Paul Feig is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for directing films starring frequent collaborator Melissa McCarthy: the 2011 film Bridesmaids, the 2013 film The Heat and the 2015 film Spy, and the 2016 film Ghostbusters. On television he created the show Freaks and Geeks and directed several episodes of The Office and Arrested Development, plus episodes of 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, Mad Men, Other Space and other television series.