Brent Carpenter is an American

United States

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 television cinematographer, director, editor and producer.

As an editor he worked on the television series Empty Nest

Empty Nest

Empty Nest is an American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from 1988 to 1995. The series was created as a spin-off of The Golden Girls by creator and producer Susan Harris. For its first three seasons, Empty Nest was one of the year's top 10 most-watched programs...

, The Ben Stiller Show

The Ben Stiller Show

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, Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)

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, Fat Actress

Fat Actress

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and working on number of stand-up comedy specials starring Jay Leno

Jay Leno

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, Sam Kinison

Sam Kinison

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, Rodney Dangerfield

Rodney Dangerfield

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, Kathy Griffin

Kathy Griffin

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, Caroline Rhea

Caroline Rhea

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 and Kevin Nealon

Kevin Nealon

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A few of his directing credits include The Larry Sanders Show

The Larry Sanders Show

The Larry Sanders Show is a satirical television sitcom that aired from August 1992 to May 1998 on the HBO cable television network in the United States. It starred stand-up comedian Garry Shandling as vain, neurotic talk show host Larry Sanders, and centered on the running of his TV show, and the...

, Caroline in the City

Caroline in the City

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, Greg the Bunny

Greg the Bunny

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, Oliver Beene

Oliver Beene

Oliver Beene is an American sitcom that premiered on Fox on March 9, 2003. The show was created by Howard Gewirtz. Set in 1962 and 1963, the show chronicled the trials and tribulations of the 11-to-12-year-old Oliver Beene , in first person perspective...

, True Jackson, VP

True Jackson, VP

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and a number of live television specials. In 1976, he appeared as an extra in the film A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born (1976 film)

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before pursuing a behind the camera career.

In 1997, Carpenter received a Primetime Emmy nomination for editing the Great Performances

Great Performances

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episode "Robert Altman

Robert Altman

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's Jazz '34" nominated with Dylan Tichenor

Dylan Tichenor

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. As well as directing music videos for Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris

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, Neil Young

Neil Young

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 and Cledus T. Judd

Cledus T. Judd

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