Joe Ballarini

Biography:

Joe Ballarini is an American author, screenwriter, and director. In 1999, he earned a degree in film production from the USC School of Cinematic Arts Television Director’s Program. For US $600,000 in 2002, Ballarini sold Dimension Films an original action comedy screenplay called The Spy Next Door. The following year, he sold Paramount Pictures the script for a family adventure movie called The Legendary McClouds, which Nickelodeon was producing. He co-wrote the eerie children’s movie Spooks for Miramax, while Jon Peters produced The Blob for Warner Bros. Ballarini directed a number of Daniel Dubiecki-produced nationally televised Honda Element ads in 2003.