Patrick Cosgrove

Patrick Cosgrove arrived in California as a graduate student in Film and Television Studies and was soon afterward accepted as a Trainee into the Directors Guild of America. For seven years he was an Assistant Director in the Hollywood studio system on such films as "Xanadu," "Brainstorm," "The Goonies" and "Top Gun," and has been apologizing for "Howard the Duck" since 1986. After leaving the Hollywood film business to be the parent at home for his two sons, he became a public high school...See more

Patrick Cosgrove arrived in California as a graduate student in Film and Television Studies and was soon afterward accepted as a Trainee into the Directors Guild of America. For seven years he was an Assistant Director in the Hollywood studio system on such films as "Xanadu," "Brainstorm," "The Goonies" and "Top Gun," and has been apologizing for "Howard the Duck" since 1986. After leaving the Hollywood film business to be the parent at home for his two sons, he became a public high school teacher and has taught American Literature, Studio Art, Photography, and Film Studies. He now lives in the Sacramento area. See less