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Brian Volk-Weiss

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Born May 28, 1976 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Brian Volk-Weiss (born May 28, 1976) is an American film and television producer and director. He is the founder and current CEO of The Nacelle Company and Comedy Dynamics (a Nacelle subsidiary). He is also the creator, producer, and occasional director of the current Netflix series, The Toys That Made Us along with the television specials Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History (also Netflix) and Discontinued (originally on The CW). Through Comedy Dynamics, he has produced and directed numerous stand-up specials and comedy albums for comedians like Kevin Hart, Jim Gaffigan, Ali Wong, Tiffany Haddish, Ilana Glazer, and many others. Volk-Weiss has also produced several television shows including Join or Die with Craig Ferguson, Stevie TV, and Animal Nation with Anthony Anderson. He also serves as executive producer on the upcoming revival of the 1992 TV series, Mad About You.

Filmography50+ titles

Rachel Scanlon: Gay Fantasy

2024Director

Monét X Change: Fist of Glory

2023Director

Kittie: Live at the London Music Hall

2019Producer

Gina Brillon: Pacifically Speaking

2015Executive Producer

Icons Unearthed: Batman

Director

Igniting the Spark: The Story of Magic - The Gathering

2025Producer

9/11: The Pentagon

2020Executive Producer

Bryan Callen: Complicated Apes

2019Director

Icons Unearthed: Spider Man

Director, Executive Producer

Eddie Griffin: E-Niggma

2019Director, Producer

Pete Lee: Tall, Dark and Pleasant

2021Director

Steve Lemme & Kevin Heffernan: The Potential Farewell Tour

2018Director, Executive Producer

Tom Papa: Freaked Out

2013Executive Producer

Gary Gulman: Boyish Man

2005Producer

Icons Unearthed: Marvel

Producer

D.L. Hughley: Reset

2012Executive Producer

Down to Earth with Zac Efron

2020Executive Producer

Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again

2013Executive Producer

The Toys That Made Us

2017Creator, Director, Executive Producer

Tom Segura: Completely Normal

2014Executive Producer

Jeffrey Ross: No Offense

2008Executive Producer

Icons Unearthed: Fast & Furious

Director

Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend

2013Executive Producer

Jim Gaffigan: Dark Pale

2023Executive Producer

The Movies That Made Us

2019Creator, Director, Executive Producer

Chris Porter: Ugly and Angry

2014Executive Producer

Zarna Garg: One in a Billion

2023Director

Behind the Attraction

2021Director, Executive Producer

Chris Porter: A Man From Kansas

2019Director

David Cross: Oh Come On

2019Executive Producer

Ali Wong: Baby Cobra

2016Executive Producer

Grant

2020Executive Producer

Killing Grounds: The Gilgo Beach Murders

2026Executive Producer

Bill Bellamy: I Want My Life Back

2022Director

Tom Papa: What a Day!

2022Executive Producer

Natasha Pearl Hansen: I Was Supposed to Get Married Today

2021Producer

Mike E. Winfield: Stepman

2019Director

Icons Unearthed: Star Wars

Executive Producer

Icons Unearthed: Lord of The Rings

Executive Producer

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

2021Director, Executive Producer

Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife

2018Executive Producer

Kevin Smith: Silent But Deadly

2018Director, Executive Producer

The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir

2018Executive Producer

Jim Gaffigan: Noble Ape

2018Executive Producer

Demetri Martin: Live (At the Time)

2015Executive Producer

Colin Quinn: Unconstitutional

2015Executive Producer

Steve Treviño: 'Til Death

2019Director

Iliza Shlesinger: Over & Over

2019Producer

Demetri Martin: The Overthinker

2018Executive Producer

Tom Papa: Human Mule

2016Executive Producer