Daniel Scheinert

Actor, Director, Additional Crew

Birthdate: June 7, 1987 (38 Years Old)

Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Daniel Scheinert (birth name: Daniel Scheinert) is one member of the director pair known as “Daniels” (with co-director Dan Kwan), who has written, produced, and directed three features, after making dozens of music videos since 2010 with such artists as The Hundred in the Hands, Foster the People, Tenacious D., Manchester Orchestra and DJ Snake, whose “Turn Down for What” achieved viral status. Scheinert’s feature debut with Kwan was Swiss Army Man (2016), an absurdist comedy starring Daniel Radcliffe and Paul Dano. His follow-up feature was the only movie that he has directed without Kwan: the absurdist black comedy, The Death of Dick Long (2019), written by Billy Chew and with Scheinert himself playing the title character. His third feature (co-directed with 13 other directors handling one segment each, and co-written with 15 other writers) was the loopy Florida-set comedy, Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia (2020), which premiered at the 2020 Sundance film festival. Daniel Scheinert’s second “Daniels” feature with Kwan premiered at the 2022 South by Southwest film festival: the Michelle Yeoh-starring science fiction comedy, Everything Everywhere All at Once, theatrically released shortly after the SXSW premiere. The project had been originally announced in 2017 under the Russo Brothers production banner. After studying film and theater at Boston-based Emerson College, Scheinert made his first foray into narrative filmmaking in 2007 with the short, I’m Nostalgic. His first film with Kwan was Swingers (2009). Scheinert followed this with the next short he co-directed with Kwan, Puppets (2010). Daniel Scheinert, with Kwan, then began a prolific career (much of it under the support of Columbia Records) as co-makers of music videos, driven by kooky concepts, flatulence, and narrative drive.

Personal Life
Movies
Facts

Personal life

Daniel Scheinert was born in the Oak Mountain area of Birmingham, Alabama. He has an older brother. He attended Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School. He specialized in theater and cinema at Boston’s Emerson College. Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan both live near other in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Highland Park.

Known For

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Director (2022)

The Death of Dick Long

Dick Long (2019)

Swiss Army Man

Director (2016)

Awards

Winner, Best Director, (U.S. Dramatic Narrative) Sundance film festival (2016); Forbes magazine list of “30 Under 30—Hollywood & Entertainment” in 2018.

Independent Spirit Award

Independent Spirit Award

Film Independent Spirit Awards

Oscar

Oscar

Academy Awards, USA

Oscar

Oscar

Academy Awards, USA

Daniel Scheinert Movies

Actor

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2019 |
The Death of Dick Long
The Death of Dick Long
2019
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Dick died last night, and Zeke and Earl don't want anybody finding out how. That's too bad though, cause news travels fast in small-town Alabama.
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asDick Long

Director

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2022 |
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.
2019 |
The Death of Dick Long
The Death of Dick Long
2019
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Dick died last night, and Zeke and Earl don't want anybody finding out how. That's too bad though, cause news travels fast in small-town Alabama.
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2016 |
Swiss Army Man
Swiss Army Man
2016
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A hopeless man stranded on a deserted island befriends a dead body, and together they go on a surreal journey to get home.

Producer

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2019 |
The Death of Dick Long
The Death of Dick Long
2019
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Dick died last night, and Zeke and Earl don't want anybody finding out how. That's too bad though, cause news travels fast in small-town Alabama.
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Writer

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Previous (2)

2022 |
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.
2016 |
Swiss Army Man
Swiss Army Man
2016
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A hopeless man stranded on a deserted island befriends a dead body, and together they go on a surreal journey to get home.

Facts About Daniel Scheinert

Sibling Rivalry: Reportedly jealous of his older brother’s short films, Daniel Scheinert made “Jackass”-inspired shorts with his friends. Inspiration: Daniel Scheinert cites filmmakers Harmony Korine, Michel Gondry, and Spike Jonze as major inspirations.

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