John Bowab Biography (1933-)
Born December 22, 1933.
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Television Director
- Episodic
- The Baxters, syndicated, 1979
- "Taylor's Bid," Benson, ABC, 1979
- Brothers and Sisters, NBC, 1979
- The Facts of Life, NBC, 1980-1981, then 1985-1986
- Joe's World, NBC, 1980
- "Just Friends," Benson, ABC, 1980
- "Old Man Gatlin'," Benson, ABC, 1980
- I'm a Big Girl Now, ABC, 1980-1981
- "Kip and Sonny's Date," Bosom Buddies, ABC, 1981
- It's a Living, 1981-1982
- "Only When You Laugh," It Takes Two, ABC, 1983
- "The Suit," It Takes Two, ABC, 1983
- "Mark's Girlfriend," Reggie, ABC, 1983
- Small and Frye, CBS, 1983
- "Take This Job and Shove It," Teachers Only, NBC, 1983
- "Rex, the Wonder Husband," Teachers Only, NBC, 1983
- Jennifer Slept Here, NBC, 1983-1984
- "The Center," Gimme a Break, 1984
- "The Big Seven," Sweet Surrender, NBC, 1987
- "I Got Those No Dough, No Justice, Crazy Dog Blues," Sweet Surrender, NBC, 1987
- "Sexual Diversity in Philadelphia," Sweet Surrender, NBC, 1987
- "Tanner vs. Gibbler," Full House, ABC, 1988
- "Our Very First Christmas Show," Full House, ABC, 1988
- "A Little Romance," Full House, ABC, 1989
- "Pal Joey," Full House, ABC, 1989
- "The More Things Change," Empty Nest, NBC, 1989
- "Rachel's First Date," Family Matters, ABC, 1989
- "Straight A's," Family Matters, ABC, 1989
- "Mr. Badwrench," Family Matters, ABC, 1989
- Ann Jillian, NBC, 1989-1990
- The Cosby Show, NBC, 1990-1992
- Baby Talk (also known as Look Who's Talking), ABC, 1991
- "Baby Love," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, 1993
- "Double Cheeseburger, Hold the Diploma," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper,1994
- "Hangin' with Mrs. Cooper," Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, 1994
- "School Daze," Living Single (also known as My Girls), Fox,1994
- "Raw Talent," Living Single (also known as My Girls), Fox,1995
- The Wayans Bros., 1993-1995, 1997-1999
- The Parent 'Hood, The WB, 1995
- The Bonnie Hunt Show (also known as Bonnie), CBS, 1995-1996
- Grace under Fire, ABC, 1996-1997
- "Club Story," Malcolm & Eddie, 1997
- "A Team of His Own," Cosby, CBS, 1998
- "Sitting on Babies," Oh Baby, Lifetime, 1999
- "Social Pressures," Oh Baby, Lifetime, 1999
- "The Colonel," Oh Baby, Lifetime, 1999
- "The Endangered Species," For Your Love, The WB, 1999
- All about Us, ABC, 2001
- "Weather or Not," Life with Bonnie, ABC, 2002
- "Dream," Life with Bonnie, ABC, 2002
- "Back Story," My Wife and Kids, ABC, 2002
- Also directed episodes of Soap, ABC; Report to Murphy, CBS;Romance Theater, syndicated; Foot in the Door, CBS; DoubleTrouble, NBC; Who's the Boss?, ABC; Small Wonder; You Again?, NBC; Gung Ho, ABC; Everything's Relative, CBS; Nothing Is Easy, CBS; Martin, Fox; The Building, CBS; Thea, ABC; Ellen (also known as These Friends of Mine), ABC; The Cosby Mysteries, NBC; Hope & Gloria, NBC; Davis Rules; Here and Now; Daddy Dearest; Can't Hurry Love; The Jamie Foxx Show.
- Pilots
- Thirteenth Avenue, ABC, 1979
- The Parkers, NBC, 1981
- Why Us?, NBC, 1981
- 13 Thirteenth Avenue, CBS, 1983
- Full House II, ABC, 1985
- She's with Me, NBC, 1986
- Also directed Embassy Productions pilots Century Hill and Brianand Sylvia; The Thorns; Sweet Surrender, NBC; Baby Talk (also known as Look Who's Talking), ABC.
- Specials
- Christmas with Friends, NBC, 1985
- Jay Leno's Family Comedy Show (also known as Family Comedy Hour and Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour), NBC, 1987
- You Can't Take It with You, NBC, 1987
- Bob Hope and Friends: Making New Memories (also known as Bob Hope's First Time with ...), NBC, 1991
- ABC Saturday Morning Preview Special, ABC, 1993
- Movies
- Groucho, HBO, 1989
- Television Work
- Series
- Cinematographer, Thea, ABC, 1993
- Producer, The Bonnie Hunt Show (also known as Bonnie), CBS,1995
- Cinematographer, The Parent 'Hood, The WB, 1995
- Also produced The Building, CBS.
- Film Director
- Love at the Top, 1982
- Stage Work
- Associate producer, Mame, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1966
- Associate producer, Sweet Charity, Palace Theatre, New York City,1966
- Producer, Maggie Flynn, ANTA Theatre, New York City, 1968-1969
- (With Joseph Harris and Lawrence Carr) Producer, The Fig Leaves Are Falling, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1969
- (With Charles Celian) Producer, Sensations, Theatre Four, New YorkCity, 1970
- Director and (with Richard Grayson) producer, She Loves Me, Town Hall Theatre, New York City, 1977
- Director and (with Grayson) producer, Knickerbocker Holiday, TownHall Theatre, 1977
- Director, Mame, Gershwin Theatre, New York City, 1983
- Director, Call Me Madam, Freud Playhouse, University of California, Los Angeles, 2000
- Director, Sweet Charity (fund raiser), Lincoln Center, New York City, c. 2000
- Director, Gentleman Prefer Blondes, Freud Playhouse, 2002
- Also directed Forty Carats; The Unsinkable Molly Brown.
- Major Tours
- Associate producer, Sweet Charity, U.S. cities, 1966-1969
- Director, Mame, U.S. cities, 1969-1970