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Bradley Mitchell Silberling (born September 8, 1963 in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
) is an American television
Television director

A television director directs the activities involved in making a television episode....
 and film director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
. He is married to the actress Amy Brenneman
Amy Brenneman

Amy Frederica Brenneman is a Golden Globe Awards- and Emmy Awards-nominated United States actor, perhaps best known for her roles in the television series NYPD Blue, Judging Amy and Private Practice....
, whom he met on the set of NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue is an United States TV show police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan.....
 and with whom he has two children, Charlotte Tucker (born March 2001) and Bodhi Russell (born June 2005).

Silberling studied film directing at the UCLA Film School. He managed to start his career within the entertainment industry before completing his studies.






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Bradley Mitchell Silberling (born September 8, 1963 in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
) is an American television
Television director

A television director directs the activities involved in making a television episode....
 and film director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
. He is married to the actress Amy Brenneman
Amy Brenneman

Amy Frederica Brenneman is a Golden Globe Awards- and Emmy Awards-nominated United States actor, perhaps best known for her roles in the television series NYPD Blue, Judging Amy and Private Practice....
, whom he met on the set of NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue

NYPD Blue is an United States TV show police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan.....
 and with whom he has two children, Charlotte Tucker (born March 2001) and Bodhi Russell (born June 2005).

Silberling studied film directing at the UCLA Film School. He managed to start his career within the entertainment industry before completing his studies. In 1986 he got a job as a production assistant for a children's television program. From there he progressed to direct episodes of major television series and, eventually, films.

He was dating actress
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
 Rebecca Schaeffer
Rebecca Schaeffer

Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer was an United States actor who was best known for her role in the Situation comedy My Sister Sam. Schaeffer was stalking and then murder by an obsessed fan, prompting the passage of Stalking#Laws on stalking in California....
 at the time of her murder, in 1989, by an obsessed fan. Her death would serve as the inspiration for Silberling's 2002 fictional film Moonlight Mile
Moonlight Mile

Moonlight Mile is a 2002 Film written and directed by Brad Silberling. This film was loosely inspired by writer/director Brad Silberling's own experience....
.

In 2006, Silberling's movie 10 Items or Less
10 Items or Less (film)

This article is about the motion picture. For the TV comedy series of the same name, see 10 Items or Less 10 Items or Less is a 2006 in film United States comedy-drama written and directed by Brad Silberling....
 was the first movie in history to be made legally available for download while it was still in theaters. This was made possible through ClickStar
ClickStar

ClickStar is a broadband movie distribution company founded by actor Morgan Freeman and film producer Lori McCreary of Revelations Entertainment....
 and Brad's close relationship with owners Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman

Morgan Porterfield Freeman, Jr. is an American actor, film director, and narrator. Freeman is noted for his reserved demeanor and authoritative speaking voice....
 and Lori McCreary
Lori McCreary

Lori McCreary is an American motion picture producer and computer scientist. She is co-founder and CEO of the production company Revelations Entertainment, which she co-founded with actor Morgan Freeman....
.

Selected television directing credits

  • L.A. Law
    L.A. Law

    L.A. Law is an United States television legal drama that ran from 1986 in television to 1994 in television. It was one of the most popular American television shows of the late 1980s and early 1990s....
  • NYPD Blue
    NYPD Blue

    NYPD Blue is an United States TV show police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan.....
  • Judging Amy
    Judging Amy

    Judging Amy is an United States television program drama that aired from September 19, 1999 until May 3, 2005 on CBS. The show stars Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly ....
  • Doogie Howser, M.D.
    Doogie Howser, M.D.

    Doogie Howser, M.D. is a television comedy-drama starring Neil Patrick Harris as a brilliant doctor who also faces the problems of being a normal teenager....
  • The Adoration of Jenna Fox


Selected film directing credits

  • Casper
    Casper (film)

    Casper is a 1995 in film live-action feature film based on the Casper the Friendly Ghost cartoons and comic strips. The ghosts featured in the film were created through computer-generated imagery....
     (1995)
  • City of Angels
    City of Angels

    City of Angels is an English language chick flick film directed by Brad Silberling in 1998 in film. The film stars Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan....
     (1998)
  • Moonlight Mile (2002)
  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
    Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

    Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is a 2004 film, film director by Brad Silberling. It is based on the first three novels, The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, and The Wide Window, in Lemony Snicket's book A Series of Unfortunate Events....
     (2004)
  • 10 Items or Less
    10 Items or Less (film)

    This article is about the motion picture. For the TV comedy series of the same name, see 10 Items or Less 10 Items or Less is a 2006 in film United States comedy-drama written and directed by Brad Silberling....
     (2006)
  • Land of the Lost
    Land of the Lost (film)

    Land of the Lost is an upcoming United States feature film based on the 1974 TV series Land of the Lost . The film is directed by Brad Silberling and stars Will Ferrell....
     (2009)
  • The Lost Boys of the Sudan (2009)


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