Brad Silberling

Bradley Mitchell Silberling (born September 8, 1963) is an American television and film director whose credits include the feature films Casper, City of Angels (1998), Moonlight Mile (2002), Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), and Land of the Lost (2009).

Early life and education Silberling was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Joyce Anne (née Tucker), a travel consultant, and Robert Murray Silberling, who was Vice President of CBS Entertainment Productions. His father was born Jewish, whereas his mother converted to Judaism. Silberling attended Williams College in Williamstown, MA and received a BA in English from UC Santa Barbara. He later studied film directing at the UCLA Film School.

Career Silberling began his entertainment industry career before completing his studies. In 1986, he became a Production Assistant for a children's program. He then began to direct television and film. Silberling's 2002 film, Moonlight Mile, is loosely based on his bereavement following the murder of his girlfriend, actress Rebecca Schaeffer, in 1989. In 2006, Silberling's movie 10 Items or Less was the first movie made legally available for download during its theatrical run. This became possible through ClickStar and Silberling's close relationship with its owners Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary. On March 1, 1999, he started out his own production company Reveal Entertainment, with a first-look development deal at DreamWorks. The first project under Reveal was an attempt to purchase the script The Mystery Dance, for himself to direct in mind, but the idea was later scrapped.

Silberling was approached by Warner Bros. as one of the candidates to direct Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 1998. Although he began to enthusiastically plan the film in his mind and was ready to sign on to direct it, Chris Columbus was ultimately chosen as the director. On October 22, 2014, his Reveal Entertainment company signed a deal with CBS Television Studios. He is currently signed with ICM Partners.

Personal life Silberling previously dated Rebecca Schaeffer, whom he met at UCLA film school, until she was murdered in 1989. In 1995, he married actress Amy Brenneman, whom he met on the set of NYPD Blue and with whom he has two children, Charlotte and Bodhi, in Pasadena. In 2000, the couple purchased a home in Chilmark, Massachusetts prior to moving to West Tisbury, Massachusetts in 2011.

Filmography Films Year Title Director Producer Writer 1995 Casper 1998 City of Angels 2002 Moonlight Mile 2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2006 10 Items or Less 2009 Land of the Lost 2017 An Ordinary Man

Television Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer Notes 1989 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Episode: "Driving Under the Influence" 1990–1991 Doogie Howser, M.D. Episodes: "Car Wars", "The Doctor, the Wife, her Son and the Job", "Doogstruck" 1990 Cop Rock Episode: "Potts Don't Fail Me Now" 1991–1992 Brooklyn Bridge Episodes: "Boys of Summer", "Great Expectations", "A Tale of Two Boroughs"1992 Great Scott! Also supervising producer,Directed 5 episodes Civil Wars Episode: "Shop 'Til You Drop" L.A. Law Episode: "I'm Ready for My Closeup, Mr. Markowitz" 1993, 1996 NYPD Blue Episodes: "Personal Foul", "Oscar, Meyer, Weiner", "Thick Stu" 1994 The Byrds of Paradise Episode: "Pilot" 1998 Felicity Episode: "Hot Objects" 2001 Judging Amy Episode: "One for the Road" 2011 Hail Mary TV movie 2013–2017 Reign Directed episode "Pilot" 2014–2019 Jane the Virgin Directed 9 episodes 2015 Down Dog TV movie 2016 Heartbeat 2016–2017 No Tomorrow Directed episode "Pilot" 2017–2022 Dynasty Directed episodes "I Hardly Recognized You" and "Rotten Things" 2018–2022 Charmed Directed episodes "Pilot" and "You're Dead to Me" 2020 Dash & Lily Directed episodes "Dash" and "Lily" 2023 So Help Me Todd Episode: "Against All Todds" 2024 Matlock Episode: "A Guy Named Greg"