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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

Periodicals

• DGA Magazine, January, 1999, pp. 82-86
• Starlog, December, 1998