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1 Early life  





2 Career  





3 Personal life  





4 Select filmography as a director  



4.1  Film  





4.2  Television  







5 References  





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Rick Rosenthal






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Rick Rosenthal
Born

Richard L. Rosenthal, Jr.


(1949-06-15) June 15, 1949 (age 75)
New York City, U.S.
EducationAFI Conservatory
Occupation(s)Film director, film instructor, film historian, television director, producer
Years active1975–present
Spouse

(m. 1981)
Children3

Richard L. Rosenthal, Jr. (born June 15, 1949) is an American film instructor and director, known for directing Halloween II and Halloween: Resurrection.

Early life

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Rosenthal was born in New York City, the son of Hinda (née Gould) and entrepreneur Richard L. Rosenthal, Sr.[1]

Career

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Rosenthal started his career by directing Halloween II and returned to the series 21 years later, helming Halloween: Resurrection. In between he has directed films such as American Dreamer (1984), Russkies (1987), Distant Thunder (1988) and Just a Little Harmless Sex (1998). He also directed dozens of episodic television shows, and was co-executive producer of the landmark Warner Bros. TV series Life Goes On for ABC from 1989-1991.

Rosenthal, along with his wife Nancy Stephens, executive produced the film Invisible Beauty about model and activist Bethann Hardison, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.[2][3]

Personal life

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Rosenthal met his wife, actress Nancy Stephens, while filming Halloween II.

Select filmography as a director

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Film

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Television

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References

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  1. ^ "Rick Rosenthal Biography". filmreference.com.
  • ^ "Invisible Beauty". festival.sundance.org. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  • ^ Matthew Carey (July 18, 2023). "Magnolia Pictures Acquires 'Invisible Beauty'; Doc About Pioneering African American Model Bethann Hardison Features Zendaya, Naomi Campbell". Deadline.
  • ^ "Devlin (1992)". BFI. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on April 28, 2020. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  • ^ "Opens April 02!". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. March 27, 1994. p. 18. Retrieved July 18, 2021. a SOLAR FILMS release
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