Jack O'Brien (director), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jack O'Brien (director)

American director

Date of Birth: 18-Jun-1939

Place of Birth: Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Profession: songwriter, lyricist, music director, film director, film producer, theater director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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Jack O'Brien (born June 18, 1939) is an American director, producer, writer and lyricist.
He served as the Artistic Director of the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California from 1981 through the end of 2007.O'Brien has won three Tony Awards and been nominated for seven more, and won five Drama Desk Awards.
He has directed and produced musicals, including The Full Monty and Hairspray, contemporary dramas such as The Piano Lesson, The Invention of Love and The Coast of Utopia, Shakespeare classics, including Hamlet and Henry IV (a combination of Part 1 and Part 2), and operas, including Il trittico at the Metropolitan Opera. He has also been associated with some notorious Broadway failures.
In 1972, he wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the book for The Selling of the President, which closed after five performances.
The Old Globe also co-produced the stage adaptation of Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, which closed after only one performance.