Garry Marshall in Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, The (2004)
A writer, director and producer of film, television, and theater, GARRY MARSHALL (Director) having just released “Raising Helen” starring Kate Hudson has now directed the anticipated sequel to the box-office hit “The Princess Diaries” – “The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.” Re-teaming with Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway, Marshall takes us on the next adventure traveling to Genovia with Mia as she takes on her duties as Princess.
Previously, Marshall directed Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in the comedy hit “Runaway Bride,” reuniting with the stars of his mega-hit “Pretty Woman.” As the highest-grossing film of 1990, “Pretty Woman” became one of the most successful films in the history of The Walt Disney Studios. Continuing to shape the careers of Hollywood’s top talent, Mr. Marshall directed Diane Keaton and Juliette Lewis in “The Other Sister,” Michelle Pfeiffer and Al Pacino in “Frankie & Johnny,” Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey in “Beaches,” Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in “Overboard,” Jackie Gleason and Tom Hanks in “Nothing In Common,” Matt Dillon in “The Flamingo Kid,” Dana Delaney, Dan Aykroyd and Rosie O’Donnell in “Exit to Eden,” and Greg Kinnear and Laurie Metcalf in “Dear God.”
Garry Marshall has created and executive produced some of the longest running and most celebrated situation comedies in American television history. Among these are “Happy Days,” “Laverne & Shirley,” “The Odd Couple” and “Mork & Mindy.” Overall, Mr. Marshall has developed and created fourteen television series and executive produced more than a thousand half-hour episodes.
In addition to enjoying critical and commercial success with his film and television projects, Mr. Marshall has helped launch the careers of such performers as Robin Williams, Pam Dawber, his sister Penny Marshall, Jason Alexander, Henry Winkler, Mayim Bialik, Crystal Bernard and Anne Hathaway.
Mr. Marshall is the recipient of such prestigious awards as the 1990 American Comedy Awards Lifetime Achievement Award, the 1992 Publicists Guild Motion Picture Showmanship Award, and in 1979, the Guild’s Television Showmanship Award. In 1995, he received the Valentine Davies Award from the Writers Guild of America, an honor awarded by his peers for his contribution to the entertainment industry, bringing dignity and honor to writers everywhere. In November 1997, Mr. Marshall was inducted into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame. In March 1998, he was honored with the Producers Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award (Television).
A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Garry began his career in 1961 as a writer for “The Tonight Show” starring Jack Paar. He went on to write for “The Lucy Show,” “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” “I Spy,” “Love American Style,” “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.” and “The Danny Thomas Show.”
“Wrong Turn at Lungfish,” the play Garry co-wrote with Lowell Ganz ran successfully Off- Broadway in New York in 1992. Starring George C. Scott and directed by Mr. Marshall, the play was recently published by Samuel French, Inc. As an actor, Mr. Marshall had a recurring role in the long-running television series “Murphy Brown” as Stan Lansing, the caustic head of the fictional network. Currently, he is acting as the voice of Buck Cluck in Walt Disney Pictures’ “Chicken Little” coming out in the summer of 2005. He has also written his autobiography, Wake Me When It’s Funny, with his daughter Lori. The book, an account of his first 35 years in Hollywood, was published by Adams Publishing in 1995 and subsequently reissued in paperback by New Market Press.
In 1997, Mr. Marshall built the Falcon Theater with his daughter, Kathleen. Located in Burbank, California, the Falcon Theatre is a state-of- the-art venue, which features a variety of live performances, and stage plays throughout the year.
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