What is Jay Roach?
{{Infobox person |name = Jay Roach |image = Jay Roach 2013 (cropped).jpg |caption = Roach at the 2013 Peabody Awards |birth_name= Matthew Jay Roach |other_names = M. Jay Roach |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|6|14}} |birth_place = [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], U.S. |alma_mater = [[Stanford University]]<br>[[University of Southern California]] |occupation = Film director, film producer and screenwriter |years_active = 1986–present |spouse = [[Susanna Hoffs]]<br>(1993–present; 2 children) }} '''Matthew Jay Roach''' (born June 14, 1957) is an [[Americans|American]] movie director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the [[Austin Powers (movie series)|''Austin Powers'' movies]] and ''[[Meet the Parents]]''.<ref>Stanford Magazine, July/Aug 2007</ref> He also directed the comedy movie ''[[Dinner for Schmucks]]'' (2010), the [[HBO]] political dramas ''[[Recount (movie)|Recount]]'' (2008) and ''[[Game Change (movie)|Game Change]]'' (2012), and the political comedy ''[[The Campaign (movie)|The Campaign]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://splitsider.com/2013/06/talking-to-jay-roach-about-austin-powers-meet-the-parents-and-directing-big-budget-comedies/ |title=Talking to Jay Roach About 'Austin Powers', 'Meet the Parents', and Directing Big-Budget Comedies |last=Lazarus |first=Catie |publisher=splitsider.com |date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=September 25, 2014 |archive-date=April 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414022310/http://splitsider.com/2013/06/talking-to-jay-roach-about-austin-powers-meet-the-parents-and-directing-big-budget-comedies/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> His twelfth movie, the biographical drama ''[[Trumbo (movie)|Trumbo]]'', was released on November 6, 2015 to positive reviews. He won two [[Emmy Awards]] (2008, 2012). ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} *{{IMDb name|5366}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Roach, Jay}} [[Category:Emmy Award winning directors]] [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:A