Stephen C Steve Miner is an American film and television director Miner was born in Westport Connecticut Television programs Miner have directed include The Wonder Years Jake 20 Felicity Dawsons Creek including the pilot and four of the other episodes of the first season and Diagnosis Murder However Miner first made his big splash as an associateproducer on the 1980 hit Friday the 13th He would go on to successfully direct the following sequels Friday the 13th Part 2 and its 3D sequel Friday the 13th Part III To this day Steve Miner is the only director to direct more than one film in the Friday the 13th series In 1986 he directed the horror comedy House which featured his real life son playing a kid who the main character played by William Katt must protect from monsters In later years Miner would direct Halloween H20 20 Years Later and Lake Placid Miner directed the 2008 film Day of the Dead a remake of the George A Romero film of the same name The remake stars Ving Rhames Mena Suvari Nick Cannon and 2001 Maniacs Christa Campbell and was penned by Jeffrey Reddick Final Destination