Born name

Joe Swanberg

nickname

Joe

Sun sign

Virgo

Place of birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Residence

Chicago, United States

nationality

training

He was educated at Naperville Central High School in a suburb of Chicago.

In 2003, Joe graduated from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois with a bachelor’s degree. He did filmmaking in his majors.

occupation

Film director, screenwriter, actor, film producer

family

• Father – technician
• mother – housewife
• Siblings – unknown
  

Manager

unknown

To build

Average

Height

6 feet 3 inches or 191 cm

weight

90 kg or 198.5 pounds

girlfriend/spouse

Joe Swanberg Dated –

• Kris Swanberg (2007–Present) – On June 30, 2007, Joe Swanberg married American filmmaker and actress Kris Williams. The couple have two children.

race/ethnicity

White

He has a small Swedish ancestry.

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• use improvisation
• Often casts Anna Kendrick and Jake Johnson
• Creates low budget movies
  
• to smile

measurements

His body specifications can be –

• Chest – 43 inches or 109 cm
• Arms/biceps – 15 inches or 38 cm
• Waist – 34 inches or 86 cm
  

shoe size

unknown

brand promotion

He has no branding endorsements on his credit.

Religion

unknown

Known for

He is known as a director, producer and writer for films such as LOL (2006), Silver Bullets (2011), All the Light in the Sky (2012), Drinking Friends (2013), Merry Christmas (2014) and Digging for Fire (2015).

He has also acted in some of these films including LOL, Silver Bullets and Friends Drinking .

First direction

Swanberg made his directorial debut in 2005 with Kiss on the Mouth . The film was also his first independent production.

first movie

He made his acting debut in the 2005 film Kiss on the Mouth , portraying the character of Patrick.

First TV show

As an actor, he first appeared in the drama series Young American Bodies from 2007 to 2009 for his role as Ben. He appeared in a total of 23 episodes.

Personal trainer

He doesn’t have a personal trainer.

Joe Swanberg Lieblingssachen

• Filmmakers – The Coen brothers, Sam Raimi, Quentin Tarantino, Jim Jarmusch, Hal Hartley and Spike Lee
• Movie – Arizona Resurrection (1987)
• Music Album – Fauna hiss, are you the destroyer? ( By From Montreal)
• Books – Necessities ( By Stephen King), White Noise ( By Don DeLillo), Founding Brothers ( By Joseph J. Ellis)
• Comedian – Louis CK, Chris Rock
• Musicians – David Byrne, Paul Simon
• Autor – Don DeLillo, Philip Roth
• Actors – Joaquin Phoenix, Rosemarie DeWitt

Joe Swanberg Facts

1. Joe Swanberg spent most of his childhood in Georgia and Alabama.
2. At school he worked as a web designer to earn money to finance his own films.
3. He also worked as a travel coordinator at the Chicago International Film Festival without any training before finding fame.
4. He is a home brewer and his wife gave him the brewing setup on his birthday.
5. Swanberg is a well-known proponent of distributing independent films over the internet and as such his 2011 film Marriage Material is available for free on his Vimeo page.
6. Swanberg shot Merry Christmas (2014) on 16mm film (rather than digital).
7. Most of his films revolve around technology, sex, relationships and filmmaking.
8. Swanberg is a well-known supporter of the mumblecore film movement.
9. He’s not on social media.
10. You can visit its official website.