Biografía

Holds the record for most nominations for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials.

Joe Pytka is considered one of the best commercials director ever and is nicknamed The King of Cannes for all the awards he has won there.

He bought the old Spanish castle up by Lake Hollywood that Madonna once lived in (the one she painted with bright red and yellow stripes, horrifying her neighbors) It was once Bugsy Seigel's hideout.

Owns West Hollywood restaurant Bastide, for which he purchased a $35,000 truffle in November 2002.

He made his first foreign speaking engagement in Sweden 1987 talking at The Nordic Commercial Film Festival produced by Lindy Lindh.