James Hanlon
James Hanlon | |
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Born | 1966 (age 57–58) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Director, Producer, Actor |
James Hanlon (born 1966) is an American actor and director; he also served as a New York City firefighter.[1] He executive produced and directed the CBS documentary film 9/11.[2][3]
Early life and education
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Hanlon was born in the South Bronx and grew up in New York City in a large Irish Catholic family. He attended the highly ranked Mount St. Michael Academy, where he was part of the nationally ranked track team and lettered in track all four years. While attending college in New York, Hanlon attended an acting class with a friend. He soon started classes and eventually graduated from The Acting Studio and Chelsea Rep.
Career
Hanlon performed in 27 plays in New York and regionally. He worked with Tony Award-winning director Vivian Matalon in the play Money/Mercy by Stephen Temperley produced at The Acting Studio - New York / Chelsea Repertory Company and soon after started guest starring for TV shows filming in New York City.
In between acting jobs, Hanlon worked at The New York Daily News in the advertising department. He worked at
In 1992, he joined the
In 2001, Hanlon convinced the Fire Commissioner to allow him to shoot a documentary about Tony Benetatos, a probationary, or "probie", firefighter. During filming, the
Hanlon retired as a decorated FDNY firefighter. He moved to Southern California and lives in Malibu. He quickly applied to and attended the directing program at UCLA.
He is an American television director of shows such as
In 2016, for the 15th anniversary of his award-winning 9/11 documentary series, Hanlon went back to New York City. He served as executive producer, director and cinematographer for CNN's 9/11: Fifteen Years Later. The New York chapter of the Academy of Arts and Sciences for the 20th anniversary of September 11th attacks - the airing of Hanlon's 9/11 documentary.- Awarded James Hanlon with the prestigious "Television' EMMY " "Governors Award" for Outstanding Filmmaker and Director of a documentary series anthology.
References
- ^ "James Hanlon", The New York Times, May 20, 2011,
- ^ a b "Charlie Rose". charlierose.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- ^ Huff, Richard (September 1, 2011). "Former FDNY member James Hanlon recalls steps that brought him to '9/11: Ten Years Later' doc". New York Daily News. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ "James Hanlon | Filmography", The New York Times, May 20, 2011.
- ^ "James Hanlon". TVGuide.com. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
2022 the New York Chapter of Arts & Sciences Awarded James Hanlon with it highest achievement. The Governors EMMY Award was given to James Hanlon for his outstanding Directing and Producing of the 9/11 doc- series for 20 years.
External links
- James Hanlon at IMDb
- James Hanlon at AllMovie