Stan Dragoti is an Albanian American film director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

, whose work includes the comedies Mr. Mom

Mr. Mom

Mr. Mom is a 1983 American comedy-drama film directed by Stan Dragoti and written by John Hughes about a stay-at-home dad. The film stars Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Jeffrey Tambor, Christopher Lloyd, and Martin Mull.-Plot:...

 and Love at First Bite

Love At First Bite

Love at First Bite is a 1979 comedy horror film directed by Stan Dragoti and written by Robert Kaufman, using characters originally created by Bram Stoker. It stars George Hamilton, Susan Saint James, Richard Benjamin and Arte Johnson. The original music score was composed by Charles Bernstein...

.

Dragoti was born in New York City

New York City

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 to Albanian parents, both having emigrated in the 1920's from the county of Tepelena, in Southern Albania.

His interest in cinematography led him to Cooper Union College in New York and later to the Visual Arts College.

He has also produced ads for the air travel

Air travel

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 and automobile industry.

Filmography

• Dirty Little Billy
  Dirty Little Billy
  Dirty Little Billy is a western film released in 1972 and was the directorial debut of Stan Dragoti. It stars Michael J. Pollard as Billy the Kid....
  
   (1972)
• Love at First Bite
  Love At First Bite
  Love at First Bite is a 1979 comedy horror film directed by Stan Dragoti and written by Robert Kaufman, using characters originally created by Bram Stoker. It stars George Hamilton, Susan Saint James, Richard Benjamin and Arte Johnson. The original music score was composed by Charles Bernstein...
  
   (1979)
• Mr. Mom
  Mr. Mom
  Mr. Mom is a 1983 American comedy-drama film directed by Stan Dragoti and written by John Hughes about a stay-at-home dad. The film stars Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Jeffrey Tambor, Christopher Lloyd, and Martin Mull.-Plot:...
  
   (1983)
• The Man with One Red Shoe
  The Man with One Red Shoe
  The Man With One Red Shoe is a 1985 comedy film directed by Stan Dragoti. It is a remake of a 1972 French film Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire starring Pierre Richard and Mireille Darc...
  
   (1985)
• She's Out of Control
  She's Out of Control
  She's Out of Control is an independent American 1989 coming of age comedy film starring Tony Danza, Ami Dolenz and Catherine Hicks. The original music score was composed by Alan Silvestri...
  
   (1989)
• Necessary Roughness
  Necessary Roughness (film)
  Necessary Roughness is a 1991 comedy film starring Scott Bakula and Sinbad. The film was directed by Stan Dragoti, who has also directed the movies Mr. Mom, She's Out of Control, and The Man With One Red Shoe. In addition to Bakula and Sinbad, Necessary Roughness has an additional cast of Héctor...
  
   (1991)

Links

• Stan Dragoti at IMDb
• Stan Dragoti at The Numbers
• Stan Dragoti at Rotten Tomatoes
  Rotten Tomatoes
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• Stan Dragoti at Fandango
  Fandango (ticket service)
  Fandango is a corporation in the United States that sells movie tickets over the telephone and Internet, enabling customers to ensure ticket availability and avoid lines at the movie theater.-Services:...
  
  
• Stan Dragoti at Film Reference