Allan Arkush

Allan Arkush (born April 30, 1948) is an American director and producer of films, television and videos. He is a collaborator of Joe Dante.

Early life

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Arkush grew up in Fort Lee, New Jersey.^[1] He graduated in 1966 from Fort Lee High School. His experiences there served as the inspiration for the film Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979). He attended New York University Film School from 1967 to 1970. Septuagenarian Substitute Ball, his senior film, starring John Ford Noonan, won third prize at the National Student Film Festival-1970. His teacher and faculty adviser was Martin Scorsese "whose knowledge and passion changed my life". While at NYU, he worked at The Fillmore East as an usher, stage crew member and in the psychedelic light show "Joe's Lights", performing with artists including The Who, Grateful Dead, Santana, Allman Bros, Miles Davis, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Virgil Fox and Fleetwood Mac in New York City and London.

He returned to New York City in 1973 where he drove a taxi. He moved to Los Angeles on October 4, 1973. He got his start in the film industry working (with the assistance of

Arkush contributes commentary to the web series Trailers from Hell. He is a member of the DGA Mentor Program, and teaches the Narrative Workshop at the American Film Institute.

He is married to Joanne Palace Arkush, and they have two daughters: Allison and Jacqueline.

Filmography

• Hollywood Boulevard (co-directed with Joe Dante) (1976)
• Grand Theft Auto (1977) (uncredited) – Clown
• Deathsport (1978)
• Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
• Heartbeeps (1981)
• Get Crazy (1983)
• Caddyshack II (1988)
• Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994)
• Young at Heart (1995)
• Elvis Meets Nixon (1997)
• The Temptations (1998)
• Prince Charming (2001)

Television

• Fame (1984–1986)
• The Twilight Zone (1986)
• L.A. Law (1986)
• St. Elsewhere (1986–1987)
• Moonlighting (1986–1989)
• Tattingers (1988)
• Capital News (1990)
• Parenthood (1990–1991)
• Shannon's Deal (1990–1991)
• Middle Ages (1992)
• Mann & Machine (1992)
• The Bronx Zoo (1987)
• Bodies of Evidence (1992)
• I'll Fly Away (1992–1993)
• Johnny Bago (1993)
• Sirens (1993)
• Moon Over Miami (1993)
• Rebel Highway (1994)
• Shake, Rattle and Rock! (1994)
• Central Park West (1995–1996)
• Dangerous Minds (1996)
• Timecop (1997)
• Total Security (1997)
• The Visitor (1997)
• Players (1997)
• Dawson's Creek (1998)
• The Temptations (1998)
• Ally McBeal (1998–1999)
• The Practice (1999)
• Snoops (1999–2000)
• Bull (2000)
• Tucker (2000)
• Go Fish (2001)
• Crossing Jordan (2001–2007)
• Heroes
  (2006–2010)
• Melrose Place (2009)
• Mercy (2009)
• White Collar (2009)
• Hellcats (2010)
• Life Unexpected (2010)
• Ringer (2011–2012)
• Franklin & Bash (2012)
• Christmas with Holly (2012)
• The Client List (2012–2013)
• Witches of East End (2013–2014)
• Defiance (2014–2015)
• Switched at Birth (2014–2017)
• Dig (2015)
• Salem (2015)^[3]
• Minority Report (2015)
• Heroes Reborn (2015)
• CSI: Cyber (2015)
• BrainDead (2016)
• NCIS (2016)
• No Tomorrow (2016)
• The Good Fight (2017)
• Nashville (2017–2018)
• A Series of Unfortunate Events (2018)
• Another Life (2019)

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