A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Nick Goossen
Birthplace:
Tarzana, California
Born:
August 18, 1978
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nicholaus Edward Goossen (born August 18, 1978 Tarzana, California) is a director, and a photographer. Goossen's first feature film was "Grandma's Boy" for Happy Madison Productions and 20th Century Fox. He collaborated with Adam Sandler (executive producer of "Grandma's Boy") on the album "Shhh...Don't Tell" as a writer and co-producer in addition to performing on the track "Gay Robot". Goossen directed the music video for the album's first single "Secret". It features Adam Sandler and comedian Nick Swardson (Co-writer and star of "Grandma's Boy") singing about the benefits of having trimmed pubic hair. Goossen's previous credits include the short film A Day With the Meatball, which once again featured Sandler but focused primarily on his bulldog Meatball. The two minute piece showcases the dog meandering around various places until he ends up back in his master's arms. It was shown in theaters around the United States in 2002 as an attachment to Sandler's animated film "Eight Crazy Nights". Goossen helped create Sandler's official website and directed several short films for the site. Goossen is currently filming his next project, "The Shortcut" in Saskatchewan, Canada. The film tells the story of two brothers who learn first hand about an urban legend surrounding a shortcut near their school. In 2010, Goossen was the director of a Times Square interactive billboard installation for retailer Forever 21 which was developed by space150; the installation received media coverage for being "a clever, fresh project", but later, coverage focused on its similarities to Chris O'Shea's 2009 project in London. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nicholaus Goossen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Co-Director:
2018 Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh
Director:
2002 A Day with the Meatball
2006 Grandma's Boy
2009 The Shortcut
2015 Nick Swardson: Taste It
2018 Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh
2018 Trevor Moore: The Story of Our Times
2019 Nikki Glaser: Bangin'
2020 Esther Povitsky: Hot for My Name
2024 Drugstore June
Executive Producer:
2002 A Day with the Meatball
2006 Grandma's Boy
2009 The Shortcut
2015 Nick Swardson: Taste It
2015 Trevor Moore: High In Church
2018 Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh
2018 Trevor Moore: The Story of Our Times
2019 Nikki Glaser: Bangin'
2020 Esther Povitsky: Hot for My Name
2024 Drugstore June
Producer:
2002 A Day with the Meatball
2006 Grandma's Boy
2009 The Shortcut
2015 Nick Swardson: Taste It
2015 Trevor Moore: High In Church
2018 Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh
2018 Trevor Moore: The Story of Our Times
2019 Nikki Glaser: Bangin'
2020 Esther Povitsky: Hot for My Name
2024 Drugstore June
Second Unit Director:
2002 A Day with the Meatball
2006 Grandma's Boy
2009 The Shortcut
2015 Nick Swardson: Taste It
2015 Trevor Moore: High In Church
2018 Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh
2018 Trevor Moore: The Story of Our Times
2019 Nikki Glaser: Bangin'
2020 Esther Povitsky: Hot for My Name
2022 Hustle
2024 Drugstore June
Writer:
2002 A Day with the Meatball
2006 Grandma's Boy
2009 The Shortcut
2015 Nick Swardson: Taste It
2015 Trevor Moore: High In Church
2018 Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh
2018 Trevor Moore: The Story of Our Times
2019 Nikki Glaser: Bangin'
2020 Esther Povitsky: Hot for My Name
2022 Hustle
2024 Drugstore June
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