Joel Schumacher

Personal Info

Birthday

August 29, 1939

Day of Death

2020-06-22

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Joel T. Schumacher

Джоель Шумахер

Joel Schumacher

Biography

Joel T. Schumacher (August 29, 1939 – June 22, 2020) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and costume designer.

He was raised in New York City by his mother and suffered from substance abuse at a young age. He became a fashion designer after graduating from Parsons School of Design, but would continue suffering from substance abuse and high levels of debt until the early 1970s. He first entered film-making as a production and costume designer before gaining writing credits on Car Wash, Sparkle, and The Wiz.

Known For

Welcome to Hollywood

Holy the Sabbath

Filmography

2024
BRATS
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019
Very Ralph
as Self
Halston
as Self
2016
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
as Self
2015
Everything Is Copy
as Self
2012
Radioman
as Self
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
as Self
Side by Side
as Self
The Batmobile
as Self
2009
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer
as Self
2008
Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
as Self
2007
Heckler
as Self
Bloodsucking Cinema
as Self
2006
Holy the Sabbath
as Narrator
2003
Making of Phone Booth
as Self
Stupidity
as Self
2000
Welcome to Hollywood
as Joel Schumacher
What the Folk?... Behind the Scenes of 'Queer as Folk'
as Himself
1995
Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?
as Self - Director