Zach Lipovsky
Canadian film director (born 1984)
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::summary Canadian film director (born 1984) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Zach Lipovsky |
| image | Zach Lipovsky on Collider Video.jpg |
| caption | Lipovsky in 2018 |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| occupation | Film director, actor |
| years_active | 2005–present |
| :: |
| name = Zach Lipovsky | image = Zach Lipovsky on Collider Video.jpg | caption = Lipovsky in 2018 | birthname = | birth_date = | birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | height = | other names = | occupation = Film director, actor | years_active = 2005–present Zach Lipovsky (born 7 February 1984) is a Canadian director, former child actor, and visual effects specialist. His films include Final Destination Bloodlines (2025) together with Adam Stein.
Career
Lipovsky was a finalist on the first season of the Fox reality show On the Lot, where he placed 5th out of 12,000 directors worldwide. He went on to direct the films Tasmanian Devils, Leprechaun: Origins, and Dead Rising: Watchtower.
In 2019, he directed and produced the DisneyXD series Mech-X4, for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy. Following that, he co-directed the live-action Disney film Kim Possible and wrote and directed the sci-fi thriller Freaks, both with writing and directing partner Adam Stein. In 2022, Lipovksy and Stein were announced as the directors for Final Destination Bloodlines.
Personal life
Lipovsky is Jewish.
Filmography
Co-directed with [[Adam Stein]]
Short film ::data[format=table]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Itsy Bitsy Spiders | |
| 2016 | Trunk | Also writer, editor, executive producer and visual effects artist |
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TV series ::data[format=table] | Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer | Writer | Notes | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 2014 | Ingress Obsessed | | | | All 13 episodes | | 2022 | Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock | | | | Episodes "Into the Trash" and "All of Us" | | Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion | | | | Episode "The Violet Behind the Ultra" | | ::
Feature film ::data[format=table]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Freaks | |||
| 2025 | Final Destination Bloodlines | |||
| 2027 | Gremlins 3 | |||
| TBA | Freaks Underground | |||
| :: |
TV movie
- Kim Possible (2019) (Also co-producer)
Solo works
Short film ::data[format=table]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Crazy Late | Also post-production supervisor and visual effects | ||
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On the Lot shorts ::data[format=table]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Editor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Danger Zone | ||||
| Sunshine Girl | Also production designer and visual effects | ||||
| Die Hardly Working | |||||
| Time Upon a Once | |||||
| :: |
TV movie
- Tasmanian Devils (2013)
Feature film ::data[format=table]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Leprechaun: Origins | |
| 2015 | Dead Rising: Watchtower | Also associate producer and visual effects |
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Television ::data[format=table] | Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer | Notes | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2016-2018 | Mech-X4 | | | 13 episodes | ::
Acting roles
TV series ::data[format=table]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Goosebumps | Freddy Renfield | Episode "Vampire Breath" |
| 1998 | Nilus the Sandman | Narrator | 13 episodes |
| 1998-2001 | You, Me and the Kids | Tyler / Bully | 5 episodes |
| 1999 | So Weird | Dan | Episode "Escape |
| 2000 | The Adventures of Shirley Holmes | Anton | Episodes "The Case of the Calculated Crime" and "The Case of the Virtual Zeus" |
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TV movies ::data[format=table]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue | Henry |
| 1998 | Big and Hairy | Owen 'O' O'Malley |
| 1999 | Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century | Matt |
| Hayley Wagner, Star | Debate Club Guy | |
| :: |
Feature film ::data[format=table]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mr. Rice's Secret | Funnel 'Funnel Head' McConnell |
| :: |
References
References
- "Zach Lipovsky". [[TV.com]].
- "Leprechaun: Origins' Zach Lipovsky".
- "Exclusive: Zach Lipovsky Talks Dead Rising: Watchtower".
- "'Final Destination 6' Finds Its Directors in 'Freaks' Filmmakers (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- "A filmmaking collaboration bears freakish results". The Canadian Jewish News.
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