTF With Marc Maron Episode 455: Jason Woliner</ref> His first acting credit was at age nine, appearing in Weekend at Bernie's.

Career

After leaving school, Woliner began making films and videos, both on his own and with comedians in New York, which led to the formation of Human Giant. The first three Human Giant videos ("Shutterbugs", "Illusionators", and the "Shittiest Mixtape Boombox Blast") caught the eyes of executives at MTV, who offered the group a pilot. The show ran for two seasons.

He was the non-performing member of the comedy group Human Giant and directed the bulk of their output. After that, he directed, co-wrote, and acted as showrunner on the cult Adult Swim series Eagleheart starring Chris Elliott. Woliner has directed episodes of Fox's The Last Man on Earth, NBC's Parks and Recreation, and Comedy Central's Nathan for You and Jon Benjamin Has a Van, among others. In 2020, he directed Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.

He has collaborated with writer-performer Brett Gelman on a series of horror/comedy specials for Adult Swim. The first of these, titled Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends, aired in April 2014, and the second special, titled Dinner with Family with Brett Gelman and Brett Gelman's Family, aired in February 2015. The third special, Brett Gelman's Dinner in America, aired in July 2016. Woliner and Gelman wrote the specials together; Gelman stars and Woliner directed.

In 2020, he directed the comedy film Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, and won a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture with Sacha Baron Cohen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2023, Woliner directed Paul T. Goldman, a hybrid documentary-comedy series for Peacock.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

Film

Films directed, written, or produced by Jason Woliner

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2006	Other Music	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
2007	An Evening with P. Oswalt	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
2014	Food Club	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2020	Borat Subsequent Moviefilm<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No

Acting roles by Jason Woliner

Year	Title	Role
1989	Weekend at Bernie's	Bratty Kid
1990	Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift	Matt
1996	Bullet	Young Boy #3 - Buck Teeth
2014	Food Club	Captain Woliner

Special thanks

• Origin Story (2018)
• Mister America (2019)

Television

Television work by Jason Woliner

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Editor	Notes
1989–1991	Shining Time Station	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Matt Jones; 22 episodes
2005–2010	Shutterbugs	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	11 episodes
2007–2008	Human Giant	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	14 episodes
2009	The Electric Company	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Episode: "Scent of a Human"
	Delocated	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Episode: "Pilot"
	Raaaaaaaandy!	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	3 episodes
2009–2010	Parks and Recreation	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	3 episodes
2010	Funny or Die Presents	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	6 episodes
	Players	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	10 episodes
2011	Saturday Night Live	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Episode: "Ed Helms/Paul Simon"
	Jon Benjamin Has a Van	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	2 episodes
	Eagleheart	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2012	New Girl	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Episode: "Menzies"
2013	Good Morning Tri-State	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Television short
	Nathan for You	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	2 episodes
2014	Dinner with Friends with Brett Gelman and Friends	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Television short
	Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	7 episodes
2015	The Jack and Triumph Show	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	6 episodes
	W/ Bob & David	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	4 episodes
	Master of None	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	10 episodes
2015–2018	The Last Man on Earth	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	12 episodes
2019	What We Do in the Shadows	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	2 episodes
	Trade Show Show	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	6 episodes
2023	Paul T. Goldman	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2024	St. Denis Medical	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Episode: "Salamat You Too"

TV specials by Jason Woliner

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Editor
2009	Patton Oswalt: My Weakness Is Strong	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes
2010	Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes
	MTV Movie & TV Awards	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No
2011	Patton Oswalt: Finest Hour	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No
2012	Aziz Ansari: Dangerously Delicious	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No

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• A.V. Club interview with Human Giant
• Human Giant site

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