Career
In 2006, he directed, co-wrote, co-produced and co-starred in his first film The Foot Fist Way, which he based on his experience as a Taekwondo black belt and instructor. His follow-up film, Observe and Report, stars Seth Rogen and was released on April 10, 2009. Hill is also co-creator, director and executive producer of the Home Box Office series Eastbound & Down.
Hill"s first film, The Foot Fist Way was seen by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay who bought the distributing rights to the film.
Subsequently, Hill was invited to the set of Knocked Up where he met future collaborator, Seth Rogen. Hill later cast Rogen as the leading man in his film, Observe and Report which opened at number 4 at the box office.
The role of Ronnie was written specifically for Rogen. In 2009, Hill directed The Avett Brothers music video "Slight Figure of Speech" which featured Wolfe and Andy Daly.
The following year he directed the parody music video Swagger Wagon as part of ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi"s campaign for the Sienna Southeast minivan from Toyota.
In 2009, Hill co-created the Home Box Office show Eastbound and Down, on which he acts as Executive Producer and directed a total of 16 episodes. The show finished its fourth and last season in 2013. lieutenant is the first film Hill has directed but not written.
lieutenant is also the first film produced by Hill"s, McBride"s and David Gordon Green"s production company, Rough House Pictures.
In 2014, Hill and McBride created and began preparing the comedy series Vice Principals for Home Box Office.