Ron Underwood Biography (1953-)
Full name, Ronald Brian Underwood; both November 6, 1953, in Glendale, CA; married; wife's name, Sandy; children: Lauren. Addresses: Office: Stampede Entertainment, 3000 West Olympic Blvd., Building Three, Santa Monica, CA 90404.; Agent: Jim Berkus, United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer
- Birth Details
- 1953
- Glendale, California
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Director
- Recorded Live (stop action film), 1977
- Assistant director, Tourist Trap, 1979
- Tremors, Universal, 1990
- City Slickers, Columbia, 1991
- Heart and Souls, Universal, 1993
- Speechless, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994
- Mighty Joe Young (also known as Mighty Joe), Buena Vista, 1998
- The Adventures of Pluto Nash (also known as Pluto Nash), Warner Bros., 1999
- Gravity, Remstar Productions, 2004
- Film Producer
- Associate producer, Crawlspace, 1986
- Executive producer, Tremors 2: Aftershocks, 1996
- Film Character Creator
- Tremors 2: Aftershocks, 1996
- Tremors 4: The Legend Begins, Universal Studios Home Video, 2004
- Television Character Creator
- Series
- Tremors (also known as Tremors: The Series), Sci-Fi Channel, 2003
- Television Director
- Specials
- The Mouse and the Motorcycle (animated), ABC, 1986
- Runaway Ralph (animated), ABC, 1988
- Movies
- Stealing Sinatra, Showtime, 2003
- Back When We Were Grownups, CBS, 2004
- Episodic
- "Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico," Monk, USA Network, 2003
- "Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater," Monk, USA Network, 2003
- Television Director and Executive Producer
- Pilots
- The Border, ABC, 2002
- WRITINGS
- Screenplays
- (Story) Tremors, Universal, 1990
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- DGA Magazine, January, 1999, pp. 82-86
- Starlog, December, 1998