Howard Deutch

Career Overview

Howard Deutch has 38 screen credits in a career dating back to 1986. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently The Odd Couple Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include My Best Friend's Girl, The Replacements, Pretty in Pink. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

38

Birth Date

1950-09-14

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Known For

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  My Best Friend's Girl
• 

  The Replacements
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  Pretty in Pink
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  Getting Even with Dad
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  The Odd Couple II
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  Grumpier Old Men

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• The Odd Couple Collection (1 titles)
• Grumpy Old Men (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Gailard Sartain (2 collaborations)
• Michelle Johnston (2 collaborations)
• Jack Lemmon (2 collaborations)
• Walter Matthau (2 collaborations)
• Dane Cook (1 collaborations)
• Kate Hudson (1 collaborations)
• Jason Biggs (1 collaborations)
• Alec Baldwin (1 collaborations)
• Lizzy Caplan (1 collaborations)
• Diora Baird (1 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (27 credits)

  • Lucy Boomer

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Will Trent

    - You're Not That Person Anymore (2026) ... director directing

    - Listening to a Heartbeat (2025) ... director directing

    - One of Us Now (2025) ... director directing

    - Find a New Pond (2025) ... director directing

    - Me Llamo Will Trent (2024) ... director directing
    2023
  • Buried in Barstow

    director

    directing
    2022
  • BH90210

    - The Pitch (2019) ... director directing
    2019
  • Young Sheldon

    - A Slump, a Cross and Roadside Gravel (2020) ... director directing

    - Killer Asteroids, Oklahoma, and a Frizzy Hair Machine (2018) ... director directing

    - Potato Salad, a Broomstick, and Dad's Whiskey (2018) ... director directing

    - A Sneeze, Detention, and Sissy Spacek (2018) ... director directing

    - Demons, Sunday School, and Prime Numbers (2018) ... director directing
    2017
  • Outcast

    - This is How It Starts (2017) ... director directing

    - Not My Job to Judge (2017) ... director directing

    - Close to Home (2016) ... director directing

    - All Alone Now (2016) ... director directing

    - (I Remember) When She Loved Me (2016) ... director directing
    2016
  • Empire

    - You Broke Love (2019) ... director directing

    - Bloody Noses and Crack'd Crowns (2018) ... director directing

    - The Fool (2017) ... director directing

    - Civil Hands Unclean (2017) ... director directing
    2015
  • Jane the Virgin

    - Chapter Thirty-Four (2016) ... director directing

    - Chapter Thirteen (2015) ... director directing
    2014
  • The Strain

    - The Born (2015) ... director directing

    - Identity (2015) ... director directing
    2014
  • American Horror Story - Coven

    director

    directing
    2013
  • Getting On

    - Doctor Death (2014) ... director directing

    - The Revolving Door Admit (2014) ... director directing

    - The Concert (2013) ... director directing

    - Make Someone Happy (2013) ... director directing

    - If You're Going to San Francisco (2013) ... director directing
    2013
  • American Horror Story

    - Bullseye (2014) ... director directing

    - Edward Mordrake (2) (2014) ... director directing

    - Head (2013) ... director directing
    2011
  • Warehouse 13

    - Lost & Found (2013) ... director directing

    - The Ones You Love (2012) ... director directing
    2009
  • Hung

    - 'A Monkey Named Simian' or 'Frances is Not a Fan' (2011) ... director directing
    2009
  • My Best Friend's Girl

    director

    directing
    2008
  • True Blood

    - Love Is to Die (2014) ... director directing

    - Lost Cause (2014) ... director directing

    - I Found You (2014) ... director directing

    - Don't You Feel Me (2013) ... director directing

    - You're No Good (2013) ... director directing
    2008
  • Gleason

    director

    directing
    2002
  • The Replacements

    director

    directing
    2000
  • The Odd Couple II

    director

    directing
    1998
  • Grumpier Old Men

    director

    directing
    1995
  • Caroline in the City

    - Caroline and the Diva (1998) ... director directing

    - Caroline and the Big Night (1998) ... director directing

    - Caroline and the Comic (1996) ... director directing

    - Caroline and Victor/Victoria (1996) ... director directing
    1995
  • Getting Even with Dad

    director

    directing
    1994
  • Article 99

    director

    directing
    1992
  • Melrose Place

    - Pilot (1992) ... director directing
    1992
  • Tales from the Crypt

    - Dead Right / The Switch / Cutting Cards (1990) ... director directing

    - Only Sin Deep (1989) ... director directing
    1989
  • Some Kind of Wonderful

    director

    directing
    1987
  • Pretty in Pink

    director

    directing
    1986

• production (5 credits)

  • Park La Brea

    associate producer

    production
    2026
  • Will Trent

    executive producer

    production

    - Be of Service (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Where'd You Come From, Little Angel? (2026) ... executive producer production

    - Our Last Dance (2026) ... executive producer production

    - The Blank Expanse of Nothing (2026) ... executive producer production

    - A Flag in the Mud (2026) ... executive producer production
    2023
  • The Year of Spectacular Men

    producer

    production
    2018
  • Outcast

    executive producer

    production

    - To the Sea (2017) ... executive producer production

    - This is How It Starts (2017) ... executive producer production

    - Mercy (2017) ... executive producer production

    - Alone When It Comes (2017) ... executive producer production

    - Fireflies (2017) ... executive producer production
    2016
  • The Case of the Missing Time Capsule

    executive producer

    production
    1989

• actors (6 credits)

  • BRATS

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Don't You Forget About Me

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • The Making of Some Kind of Wonderful

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Punk'd

    - Matthew Perry, Adam Brody, Eve (2004) ... Self actor actors
    2003