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Jonathan Dayton

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Jonathan Dayton

Born July 7, 1957 in Alameda County, California13 films

Jonathan Dayton (born 7 July 1957) and Valerie Faris (born 20 October 1958) are a team of American music video directors, also husband and wife, that received critical acclaim for their feature film directorial debut, Little Miss Sunshine.

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Little Miss Sunshine posterFirst watchLittle Miss Sunshine20067.7A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.View film

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Filmography

13 films as director
  1. 2017Battle of the SexesDirector
  2. 2012Ruby SparksDirector
  3. 2006Little Miss SunshineDirector
  4. 2005The Offspring - Complete Music Video CollectionDirector
  5. 2005The Check UpDirector
  6. 2004Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The VideosDirector
  7. 2004Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002Director
  8. 2003R.E.M.: In View 1988-2003 (The Best of R.E.M.)Director
  9. 2001The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits Video CollectionDirector
  10. 1996The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979Director
  11. 1995R.E.M.: Rough CutDirector
  12. 1993The Jim Rose Circus SideshowDirector
  13. 1989ShadrachDirector