Matthew Diamond
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Matthew Diamond is an American film and television director, producer and choreographer.

He was nominated for an Academy Award in 1999 for directing the documentary film The Dancemaker
The Dancemaker
The Dancemaker is a 1998 documentary film directed by Matthew Diamond about the career of choreographer Paul Taylor. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature....

. As well as being nominated for several Primetime Emmy Award
Primetime Emmy Award
The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming...

s, Daytime Emmy Award
Daytime Emmy Award
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s, DGA Awards
Directors Guild of America
Directors Guild of America is an entertainment labor union which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry...

 and , and won at the San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco International Film Festival
San Francisco International Film Festival is the oldest continuously running film festival in the Americas. Organized by the San Francisco Film Society, the International is held each spring for two weeks, presenting an average of 150 films from over 50 countries...

.

Directing credits

General Hospital
General Hospital
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, Guiding Light
Guiding Light
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, Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
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, Men in Trees
Men in Trees
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, Help Me Help You
Help Me Help You
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, My Boys
My Boys
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, Gilmore Girls
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, That's So Raven
That's So Raven
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, Scrubs
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, Oh Baby
Oh Baby
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, The Parkers
The Parkers
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, Linc's
Linc's
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, CBS Schoolbreak Special
CBS Schoolbreak Special
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, ABC Weekend Special
ABC Weekend Special
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s
, Café Americain
Café Americain
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, Anything but Love
Anything but Love
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, The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls
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, Doogie Howser, M.D.
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, A Different World, Designing Women
Designing Women
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, The Hughleys
The Hughleys
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, Just Shoot Me!
Just Shoot Me!
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, The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth (TV series)
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, Sister, Sister
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, Living Single
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, Family Ties
Family Ties
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, The Pitts
The Pitts
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, Daddio
Daddio
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, Rude Awakening
Rude Awakening (TV series)
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,The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer
The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer
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, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place
Two Guys and a Girl
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, Homeboys in Outer Space
Homeboys in Outer Space
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, Down the Shore
Down the Shore
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, Drexell's Class
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, Working Girl
Working Girl (TV series)
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, My Two Dads
My Two Dads
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, My Sister Sam
My Sister Sam
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, So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)
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and Camp Rock
Camp Rock
Camp Rock is a 2008 Disney Channel Original Movie starring the Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato. The music is written by Julie Brown, Paul Brown, Regina Hicks and Karen Gist. The film is directed by Matthew Diamond and produced by Alan Sacks....

.

External links

  • Interview with Matthew Diamond from PBS
    Public Broadcasting Service
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    ' Great Performances
    Great Performances
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