Martin Brest

While attending New York University, Martin Brest directed the award-winning student project Hot Dogs for Gaugin, starring a then-unknown Danny De Vito. Brest went on to produce, direct, write, and ed...
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08/07/1951
Bronx, New York City, NY
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