Penelope Spheeris



First NamePenelope
Last NameSpheeris
Age66
Date of BirthDecember 6, 1945
Star SignSagittarius
Occupation CategoryDirector
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Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945) is an American director, producer and screenwriter. She is best known as a documentary film director whose works include the trilogy titled The Decline of Western Civilization. She has also directed feature films, including Wayne's World, her highest grossing film.


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Filmography

Selected Penelope Spheeris film and TV show credits:


Director Credits

2012
Five
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2011
Balls to the Wall
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2008
Who Is Brad Lenz?
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2005
The Kid & I
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2004
Cracking Up
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2003
The 75th Annual Academy Awards
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2003
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron
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2001
We Sold Our Souls for Rock 'n Roll
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2000
Dear Doughboy
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1999
Hollywierd
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1998
Senseless
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1998
The Thing in Bob's Garage
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1998
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
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1998
Applewood 911
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1996
Black Sheep
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1994
The Little Rascals
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1993
The Beverly Hillbillies
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1993
Danger Theatre
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1992
Wayne's World
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1991
Prison Stories: Women on the Inside
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1991
UFO Abductions
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1990
Thunder and Mud
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1988
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
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1987
Dudes
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1986
Hollywood Vice Squad
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1985
The Boys Next Door
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1983
Suburbia
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1981
The Decline of Western Civilization
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1972
I Don't Know
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1968
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
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Other Crew Credits

1988
Roseanne
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Producer Credits

2008
Who Is Brad Lenz?
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2005
The Kid & I
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2003
The 75th Annual Academy Awards
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1993
The Beverly Hillbillies
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1993
Danger Theatre
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1981
The Decline of Western Civilization
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1979
Real Life
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1975
Saturday Night Live
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