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Steve Miner

Directing

Born June 18, 1951 · Westport, Connecticut, USA

Also known as Stephen Miner · Стив Минер

Biography

Stephen C. "Steve" Miner is an American film and television director. Miner was born in Westport, Connecticut. Television programs Miner have directed include The Wonder Years, Jake 2.0, Felicity, Dawson's Creek (including the pilot and four of the other episodes of the first season), and Diagnosis: Murder. However, Miner first made his big splash as an associate-producer on the 1980 hit, Friday the 13th. He would go on to successfully direct the following sequels, Friday the 13th Part 2 and its 3D sequel Friday the 13th Part III. To this day, Steve Miner is the only director to direct more than one film in the Friday the 13th series. In 1986, he directed the horror comedy House which featured his real life son playing a kid who the main character (played by William Katt) must protect from monsters. In later years, Miner would direct Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, and Lake Placid. Miner directed the 2008 film Day of the Dead, a remake of the George A. Romero film of the same name. The remake stars Ving Rhames, Mena Suvari, Nick Cannon and 2001 Maniacs' Christa Campbell, and was penned by Jeffrey Reddick (Final Destination).

Awards & recognition

  • Directors Guild of America AwardOutstanding Directing – Comedy Series · 1988
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Directing for a Comedy Series · 1989 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Comedy Series · 1989 · nominated
  • Directors Guild of America AwardOutstanding Directing – Comedy Series · 1988 · nominated

Filmography35 titles

Wildfire

2005Director

The Wonder Years

1988Director, Producer

Smallville

2001Director

Psych

2006Director

Make It or Break It

2009Director

Eureka

2006Director

The Practice

1997Director

Death by Lightning

2025as Indiana Man

Once Upon a Time

2011Director

Switched at Birth

2011Director

Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

1991Director

Dawson's Creek

1998Director

Chasing Life

2014Director

Breaking Away

1979as Student (uncredited)

Diagnosis: Murder

1993Director

Stitchers

2015Director

Felicity

1998Director

Forever Young

1992Director

Friday the 13th

1980Associate Producer, Unit Production Manager

The Gates

2010Director, Producer

Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous

2008Director

Warlock

1989Director, Producer

House

1985Director

Friday the 13th: Part 2

1981Director, Producer

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

1998as School Financial Advisor

Texas Rangers

2001Director

Here Come the Tigers

1978Editor, Producer, Second Unit Director

The Last House on the Left

1972as Hippie Taunting Deputy (uncredited)

Lake Placid

1999as Airplane Pilot

Friday the 13th: Part 3

1982as Newscaster

Dead of Summer

2016Director

My Father the Hero

1994Director

Soul Man

1986Director

Day of the Dead

2008Director

Big Bully

1996Director