Veber, Jean

(July 3, 1965, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France - )

   The son of screenwriter, playwright, and director Francis Veber, he was educated at Santa Monica College, California (cinema department). Having re­turned to France, he worked as an assistant to talent agents (Artmédia, 1986-1987) and was briefly a jour­nalist for Studio Magazine (January-July 1988). Then he entered films as a production trainee in various film companies (Gaumont, Parafrance Films, Films Ariane). In 1994, he joined the Walt Disney Company in Burbank, California, as a production assistant. He was also a trainee assistant director (1981 La Chèvre / UK and USA: The Goat, Francis Veber, France / Mex­ico), actor (1986 Les Fugitifs, Francis Veber), assistant director to Sam Raimi (1992 Army of Darkness, USA), and co-screenwriter (1993 Le Syndrome de Gilles de la Tourette, short, Philippe Azoulay; 1994 Cache Cash, Claude Pinoteau).

 Filmography

1999 ◘ La Ballade de Don (short; also screenwriter, dialogist)

2003 ◘ Le Pharmacien de garde (also screenwriter, dialogist)