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Chuck Vinson Biography (1956-)

Full name, Chuck Rallen Vinson; born July 14, 1956, in South Bend, IN; son ofRay and Charlotte (maiden name, Moxley) Vinson; children: two. Addresses: Home: 4229 Fair Ave., Studio City, CA 91602.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director

Birth Details

July 14, 1956

South Bend, Indiana, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Director
• Series
• The Cosby Show, NBC, multiple episodes, between 1988 and 1990
• The Apollo Comedy Hour, 1991-1993
• Clarissa Explains It All (also known as Clarissa), Nickelodeon, 1991-1993
• Thea, ABC, multiple episodes, 1993-1994
• The Sinbad Show, multiple episodes, Fox, 1994
• Living Single (also known as My Girls), Fox, multiple episodes, 1997
• Movies
• The Right Connections, Showtime, 1997
• Specials
• Sinbad: Brain Damaged, HBO, 1991
• Sinbad & Friends All the Way Live ... Almost, ABC, 1991
• (Associate director) The Grand Opening of Euro Disney, CBS, 1992
• Sesame Street Stays Up Late! A Monster New Year's Eve Party, PBS,1993
• All That, Nickelodeon, 1994
• Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!,ABC, 1994
• HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Steve Harvey, HBO, 1995
• Mark Curry--The Other Side, HBO, 1996
• Sinbad--Son of a Preacher Man, HBO, 1996
• Sinbad's Summer Jam II: 70's Soul Music Festival, HBO, 1996
• Sinbad: Nothin' but the Funk, HBO, 1997
• Sinbad's Summer Jam 3: 70's Soul Music Festival, HBO, 1997
• Steve Harvey: One Man, HBO, 1997
• Sinbad's Summer Jam 4: 70's Soul Music Festival, HBO, 1998
• Gospel SuperFest 2000, syndicated, 2000
• Classic Rock with Night Ranger and the Tubes, The Nashville Network, 2001
• "Las Vegas House of Blues," Divas and Kings 2000 and Beyond: The SoulTrain 30th Anniversary, The WB, 2001
• (With others) Gospel SuperFest 4, Trinity Broadcasting Network, 2002
• Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security, HBO, 2002
• Directed a comedy special starring D. L. Hughley.
• Awards Presentations
• (With others) The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1993
• The 12th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, syndicated, 1997
• The 13th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, syndicated, 1998
• The 29th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 1998
• The 14th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, syndicated, 1999
• The 30th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 1999
• The 15th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, syndicated, 2000
• The 31st NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2000
• The NAACP Music Image Awards, The WB, 2001
• The 17th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, syndicated, 2002
• The 18th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, syndicated, 2003
• Episodic
• "Boyz in the Woods," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1992
• "Dead Men Don't Flush," Martin, Fox, 1992
• "Forever Sheneneh," Martin, Fox, 1992
• "The Getaway," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1992
• "The Parents Are Coming, the Parents Are Coming," Martin, Fox, 1992
• You Bet Your Life, syndicated, 1992
• "Blood Is Thicker Than Mud," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1993
• "You Bet Your Life," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1993
• "It's a Love Thing," Sister, Sister, ABC, 1994
• "Dream Lover," Sister, Sister, ABC, 1995
• "It's a Wonderful Lie," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1995
• "Smoking in the Girls' Room," Sister, Sister, ABC, 1995
• All That, Nickelodeon, c. 1995
• "Fool's Good," The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, Nickelodeon, 1996
• "The Missing Astronaut," The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, Nickelodeon, 1996
• "The Missing Dolphin," The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, Nickelodeon, 1996
• "Jenny's Non-Dream," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), ABC, 1997
• "Fear Strikes Up a Conversation," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (alsoknown as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), ABC, 1998
• Also directed episodes of Gullah Gullah Island, Nickelodeon; The Jamie Foxx Show, The WB; Laverne and Shirley, ABC; One-NightStand, HBO; One World, NBC; Roc, Fox; and Twisted PuppetTheater.
• Television Producer
• Series
• The Apollo Comedy Hour, 1991-1993
• Segment producer, All That, Nickelodeon, c. 1995
• Specials
• Bill Cosby segment, Creole Giselle (ballet), NBC, 1987
• Steve Harvey: One Man, HBO, 1997
• (With others) Gospel SuperFest 2000, syndicated, 2000
• Television Stage Manager
• Series
• Detective School (also known as Detective School--One Flight Up), ABC, 1979
• Benson, ABC, 1980-1984
• The Cosby Show, NBC, 1984-1987
• Specials
• Motown 30: What's Goin' On!, CBS, 1990
• The Grand Opening of Euro Disney, CBS, 1992
• Pilots
• Moscow Bureau, ABC, 1986
• Television Appearances
• Episodic
• Appeared in One World, NBC.