Brett Alexander Biography ((?)-)

Addresses: Contact: c/o Directors Guild of America, 7920 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046-3300.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Producer, journalist, writer

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Producer
Series
Sunday Morning, CBS, 1978-1987
48 Hours, CBS, beginning 1987
(And director of intermission program), PBS Live from Off Center,PBS, beginning 1988
Television Executive Producer
Specials
Air Traffic Jam: Bumped, Delayed, and Grounded, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
The SUV Craze, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
2001: A Year for History, History Channel, 2001
(With others) Biography of the Year 2001, Arts and Entertainment,2001
(With others) Cheryl Tiegs, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
(With others) Dominick Dunne: Murder He Wrote, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Earthquake! On Shaky Ground, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
(With others) Emeril Lagasse: Bam!, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
(With others) Ethel Kennedy: Carrying On, Arts and Entertainment,2001
(With others) Gary Busey, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
(With others) Giorgio Armani: Deconstructing Fashion, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
(With others) Jerry Falwell: Minister of Morals, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
(With others) John McEnroe: Game Set Match, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
(With others) Lance Armstrong: Racing for His Life, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
(With others) Martha Stewart: The Best of Everything, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Nightmare Journeys: Justice Abroad, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
(With others) Richard Branson: The Top of the World, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
(With others) Robert Blake: Dark Passage, Arts and Entertainment,2001
(With others) Sandra Bernhard: Giving Them Lip, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Teen Thrill Killers, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
(With others) Teri Garr: Comic Appeal, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
(With others) There's Something about Ben Stiller, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
(With others) Tony Blair, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Tracking Storms: The Next Frontier, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
(With others) RFK: His Many Sides, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
Television Producer
Specials
(And director) Malcolm X: The Real Story, CBS, 1992
Mike Wallace: TV's Grand Inquisitor, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Television Senior Producer
Specials
Marlon Brando: Breaking All the Rules, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
Al Gore: A Burning Ambition, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
Dr. Ruth Westheimer: Speaking of Sex, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
Edward R. Murrow: Voice of America, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
Katharine Graham: Pillar of the Post, Arts and Entertainment, 1997

Mia Farrow: A Life of Drama, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
Quincy Jones: The Incomparable Q, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
Biography of the Year, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Della Reese: Outspoken Angel, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Don Imus: Mouthing Off, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Ed Asner: Lovable Grouch, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Jerry Seinfeld: Master of His Domain, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Jerry Springer: In the Center Ring, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Joan Rivers: Can She Talk!, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
John Glenn: The All-American Astronaut, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Merv Griffin: Master of the Game, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
Walter Cronkite: Eyewitness to History, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
The Young Kennedys, The Learning Channel, 1998
Anthony Robbins: The Secret of His Success, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Betrayal: The Story of the U.S.S. Pueblo, History Channel, 1999
Buried Secrets: Digging for DNA, History Channel, 1999
Dr. Laura Schlessinger: Tough Talker, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Human Tragedy: The Faces of Kosovo with Harry Smith, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
John F. Kennedy, Jr.: Child of a Dream, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Kris Kristofferson, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Leonard Nimoy, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
The Port Chicago Mutiny, History Channel, 1999
Sally Jessy Raphael: Behind the Red Glasses, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Samuel L. Jackson, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Gerald Ford: Healing the Presidency, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Hunt for the Killer Flu, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Leslie Nielsen: Naked Laughter, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Lowell Thomas: Man about the World, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Pat Robertson: Preaching Politics, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
William S. Paley: The Eye of CBS, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Wolfgang Puck: Recipe for Success, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Television Senior Supervising Producer
Specials
U.S.S. Iowa Explosion, History Channel, 1999
Telly Savalas: Who Loves Ya, Baby?, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Ricki Lake, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Bob Fosse: Dancing on the Edge, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
Texas Rangers: Legendary Lawmen, The Discovery Channel, 2000
Tarnished Gold, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Peter Falk: Just One More Thing, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Perry Como: The Singing Barber, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Parole Officers, The Discovery Channel, 2000
Night Court, The Discovery Channel, 2000
Morgan Fairchild, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Judge Judy: Sitting in Judgment, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Jerry Orbach, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Inside the KKK--Faces of Hate, The Discovery Channel, 2000
Grammy Countdown, syndicated, 2000
George Hamilton: Playing the Movie Star, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
George Carlin, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Demolition Day: Seattle Kingdome, The Learning Channel, 2000
Chris Rock: In Your Face, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Candice Bergen, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Ben Vereen: The Hard Way, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
The America's Busiest E.R., The Discovery Channel, 2000
Ambulance: Arrive Alive, The Discovery Channel, 2000
Jimmy Swaggart: Fire and Brimstone, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
WRITINGS
Television Series
Sunday Morning, CBS, 1978-1987
CBS Reports, CBS, 1978
Television Specials
Malcolm X: The Real Story, CBS, 1992

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