The Times story, published in 2016, presaged Russia's ban from the Olympic Games in 2018, 20. Fogel later connected with Russian scientist Grigory Rodchenkov, eventually preparing evidence and setting-up an interview for Rodchenkov at The New York Times. Main articles: Icarus (2017 film), Doping in Russia, and Grigory Rodchenkovįogel, as a lifelong cyclist, had followed Lance Armstrong’s rise and fall, in particular, his ability to evade doping detection. premiere as the opening night gala of the 13th Newport Beach International Film Festival. The book was published by Hachette Book Group and Fogel appeared on ABC's The View in support of the book.įogel directed, co-wrote and produced the feature film adaptation of Jewtopia, which was released in 2012. įogel co-authored the book Jewtopia: The Chosen Guide for the Chosen People, with Sam Wolfson. It is one of the longest-running and fastest-recouping productions in Off-Broadway history. It moved on in 2004 to the off-Broadway Westside Theater in New York, where it ran for more than three years and over a thousand performances before closing in April 2007. The play opened in Los Angeles in 2003 and ran for 300 performances. Fogel currently resides in Los Angeles.įogel developed, co-wrote, and initially starred in the play Jewtopia, an off-Broadway comedy about the dating lives of two young men seeking Jewish women, which was made into a feature film.
įogel has given keynote speeches to organizations around the world including the Oslo Freedom Forum in 20 - Human Rights Foundation and has appeared on ABC Nightline, Charlie Rose, Seth Meyers, Joe Rogan, CNN, ESPN, Meet The Press, The View, NPR, BBC and has been featured in publications around the globe including The Guardian. He had a small part in the 2009 Disney movie Race to Witch Mountain. Career įogel began his career in Hollywood pursuing stand-up comedy and acting. He graduated from East High School and the University of Colorado Boulder.
He attended the Denver Jewish Day School. Bryan Fogel is an American film director, producer, author, playwright, speaker and human rights activist, best known for the 2017 documentary Icarus, which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018.įogel was born in Denver, Colorado.