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Jack Vaughn

Jack Vaughn

Producer and director · Born January 27, 1974 (52) · New York City, New York, USA

2 Grammy Awards

Jack Vaughn is a multi-Grammy Award-winning record, TV, and film producer and label head. He created and ran various record labels including Comedy Central Records, Third World Underground, and The Slimstyle Recording Corp. He most recently was SiriusXM's SVP in charge of their comedy channels. He has produced dozens of specials, films, and documentaries for various companies and hundreds of albums including gold, platinum, and multi-platinum hits from comedians including Mitch Hedberg, Jim Gaffigan, Bo Burnham, Demetri Martin, Daniel Tosh, Dane Cook, Nick Swardson, and others.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 27, 1974 (52)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Producer and director
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 66 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are Jack Vaughn's films like?

Across their 50 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Comedy30 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
41%
Society
28%
Ideas
16%
Bonds
11%
Power
2%
Survival
2%
Identity20 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity15 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth7 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 49 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 47 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 43 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 33 · Charged 13 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 44 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 42

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 41 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 45 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
38
Absurd
27
Contemplative
15
Warm
11
Manic
5
Other
17

How their films linger

Fun42 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good31 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy27
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical12

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jack Vaughn's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (43).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jack Vaughn's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

66 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page.

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles, 28 of them dated from 2012 to 2026.

Highest rated

Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2013)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Ali Wong: Baby Cobra (2016)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing8 of 29: 4 only directing, 4 with another roleProducing25 of 29: 21 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

29 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2010s15 · crew2020s13 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

2 major awards from 2 major nominations, 2011–2012.

  1. 2012
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Comedy Album
  2. 2011
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Comedy Album

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jack Vaughn's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 68th percentile, the median of the 47 of 51 with a score; across their 46 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Reach · how many have seen their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 46

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · director, producer

Abhay Nadkarni: Brown Jesus (2025)

98th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (2013)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 51/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Jack Vaughn work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jack Vaughn's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brian Volk-Weiss shares the most, 40.

Directors

Writers

Cinematographers and editors

  • Brenda Carlson28 titles    See newest 12 of 28 shared titles with Brenda Carlson
  • Samuel Brownfield16 titles    See newest 12 of 16 shared titles with Samuel Brownfield
  • Hanne Vaughn4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Hanne Vaughn
  • Brian Burgoyne3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Brian Burgoyne

Producers

  • Brian Volk-Weiss40 titles    See newest 12 of 40 shared titles with Brian Volk-Weiss
  • Cisco Henson26 titles    See newest 12 of 26 shared titles with Cisco Henson
  • Kieran Dotti13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Kieran Dotti
  • Jay Siegan12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Jay Siegan

Mixed roles