Editing Dean Parisot

{{short description|American film and television director}}
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|birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1952|7|6}}
|birth_place    = [[Wilton, Connecticut]], U.S. 
|spouse         = {{marriage|[[Sally Menke]]|1986|2010|end=died}}
|children       = 2
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'''Aldo Luis''' "'''Dean'''" '''Parisot''' (born July 6, 1952) is an American film and television director.

Among his television credits are episodes of ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'' (including the two-hour pilot "[[Mr. Monk and the Candidate]]"), ''[[Northern Exposure]]'' and ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''.

==Biography==
Parisot was born in [[Wilton, Connecticut]], to Ellen James (née Lewis), a painter and art teacher, and [[Aldo Parisot]], a Brazilian-born cellist and pedagogue.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cello Teacher With a License to Dazzle|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/arts/music/19kirs.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 17, 2009}}</ref> 

He graduated from [[New York University]]'s [[Tisch School of the Arts]]. He took part in the [[Sundance Institute]]'s June Lab.

In 2012, he was hired to direct the third installment of the ''[[Bill & Ted]]'' franchise.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brodesser |first=Claude |url=http://www.vulture.com/2012/08/bill-ted-may-ride-again-for-a-third-film.html |title=Bill & Ted May Ride Again for a Third Film |date=August 10, 2012 |publisher=Vulture |access-date=July 26, 2013}}</ref> The film, ''[[Bill & Ted Face the Music]]'', was released on August 28, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Strauss |first1=Matthew |title=Bill & Ted 3 Gets 2020 Release Date |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/bill-and-ted-3-gets-2020-release-date/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=13 March 2020 |date=20 March 2019}}</ref>

Parisot was married to film editor [[Sally Menke]] until her death in 2010; they had two children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/08/10/style/sally-menke-editor-weds-aldo-l-parisot.html |title=Wedding announcement in ''New York Times'' |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 10, 1986 |access-date=July 26, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1948/11/29/archives/ellen-lewis-betrothed-yale-fine-arts-student-to-be-bride-of-aldo.html |title=ELLEN LEWIS BETROTHED; Yale Fine Arts Student to Be Bride of Aldo Parisott |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 10, 2012 |access-date=July 26, 2013}}</ref>

==Awards==
He won the 1988 [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film]] for ''[[The Appointments of Dennis Jennings]]'', which was co-written by and starred comedian [[Steven Wright]], with whom he shares the award. 

==Filmography==
'''Short film'''
* ''Tom Goes to the Bar'' (1985)
* ''[[The Appointments of Dennis Jennings]]'' (1988)
* ''The Last Seat'' (1995)

'''Feature film'''
{|class="wikitable"
! Year 
! Title 
! Distribution
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Home Fries]]''
| [[Warner Bros.]]
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Galaxy Quest]]''
| [[DreamWorks Pictures]]
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film)|Fun with Dick and Jane]]''
| [[Sony Pictures Releasing]]
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Red 2 (film)|Red 2]]''
| [[Summit Entertainment]]
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Bill & Ted Face the Music]]''
| [[United Artists Releasing]]
|}

'''TV movies'''
{|class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Executive<br>Producer
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Framed (1990 film)|Framed]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
|rowspan=2|1995
| ''The Kathy & Mo Show: The Dark Side''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| ''The Conversation''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 1999
| ''[[A.T.F.]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2007
| ''Area 57''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2009
| ''See Kate Run''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
|}

'''TV series'''
{|class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Director
! Producer
! Notes
|-
| 1988–1990
| ''[[Reading Rainbow]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| 5 episodes
|-
| 1990
| ''Steven Wright: Wicker Chairs and Gravity''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| TV special;<br>Also writer
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Get a Life (American TV series)|Get a Life]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Great Scott! (TV series)|Great Scott!]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Episode "Book Crook"
|-
| 1992–1993
| ''[[Northern Exposure]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Bakersfield P.D.]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Directed 3 episodes
|-
|rowspan=3|1995
| ''[[Under Suspicion (TV series)|Under Suspicion]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Episode "Kinky Murder"
|-
| ''[[The Marshal]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Episode "What Life?"
|-
| 1998
| ''[[L.A. Doctors]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Episode "Under the Radar"
|-
|rowspan=2|2001
| ''[[The Job (2001 TV series)|The Job]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Episode "Pilot"
|-
| ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Episode "Shaq"
|-
| 2002
| ''[[The Tick (2001 TV series)|The Tick]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Episode "Arthur, Interrupted"
|-
| 2002–2009
| ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Episodes "[[Mr. Monk and the Candidate]]" and<br>"Mr. Monk and the Blue Flu"
|-
| 2010
| ''The Deep End''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Unaired pilot
|-
| 2010–2011
| ''[[The Good Wife]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Episodes "Double Jeopardy" and "Affairs of State"
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Modern Family]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Episode "[[Regrets Only]]"
|-
| 2012–2015
| ''[[Justified (TV series)|Justified]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Episodes "[[The Devil You Know (Justified)|The Devil You Know]]", "[[Slaughterhouse (Justified)|Slaughterhouse]]",<br> "[[Good Intentions (Justified)|Good Intentions]]" and "[[Cash Game (Justified)|Cash Game]]"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Masters of Sex]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Episode "Three's a Crowd"
|-
| 2015–2016
| ''[[Grace and Frankie]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Episodes "The Vows" and "The Wish"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV series)|Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Executive}}
| Directed episodes "Horizons" and "Lost & Found"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Santa Clarita Diet]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Episode "Baka, Bile and Baseball Bats"
|-
| 2018–2019
| ''[[Good Girls (TV series)|Good Girls]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Executive}}
| Directed 4 episodes
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0661751|Dean Parisot}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20021024021748/http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/bio/celeb/1671806 Biography]
*[http://www.filmbug.com/db/35841 Dean Parisot] at filmbug

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[[Category:American male screenwriters]]
[[Category:American television directors]]
[[Category:American comedy film directors]]
[[Category:Directors of Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners]]
[[Category:Hugo Award winners]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Wilton, Connecticut]]
[[Category:Tisch School of the Arts alumni]]
[[Category:Film directors from Connecticut]]
[[Category:American people of Brazilian descent]]
[[Category:1952 births]]


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