Donald Petrie is an Americanfilm director. He has also acted and guest-starred on television programs. His first directorial job was on the set of "The Equalizer," a private detective TV series, in 1985. Since, he has directed films such as Mystic Pizza (1988), Grumpy Old Men (1993) and Miss Congeniality (2000). Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... The Equalizer was an American action-adventure television series that aired on the CBS Network between 1985 and 1989. ... Mystic Pizza is a 1988 film directed by Donald Petrie and starring Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, and Lili Taylor as the three main characters: Kat, Daisy, and Jojo. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Grumpy Old Men was: The title of a 1993 movie, Grumpy Old Men The title of a 2000s BBC2 television show, Grumpy Old Men This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Miss Congeniality is a 2000 comedy movie. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The son of TV producer Dorothea Petrie and director Daniel Petrie (and brother of screenwriter/director/producer Daniel Petrie Jr), he began his entertainment career playing small roles on "Quincy", "The Waltons" and "Three's Company" and in features such as in "The Turning Point" (1978), "H.O.T.S." (1979) and "Fort Apache, the Bronx" (1981).
Petrie shifted to features with "Mystic Pizza" (1988), a modest effort that flirted with sentimentality but was buoyed by fine performances from Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor and Vincent D'Onofrio.
Petrie fared somewhat better with "Grumpy Old Men" (1993) if only due to enjoyable contributions from a trio of old pros: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret (he did not, however, direct the film's 1995 sequel).
Son of director Daniel Petrie and brother of director/writer Daniel Petrie Jr., Donald was born in Manhattan and moved to Los Angeles while still in his teens.
Petrie accepted the challenge and sat in the director's chair for the "Mister Magic" episode, starring Sid Caesar.
Petrie continued working in television and began a fruitful period directing several hours of a number of series, but only within their first seasons.
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