Gary Halvorson Biography ((?)-)

Addresses: Agent: Leslie Maskin, United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Evan Weiss, Handprint Entertainment, 1100 Glendon Ave., Suite 1000, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Director
Series
(And music director) Adventures in Wonderland, The Disney Channel,1993-1996
Roseanne, ABC, between 1996 and 1997
(And producer) Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (also known as Sabrina and Sabrina Goes to College), ABC, between 1996 and 1999
Everybody Loves Raymond (also known as Raymond), CBS, beginning 1997
Friends, NBC, beginning 1997
Grounded for Life, Fox, between 1999 and 2001
Pilots
Funny You Should Ask, CBS, 1990
Bouncers, UPN, 1997
(And producer) Wake Up, America, Fox, 1998
Fresh Meat, The WB, 2000
What I Like about You, The WB, 2002
BS* (also known as Boarding School), Fox, 2002
Television Work
Other; Pilots
Producer, The Back Page, ABC, 2001
Executive producer, The Jamie Foxx Variety Show, The WB, 2001
Executive producer, Bliss, NBC, 2001
Television Director
Specials
Piaf, The Entertainment Channel, 1982
Hizzoner!, PBS, 1984
A California Christmas, PBS, 1985
A Capitol Fourth--1986, PBS, 1986
Broadway Sings: The Music of Jules Styne, PBS, 1987
Carnegie Hall: The Grand Reopening, CBS, 1987
Diana Ross ... Red Hot Rhythm & Blues, ABC, 1987
(With others) Kraft Salutes the Magic of David Copperfield IX: The Escape from Alcatraz, CBS, 1987
Mancini and Friends, PBS, 1987
Free to Be ... a Family, ABC, 1988
The Magic of David Copperfield: The Bermuda Triangle, CBS, 1988
Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom, NBC, 1988
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College 20th Anniversary, CBS, 1988
The Glenn Miller Band Reunion, PBS, 1989
The Ring, Arts and Entertainment, 1989
Videopolis Startracks II, The Disney Channel, 1989
America's All-Star Tribute to Oprah Winfrey, ABC, 1990
The 1991 King Orange Jamboree Parade, NBC, 1991
Andrew Dice Clay: For Ladies Only, HBO, 1992
The Best of Country '92: Countdown at the Neon Armadillo, ABC, 1992
Celebrate the Spirit! Disney's All-Star 4th of July Spectacular, CBS, 1992
Donohue: The 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1992
Learning in America: Education on Trial, PBS, 1992
Brett Butler: The Child Ain't Right, Showtime, 1993
King Orange Jamboree Parade, NBC, 1993
Olsen Twins Mother's Day Special, ABC, 1993
The Winans' Real Meaning of Christmas, syndicated, 1993
Brett Butler: "Sold Out," Showtime, 1994
Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl (also known as Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl), PBS, 1994
Carnegie Hall Salutes the Jazz Masters: Verve Records at 50, PBS,1994
Dangerous Liaisons, PBS, 1994

Growing Up Funny, Lifetime, 1994
King Orange Jamboree Parade, NBC, 1994
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1994
The Second Annual Comedy Hall of Fame, NBC, 1994
The Three Tenors--Backstage Live!, PBS, 1994
El Gato Montes from the Los Angeles Music Center Opera, PBS, 1995
Kelsey Grammar Salutes Jack Benny, NBC, 1995
The Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1995
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1996
Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes 2, Fox, 1996
Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes 4, Fox, 1996
The Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade, ABC, 1996
Carmen, PBS, 1997
Emmeline, PBS, 1997
Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, PBS, 1997
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas, ABC, 1997
An Ode to Joy: The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, PBS, 1997
RSVP: The World's Funniest Party Disasters, Fox, 1997
The 71st Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1997
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1998
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center Opening Night Gala, PBS, 1998
The Americanos Concert, PBS, 1999
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1999
Le Nozze di Figaro, PBS, 1999
Play On!, PBS, 2000
(With others) David Copperfield: The Great Escapes, CBS, 2000
Don Giovanni, PBS, 2000
Paul Simon: You're the One--In Concert from Paris, PBS, 2000
The 74th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 2000
Director of dance sequences, Free to Dance, PBS, 2001
The Irish Gala, ABC, 2001
The 75th Anniversary Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 2001
The Voyage to Atlantis: The Lost Empire, ABC, 2001
(And producer) Faith Hill: When the Lights Go Down, NBC, 2002
True West, Showtime, 2002
Also directed The Hunchback of Notre Dame and additional broadcasts of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Episodic
"Everybody's Got a Secret," Minor Adjustments, NBC, 1995
"Isomers Have Distinct Characteristics," The Drew Carey Show, ABC,1995
"Drew Gets Motivated," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1996
"A Fish Story," Minor Adjustments, NBC, 1996
"Baba-Doo-Wang," Minor Adjustments, NBC, 1996
"The Return of the Temptones," The Wayans Bros., The WB, 1996
"Going to the Net," The Wayans Bros., The WB, 1996
"Mr. Mullen's Opus," Grace under Fire, ABC, 1996
"Smells Like Victory," Grace under Fire, ABC, 1997
"Wrestling with an Angel," Teen Angel, ABC, 1997
"I Love Nitzke," Teen Angel, ABC, 1997
"One Dog Night," Teen Angel, ABC, 1997
"Hello/Goodbye," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1997
"Two Drews and the Queen of Poland Walk into a Bar," The Drew Carey Show, ABC, 1997
"Down in the Boondocks," Grace under Fire, ABC, 1998
"Norm vs. Norm," The Norm Show (also known as Norm), ABC, 1999
"Spa Day," What I Like about You, The WB, 2002
"Roommates," What I Like about You, The WB, 2002
"Tankini," What I Like about You, The WB, 2002
Also directed episodes of The Beach Boys: Endless Summer, syndicated; Herman's Head, Fox; Jesse, NBC; Kids Incorporated, The Disney Channel and syndicated; Marilu, syndicated; Muppets Tonight!, ABC; Muscle, The WB; The Party Machine with Nia Peeples, syndicated; Riders in the Sky, CBS; and Xuxa, syndicated.
Awards Presentations
The 4th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1990
The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1991
The 6th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1992
The 7th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1993
The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1994
The 10th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1996
The 11th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1997
Movies
Vanities, HBO, 1981
Sherlock Holmes, HBO, 1981
Peter Pan (also known as Peter Pan Starring Cathy Rigby), Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Other
The Country Girl, 1982
The Regard of Flight (also known as The Clown Bagatelles),1983
Television Work
Other
Director of photography, Kids Incorporated (series), The Disney Channel and syndicated, 1985-1986
Film Director
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, Columbia, 1999
RECORDINGS
Video Director
The Quintessential Peggy Lee, 1984

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