Brad Silberling directed the critically acclaimed box office smash City of Angels, starring Meg Ryan and Nicolas Cage. The movie grossed over $200 million for Warner Bros. Pictures, and the soundtrack went on to become of the biggest-selling soundtracks in motion picture history. Prior to that, he directed his first feature, Casper, for executive producer Steven Spielberg, which went on to gross over $300 million worldwide.

He graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a degree in English in 1984, and went on to earn a Master's in Fine Art from the film program at UCLA in 1987. At UCLA, under the tutelage of veteran director Martin Ritt, he wrote and directed his thesis short, Repairs, on the strength of which he was awarded a contract with Universal Studios to direct and write movies and television.

Silberling's extensive television credits include multiple episodes of Steven Bochco's NYPD Blue, LA Law, Civil Wars, as well as Brooklyn Bridge, which caught Spielberg's eye. He last directed the pilot for the hit series, Judging Amy.

His commercial work includes spots for Coca-Cola and Pepsi, and his feature and television production company Reveal Entertainment makes its feature debut with Moonlight Mile.

Silberling is an active member of the Directors Guild of America, where he sits on the Western Directors Council, New Technologies Committee, Creative Rights Committee, and the Task Force on Violence and Social Responsibility.

A native Californian, Silberling resides in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Amy Brenneman.

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