Joe Dante
Joseph James Dante Jr.
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Raised in New Jersey, he abandoned an early ambition to become a cartoonist after a discouraging comment and, while attending the Philadelphia College of Art, discovered a passion for filmmaking that was further shaped by the practical training he received under Roger Corman at New World Pictures. Beginning as a trailer editor, he quickly moved to directing, co-creating the low-budget satire Holly…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
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