Zach Lipovsky

Canadian film director

Zach Lipovsky
Lipovsky in 2018
Occupation(s)	Director, actor

Zach Lipovsky is a Canadian director, former child actor and visual effects specialist.

Career

Lipovsky, was a finalist on the first season of the Fox reality show On the Lot where he placed 5th out of 12,000 directors worldwide.^[1] He went on to direct the films Tasmanian Devils, Leprechaun: Origins^[2] and Dead Rising: Watchtower.^[3]

In 2019, he directed and produced the DisneyXD series Mech-X4 for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy. Following that he co-directed the live-action Disney film Kim Possible and wrote and directed the sci-fi thriller Freaks, both with writing and directing partner Adam Stein. In 2022, Lipovksy and Stein were announced as the directors for Final Destination: Bloodlines.^[4]

Selected filmography

As director

Crazy Late (2005, for Crazy8s)
Danger Zone (2007, as part of On the Lot)
Sunshine Girl (2007, as part of On the Lot)
Die Hardly Working (2007, as part of On the Lot)
Time Upon a Once (2007, as part of On the Lot)
Tasmanian Devils (2013)
Leprechaun: Origins (2014)
Dead Rising: Watchtower (2015)
Freaks (2018)
Kim Possible (2019)
Final Destination: Bloodlines (TBA)

As actor

Goosebumps (1996, Vampire Breath, as Freddy Renfield)
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue (1996, as Henry)
Big and Hairy (1998, as Owen 'O' O'Malley)
You, Me and the Kids (1998–2001, 5 episodes, as Tyler / Bully)
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999, as Matt)
So Weird (1999, Escape, as Dan)
Hayley Wagner, Star (1999, as Debate Club Guy)
Mr. Rice's Secret (2000, as Funnel 'Funnel Head' McConnell)

References

^ "Zach Lipovsky". TV.com.
^ "Leprechaun: Origins' Zach Lipovsky".
^ "Exclusive: Zach Lipovsky Talks Dead Rising: Watchtower".
^ Borys, Kit. "'Final Destination 6' Finds Its Directors in 'Freaks' Filmmakers (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 March 2023.