Alex Zamm

Alex Zamm serves as director and co-writer for Disney Channel’s new contemporary comedic remake of the 1997 Halloween DCOM “Under Wraps.”

His directing credits include Disney’s films “Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2” and “Inspector Gadget 2.” Zamm also co-wrote and directed the fan-favorite 1998 film “My Date with the President’s Daughter” with writing partner William Robertson, which garnered them a Writer’s Guild of American nomination for Best Children’s Programming.

Raised in Woodstock, New York, Zamm developed a passion early on for drawing, painting and theater. He soon went on to study improv at The Groundlings, and while studying cartooning at The School Of Visual Arts, he had numerous cartoons published. At the beginning of his career, his first short film, “Croutons & You,” was selected by Monty Python’s Graham Chapman for his HBO series, “The Dangerous Film Club.” Zamm’s second short film, “Maestro,” was nominated for a Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and his third short film, “The Birthday Fish,” was selected for the Sundance Film Festival. Zamm also wrote and created the sci-fi novel “Zero-G,” which received glowing reviews from both Stan Lee and Ray Bradbury.

His other credits include “Woody Woodpecker,” “The Baxters,” “Little Rascals Save The Day,” “Tooth Fairy 2,” “R.L. Stine’s: The Haunting Hour,” “Jingle All The Way 2,” “Dr. Doolittle: Million Dollar Mutts,” “The Thundermans,” “Dog with a Blog” and Comedy Central’s “Upright Citizen’s Brigade” starring Amy Poehler. Zamm also directed a number of romantic dramedies, including “A Christmas Prince,” “A Royal Christmas,” “Crown for Christmas” and “Christmas In Evergreen.”

Zamm received his B.A. in film and classical mythology from S.U.N.Y. Binghamton University and his M.F.A. from Columbia University, where his mentors included Milos Forman and Martin Scorcese.