Walt Becker

For other people named Walter Becker, see Walter Becker (disambiguation).

Walt Becker
Born	Hollywood, California
Occupation(s)	Film director, producer, screenwriter, novelist
Years active	2000–present
Spouse	Lindsay Becker (2005–present)

Walter William Becker is an American film director, writer and actor best known for directing the films Van Wilder, Wild Hogs and Old Dogs.

Biography

Becker graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television in 1995. He also wrote the novel Link in 1999, which was on the L.A. Times' bestseller list for four weeks. It is based on some theories of Graham Hancock, to whom he refers in the epilogue. He has a son and a daughter with his wife, Lindsay.

In January 2010, TBS picked up Glory Daze, a fraternity-centered comedy pilot set in the 1980s created and written by Becker and Michael LeSieur, to also be directed by Becker.

In January 2016, Becker is said to be working with Rome co-creator William J. Macdonald on a pilot for Storyville, which is based on the bestselling book Empire of Sin by Gary Krist.

In September 2017, Becker was hired to direct the new Clifford the Big Red Dog movie, replacing David Bowers.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2000	Buying the Cow	Yes	Yes	No
2002	Van Wilder	Yes	No	No
2007	Wild Hogs	Yes	No	No
2009	Old Dogs	Yes	No	No
2011	Zookeeper	No	No	Yes
2015	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip	Yes	No	No
2020	Clifford the Big Red Dog	Yes	No	No

Bibliography

• Link. HarperCollins. 1999. p. 384 pages. ISBN 0-688-15822-6.

External links

• Walt Becker at IMDb
• Walter Becker at AllMovie