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Bruce Gowers Biography ((?)-)

Children: Sean. Addresses: Agent: Alix Hartley, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Director
• Series
• Ev, LWT (England), 1970-71
• Headliners with David Frost, NBC, 1978
• (And executive producer) Britt Ekland's Juke Box, syndicated, 1979
• (And executive producer) Dancin' to the Hits, syndicated, 1986
• (And executive producer) The Kidsongs Television Show, syndicated,1987
• (And executive producer) The Spectacular World of Guinness Records, syndicated, 1987
• Big Break, syndicated, 1990
• The Paula Poundstone Show, 1992
• Townsend Television, Fox, 1993
• (And executive producer) Kidsongs, PBS, 1994-98
• Whose Line Is It Anyway? (also known as Whose Line?), ABC,1999-2004
• Cupid, 2003
• American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (also known as American Idol, American Idol 2, and American Idol 3), Fox, 2004-
• Also director of Beachclash, syndicated; Live! Dick Clark Presents, CBS; and The Toni Tennille Show, syndicated.
• Specials
• Stanley Baxter's Christmas Box, LWT (England), 1976
• Show Business, ABC, 1981
• The All-Star Salute to Mother's Day, NBC, 1981
• The World of Entertainment, syndicated, 1982
• We Dare You!, ABC, 1982
• Eddie Murphy Delirious (also known as Delirious), HBO, 1983
• Men at Work in Concert, HBO, 1984
• (And producer) Greater Tuna, HBO, 1984
• Glen Campbell and Friends: The Silver Anniversary, HBO, 1984
• Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line, HBO, 1984
• Wheels Are Turnin', Showtime, 1985
• Harry Belafonte: Don't Stop the Carnival, HBO, 1985
• The Guinness Book of World Records, ABC, 1985
• Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz, HBO, 1985
• Robin Williams--An Evening at the Met, HBO, 1986
• (And producer) The Doobie Brothers Farewell, syndicated, 1986
• This Is Your Life, NBC, 1987
• Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-up Confidential, HBO, 1987
• A Soul Session: James Brown & Friends, Cinemax, 1987
• Harry Anderson's Sideshow, NBC, 1987
• The Annual Young Comedians Show, HBO, 1988, 1991
• Richard Lewis: "I'm Exhausted," HBO, 1988
• George Carlin: "What Am I Doing in New Jersey?," 1988
• The Legends of Rock 'n' Roll, Cinemax, 1989
• Richard Lewis: "I'm Doomed," HBO, 1990
• That's What Friends Are For: Arista's 15th Anniversary Concert, CBS, 1990
• Cats, Cops, and Stuff (also known as Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops, and Stuff), HBO, 1990
• Dame Edna's Hollywood, NBC, annually, 1991-93
• Rock and Roll Inaugural Ball, MTV, 1992
• Free to Laugh: A Comedy and Music Special for Amnesty International, Lifetime, 1992
• Paul Rodriguez: Back to School, Fox, 1992
• The LP Show with Victor Borge, PBS, 1992
• Psychoderelict (also known as Pete Townshend Live from the Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera House and Pete Townshend's "Psychoderelict"), PBS, 1993
• An American Reunion: New Beginnings, Renewed Hope, HBO, 1993
• (And producer) The Kidsongs Holiday Special, PBS, 1994
• Eric Clapton: Nothing but the Blues, PBS, 1995
• Countdown to the Emmys, Fox, 1995
• Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard, HBO, 1996
• Citykids All Star Celebration, ABC, 1996
• Catch a Rising Star 50th Anniversary--Give or Take 26 Years, CBS,1996
• Art Garfunkel ... Across America, The Disney Channel, 1996
• Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast, HBO, 1997
• Fleetwood Mac: The Dance, VH1, 1997
• Rolling Stones: Bridges to Babylon Tour (also known as The Rolling Stones Bridges to Babylon 1998), HBO, 1997
• Explosion!, ABC, 1987
• Engelbert Humperdinck--Love Unchained, PBS, 1997
• American Comedy Honors, Fox, 1997
• The World Fashion Premiere from Paris, ABC, 1998
• Hollywood Salutes Arnold Schwarzenegger: An American Cinematheque Tribute, TNT, 1998
• Three Cats from Miami and Other Pet Practitioners (also known as Mary Tyler Moore in "Three Cats from Miami ... and Other Pet Practitioners"), HBO, 1998
• Billboard's Musical New Year's Eve Live, Fox, 1998
• The 1998 Skate TV Championships, ABC, 1998
• Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (also known as 25Years of No. 1 Hits: Arista Records' Anniversary Celebration), NBC, 1999
• George Carlin, You Are All Diseased, 1999
• The American Film Institute Salute to Dustin Hoffman, ABC, 1999
• Ricky Martin: One Night Only, CBS, 1999
• Radio City Music Hall's Grand Re-Opening Gala, NBC, 1999
• L'Oreal's Summer Music Mania '99, UPN, 1999
• American Express Brings You Central Park in Blue, Fox, 1999
• Britney Spears: There's No Place like Home, Fox, 2000
• Britney in Hawaii, Fox, 2000
• Countdown to Oscar 2000, ABC, 2000
• Sarah Brightman: La Luna; Live in Concert, PBS, 2000
• The American Film Institute Salute to Harrison Ford, CBS, 2000
• Sci-Fi Presents New York's Halloween Parade, USA Network and Sci-Fi Channel, 2000
• Iwon.com Annual $10 Million Giveaway, CBS, 2000
• A Home for the Holidays, CBS, 2000
• Billboard's Rock 'n' Roll New Year's Eve, Fox, 2000, 2001
• Women Rock! Girls & Guitars, Lifetime, 2000, 2002
• An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson, TNT, 2001
• N Sync Live! The Atlantis Concert, CBS, 2001
• Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, CBS, 2001
• Home for the Holidays with Mariah Carey, CBS, 2001
• Backstreet Boys: Larger than Life, CBS, 2001
• American Idols in Las Vegas, 2002
• Muhammad Ali's All-Star 60th Birthday Celebration!, CBS, 2002
• The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2002, CBS, 2002
• On the Red Carpet: Oscars 2002, ABC, 2002
• An American Idol Christmas (also known as A Very Idol Christmas), Fox, 2003
• Harry for the Holidays, NBC, 2003
• Lifetime's 4th Annual Women Rock! Songs from the Movies, Lifetime,2003
• Justin Timberlake: Down Home in Memphis--One Night Only (also known as Justin Timberland: Down Home in Memphis), NBC, 2003
• American Idol: Halfway Home, Fox, 2003, 2004
• American Idol: Best of the Worst, Fox, 2003
• Genius: A Night for Ray Charles, CBS, 2004
• Kelly, Ruben, & Fantasia: Home for Christmas, Fox, 2004
• American Idol: Uncut, Uncensored, and Untalented, Fox, 2004
• American Idol: The Final Three, Fox, 2004
• Autorox, Spike, 2005
• Television Director: Awards Presentations
• American Video Awards, ABC, 1985
• The MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, annually, 1989-92, and 2000
• The All-Star Pro Sports Awards, ABC, 1990
• The Essence Awards, CBS, 1992
• (And executive producer) The Essence Awards, CBS, 1993, Fox, 1995,1996
• VH1 Honors, VH1, 1994, 1996
• Nickelodeon's 7th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 1994
• The Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1995, Fox, annually, 1998-2000, Comedy Central, 2001
• The Billboard Music Awards, Fox, annually, 1995-2004
• The VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, annually, 1996-98
• The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, annually, 1996-98, Fox,annually, 1999-2001
• (And producer) The 1997 ESPY Awards, ABC, 1997
• GQ's 200 Men of the Year Awards, Fox, 2000
• My VH1 Music Awards, VH1, 2000
• The Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, CBS, 2001, 2003
• The Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2001, 2002, 2003
• The Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 2003, 2004
• World Music Awards 2004, ABC, 2004
• Video Music Awards 2004, Spike, 2004
• The 31st Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 2005
• Also director of Nickelodeon's 18th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon.
• Television Director
• Episodic
• The Kenny Everett Explosion, LWT (England), 1970
• Solid Gold, 1985
• Roundhouse, Nickelodeon, 1992
• Family Feud (also known as Family Fortunes), syndicated, 1999
• "1962," American Juniors, Fox, 2003
• "S Club Results," American Juniors, Fox, 2003
• Also directed episodes of The Amanda Show (also known as Moody's Point), Nickelodeon; Animaniacs (animated; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents "Animaniacs"); Larry Grayson, LWT; Sin City Spectacular (also known as Penn & Teller's "Sin City Spectacular"), FX Channel; and The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs, LWT.
• Pilots
• That Was the Week that Was, ABC, 1985
• (And producer) America's Funniest ... Part II, ABC, 1990
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• Himself, The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody, BBC (England), 2004
• RECORDINGS
• Music Video Director
• Woodstock '94, Polygram Diversified Entertainment, 1995
• Queen: Greatest Video Hits Volume One, EMI Entertainment, 2002
• Directed "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen, 1975; director of about 500 othermusic videos, including "People Everyday" (some sources cite "Everyday People") by Arrested Development; "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees; "Song for Guy" by Elton John; "Landslide" and "Silver Springs" by Fleetwood Mac; "Ripples," "Robbery, Assault, and Battery," and "A Trick of the Tail" by Genesis; "Why Does It Hurt So Bad?" by Whitney Houston; "I Alone" by Live; "Rock with You" and "She's Out of My Life" by Michael Jackson; "The Triumph" by the Jacksons; "Hurts So Good" and "Jack & Diane" by John Mellencamp; "Day after Day" bythe Pretenders; "Now I'm Here," "Somebody to Love," "Tie Your Mother Down," and "You're My Best Friend" by Queen; "Wake Up Bomb" by R.E.M.; "Gimme Shelter," "Memory Motel," and "Out of Control" by the Rolling Stones; "D'Ya Think I'm Sexy?," "I Don't Want to Talk about It," "The Killing of Georgie," and "Young Turks" by Rod Stewart; "There Goes the Neighborhood" by Sheryl Crow and Friends; "Breakfast in America" and "Logical Song" by Supertramp; "Good MorningJudge," "I'm Mandy Fly Me," "I'm Not in Love," and "The Things We Do for Love" by 10cc; and "Mondo Bondage" by the Tubes.
• Other
• Director of Kidsongs home videos and audio series.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

• The television pilot America's Funniest ... Part II was based on aconcept by Gowers.