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Ray Klausen Biography (1939-)

Full name, Raymond Jens Klausen; born May 29, 1939, in Jamaica, NY; son of Jens (a cabinetmaker) and Ane Kathrine (maiden name, Jensen) Klausen. Addresses: Office: 514 West End Ave., #9B, New York, NY 10024; 325 South SwallDr., Apt. 503, Los Angeles, CA 90048-3078.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Production designer, artistic director, set designer

Birth Details

May 29, 1939

Jamaica, New York

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Production Designer
• Series
• Cher, CBS, 1975
• The Monte Carlo Show, syndicated, 1980
• Show Business, ABC, 1981
• The Love Connection, syndicated, 1983-?
• Let's Make a Deal, syndicated, 1984
• You Are the Jury (pilot), NBC, 1984
• Rock 'n' Roll Summer Action, NBC, 1985
• Perfect Match, syndicated, 1986
• You Are the Jury, NBC, 1986
• The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, CBS, 1988
• America's Funniest People, ABC, 1990-?
• Vibe, 1997-?
• The College of Comedy with Alan King, PBS, 1997-?
• Television Artistic Director
• Specials
• Sandy in Disneyland, CBS, 1974
• The John Davidson Christmas Show, NBC, 1975
• The Dorothy Hamill Special, ABC, 1976
• Ted Knight Musical Comedy Variety Special Special, CBS, 1976
• Paul Anka ... Music My Way, ABC, 1977
• The John Davidson Christmas Show, ABC, 1977
• Eddie and Herbert, CBS, 1977
• The Beatrice Arthur Special, CBS, 1980
• Lynda Carter's Special, CBS, 1980
• Lynda Carter: Encore, CBS, 1980
• John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together, ABC, 1980
• The Fifty-second Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1980
• Omnibus, ABC, 1980
• Lynda Carter's Celebration, CBS, 1981
• Jubilee, 1981
• The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra, CBS, 1982
• Lynda Carter: Street Lights, CBS, 1982
• The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show, ABC, 1982
• The Fifty-fourth Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1982
• Magic with the Stars, NBC, 1982
• Texaco Star Theater: Opening Night, NBC, 1982
• The Fifty-fifth Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1983
• Hollywood's Private Home Movies, ABC, 1983
• The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish, CBS, 1984
• Hollywood Stars Screen Tests, NBC, 1984
• The Sixth Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1984
• The 1985 American Music Awards, ABC, 1985
• The Seventh Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1985
• NBC's Sixtieth Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1985
• The Thirty-ninth Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1985
• The 1986 American Music Awards, ABC, 1986
• Nell Carter--Never Too Old to Dream, NBC, 1986
• The Eighth Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1986
• The Fortieth Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1986
• Miss Hollywood, 1986, ABC, 1986
• The Thirty-eighth Annual Emmy Awards, NBC, 1986
• The 1987 American Music Awards, ABC, 1987
• Happy Birthday, Hollywood!, ABC, 1987
• The Ninth Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1987
• Motown Merry Christmas, NBC, 1987
• Superstars and Their Moms--1987, ABC, 1987
• The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Lemmon, CBS, 1988
• Friday Night Surprise! (also known as Surprise!), NBC, 1988
• The Tenth Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1988
• The Smothers Brothers Comedy Special, CBS, 1988
• The Smothers Brothers Thanksgiving Special, CBS, 1988
• Superstars and Their Moms--1988, ABC, 1988
• The 1989 American Music Awards, ABC, 1989
• Fifty Years of Television: A Golden Celebration, CBS, 1989
• Friday Night Surprise!, NBC, 1989
• The Sixty-first Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989
• The 1990 American Music Awards, ABC, 1990
• Night of One Hundred Stars III, NBC, 1990
• The 1991 American Music Awards, ABC, 1991
• The Eleventh Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1991
• The Ace Awards, NCTA, 1991
• The Eighteenth Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1991
• The Sixty-third Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1991
• The 1992 American Music Awards, ABC, 1992
• The Ace Awards, NCTA, 1992
• Television Production Designer
• Specials
• Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, PBS, 1997
• Stage Artistic Director
• Hello, Hollywood, Hello!, Bally's Grand Theatre, Las Vegas, NV, 1978-1988
• Jubilee, Bally's Grand Theatre, 1981-?
• Waiting in the Wings, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1999-2000
• Also designed sets and/or scenes for Waiting in the Wings and Comedy Tonight, both Broadway productions; Jazz Leggs, Berlin, Germany; Jubilee!, Bally's Grand Theatre; Hello Hollywood, MGM Grand, Reno, NV; Rosebloom, The Dance Next Door, The Moths, The Golden Fleece, and Private, Private, all Mark Taper Forum,Los Angeles; The Time of Your Life, The Miser, and The Caucasian Chalk Circle, all Loretto Hilton Theatre, St. Louis, MO; Pepito'sStory, Brothers of Knight, and Soul Possessed, all KennedyCenter; A Few Good Men ... Dancin', Broadway Cares; My Favorite Broadway, Carnegie Hall, New York City; and many other productions.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Entertainment Weekly, March 22, 1991, p. 22
• New York Times, March 24, 1991, p. H-11