Gary Halvorson
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Gary S. Halvorson is an American director of television shows, series and film, best known for directing and producing the show, Friends.
Directing
He was trained as a classical pianist at but is primarily noted as the director of situation comedies such as Friends (of which he directed 56 episodes) and The Drew Carey Show.[1] He also made his film directorial debut The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999), a children's film.
For the
Halvorson also directed Paul Simon's "You're The One" live concert in Paris, which aired on PBS and is available on DVD.
Filmography
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Film
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Quintessential Peggy Lee | Direct-to-Video |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | |
| 2018 | The King and I |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Standing Room Only | — "Vanities" |
| 1980 | Broadway on Showtime | — "Little Johnny Jones" |
| 1981 | Jules Feiffer's Hold Me | TV movie |
| 1982 | The Country Girl | TV movie |
| 1984 | Hizzoner! | TV movie |
| 1985–93 | Kids Incorporated | Director (7 episodes) |
| 1986 | Solid Gold | Director (13 episodes) |
| 1987–2008 | Great Performances | Director (11 episodes) |
| 1989 | A Conversation with... | — "Betty White" |
| 1991 | Riders in the Sky | Director (11 episodes) |
| 1991 | On the Television | Director (38 episodes) |
| 1992 | Roundhouse | — "TV on Trial" |
| 1992–94 | Adventures in Wonderland | Director (14 episodes) |
| 1993 | Xuxa
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Director (65 episodes) |
| 1994 | Herman's Head | — "You Say Tomato" |
| 1994 | Growing Up Funny | TV movie |
| 1995 | Muscle | Director (13 episodes) |
| 1995–96 | Minor Adjustments | Director (6 episodes) |
| 1995–96 | The Drew Carey Show | Director (2 episodes)
— "Drew Gets Motivated" (1996) — "Isomers Have Distinct Characteristics" (1995) |
| 1996 | The Wayans Bros. | Director (2 episodes)
— "Goin' to the Net" — "The Return of the Temptones" |
| 1996–97 | Roseanne | Director (8 episodes) |
| 1996–97 | Muppets Tonight | Director (11 episodes) |
| 1996–98 | Grace Under Fire | Director (3 episodes) |
| 1996–99 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Director (28 episodes)
Producer (13 episodes) |
| 1997 | Bouncers | TV movie |
| 1997 | Teen Angel | Director (3 episodes) |
| 1997–2001 | The Metropolitan Opera Presents | Director (3 episodes) |
| 1997–2004 | Friends | Director (55 episodes) |
| 1997–2005 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Director (61 episodes) |
| 1999 | Whole World Comedy | — "Pilot" |
| 1999 | Norm | — "Norm vs. Norm" |
| 1999–2000 | Jesse | Director (7 episodes) |
| 2000 | Don Giovanni | TV movie |
| 2001 | Grounded for Life | — "Lily B. Goode" |
| 2001 | Everything But the Girl | TV movie |
| 2001 | The Back Page | TV movie |
| 2001 | Bliss | TV movie (Executive Producer) |
| 2002 | True West | TV movie |
| 2002 | Faith Hill: When the Lights Go Down | TV movie (also Producer) |
| 2002 | B.S. | TV movie |
| 2002–2004 | What I Like About You | Director (7 episodes) |
| 2003 | Regular Joe | Director (unknown episodes) |
| 2003 | These Guys | TV movie |
| 2003–04 | The Tracy Morgan Show | Director (3 episodes) |
| 2004 | Eddie's Father | TV movie |
| 2004–05 | Complete Savages | Director (2 episodes)
— "The Complete Savages in... 'Hot Water' " (2005) — "Nick Kicks Butt" (2004) |
| 2004–06 | Joey | Director (9 episodes) |
| 2004–07 | Two and a Half Men | Director (34 episodes) |
| 2005 | Committed | Director (5 episodes) |
| 2005 | Kenny Chesney: Somewhere in the Sun | TV special |
| 2005 | Lies and the Wives We Tell Them To | TV movie |
| 2005 | Blue Skies | TV movie |
| 2006 | Grand Union | TV movie |
| 2006 | Lucky Louie | — "Pilot" |
| 2007 | Rules of Engagement | Director (4 episodes) |
| 2007 | 'Til Death | — "No More Mr. Vice Guy" |
| 2007 | Elmo's Christmas Countdown | TV movie |
| 2007 | Making It Legal | TV movie |
| 2008 | Do Not Disturb | Director (2 episodes)
— "Dosing" — "Birdcage" |
| 2009 | Canned | TV movie |
| 2009–2011 | True Jackson, VP | Director (16 episodes)
Producer (26 episodes) |
| 2010 | Telepathetic | TV movie |
| 2010–11 | Better with You | Director (11 episodes) |
| 2012 | How to Be a Gentleman | Director (2 episodes)
— "How to Be Shallow" — "How to Get Along with Your Boss's New Girlfriend" |
| 2012 | Duets | Director (8 episodes) |
| 2012 | Yo Gabba Gabba! | — "Gooble" |
| 2012 | Michael Buble: Home for the Holidays | TV special |
| 2012–13 | Marvin Marvin | Director (3 episodes) |
| 2012–13 | Work It | Director (3 episodes) |
| 2013 | Mom | Directors (2 episodes)
— "A Small Nervous Breakdown and a Misplaced Fork" — "A Pee Stick and an Asian Raccoon" |
| 2015 | Your Family or Mine | — "The Couch" |
| 2015 | The Dunes Club | TV movie |
Awards and nominations
He was awarded an
References
- ISBN 978-0-8108-6378-1.
- ^ Greiving, Tim (2015-08-25). "Opera for the Masses Reps Cash Cow for the Met". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ISBN 978-1-136-05790-8.
- ^ "Halvorson in 'Carnegie Hall' director seat". The Hollywood Reporter. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
External links
- Gary Halvorson at IMDb
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