Jerry Ziesmer

Jerry Ziesmer

second unit director or assistant director, actor, production manager

Jerry Ziesmer was born on May 31, 1939 in USA. Jerry Ziesmer's big-screen debut came with Going My Way - Season 1 directed by Joseph Pevney in 1962, strarring Mitch / The 1st Boy / Fred. Jerry Ziesmer is known for Almost Famous directed by Cameron Crowe, Billy Crudup stars as Russell Hammond and Frances McDormand as Elaine Miller. The most recent award Jerry Ziesmer achieved is Directors Guild of America, USA. The upcoming new movie Jerry Ziesmer plays is Almost Famous which will be released on Sep 22, 2000.

Grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and acted in little theaters in the Milwaukee area. After acting with Ethel Waters in a touring company of "The Member of the Wedding", he went to the High School Institute at Northwestern University, in Illinois, and studied under acting coach Alvina Krause (whose other students included Charlton Heston, Jennifer Jones, Richard Benjamin, and Karen Black). He then pursued an acting career in Hollywood, while getting a master's degree at the Univ. of California, Los Angeles. In 1967, he was accepted into the Assistant Director training program from the Directors Guild and the Motion Picture Producers Association, and graduated in 1969.

  • Birthday

    May 31, 1939
  • Place of Birth

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  • Also known

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1 wins & 0 nominations

Directors Guild of America, USA
2006
Winner - Frank Capra Achievement Award

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