Paul Hoen
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Paul Hoen is an American director and producer.
Hoen has directed and produced projects such as Cheetah Girls 3 and Dadnapped
.
Hoen studied drama, film and television at the University of Santa Clara. He was admitted to the Directors Guild of America
in 1987. Since then he has directed several television films such as Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
, Jump In, Read It and Weep
, Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off
, You Wish!, Tru Confessions
starring Shia LaBeouf
and the comedy The Luck of the Irish
starring Ryan Merriman
. Both Jump In and Luck of the Irish on first airing were the Disney Channel's highest rated programs.
In January 2008, Paul Hoen won the DGA
award for the film Jump In and in January 2009 he won for The Cheetah Girls One World. He has also been nominated for two other DGA awards for Take My Sister Please an episode from the series Even Stevens
, and Searching for David's Heart
, the ABC Family Movie starring Danielle Panabaker
. The film was also nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Family Television Movie or Special and Danielle Panabaker won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a TV Movie. The film was also the 2005 recipient of The Humanitas Prize. You Wish! and Jump In were also nominated for Humanitas Prizes.
Popular series directed by Hoen include Roundhouse
, The Secret World of Alex Mack
, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
, Cousin Skeeter
, The Jersey
, where he is also credited as Producer, Just for Kicks, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
, Just Jordan
, the N series Beyond the Break
, and South of Nowhere
, which was nominated for a GLADD Award for Best Teen Drama. Paul Hoen has also directed two successful pilots for Nickelodeon, The Journey of Allen Strange
and 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd
. He was also the director and executive producer of the Disney Channel series starring the Jonas Brothers
, Jonas L.A..
Hoen has directed and produced projects such as Cheetah Girls 3 and Dadnapped
Dadnapped
Dadnapped is a Disney Channel Original Movie which premiered February 16, 2009. Starring actors from Disney Channel Original Series, the movie had 4.6 million viewers for its premiere...
.
Hoen studied drama, film and television at the University of Santa Clara. He was admitted to the Directors Guild of America
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...
in 1987. Since then he has directed several television films such as Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam
Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam is a 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie and sequel to the 2008 film Camp Rock. Production commenced in August 2009 in Toronto, Ontario and at area summer camps. The movie premiered on on Disney Channel in the USA, along with a live simulcast on Radio Disney...
, Jump In, Read It and Weep
Read It and Weep
Read It and Weep is a 2006 Disney Channel Original Movie which premiered on July 21, 2006. It is based on the novel by Julia DeVillers. Sisters Kay and Danielle Panabaker star as Jamie Bartlett and her alter ego Isabella , respectively...
, Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off
Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off
Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off is a 2003 Disney Channel Original Movie.-Plot:Eddie Ogden is a junior high school baseball player for the Groundhogs, coached by his father. His father wants Eddie to win a scholarship for his baseball skills. Eddie likes baseball, but in his spare time, he watches...
, You Wish!, Tru Confessions
Tru Confessions
Tru Confessions is a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie. Tru Walker aspires to be a famous filmmaker. She has a twin brother Eddie , who is mentally disabled, and becomes the subject of Tru's documentary for a film contest she enters...
starring Shia LaBeouf
Shia LaBeouf
Shia Saide LaBeouf is an American actor who became known among younger audiences for his part in the Disney Channel series Even Stevens and made his film debut in Holes . In 2007, he starred as the leads in Disturbia and Transformers...
and the comedy The Luck of the Irish
The Luck of the Irish (2001 film)
-Plot:Kyle Johnson is a popular basketball player in junior high school who has never known about his heritage. He is often told by his best friend, Russell Halloway , that he is the luckiest person he has ever known...
starring Ryan Merriman
Ryan Merriman
Ryan Earl Merriman is an American actor. He began his acting career as a child actor during the mid-1990s and has appeared in several feature films and television shows.-Background:...
. Both Jump In and Luck of the Irish on first airing were the Disney Channel's highest rated programs.
In January 2008, Paul Hoen won the DGA
DGA
DGA may refer to:* Damned Good Airplane a series of planes, i.e. DGA-15 built by Howard Aircraft Corporation* Dangriga Airport in Dangriga, Belize...
award for the film Jump In and in January 2009 he won for The Cheetah Girls One World. He has also been nominated for two other DGA awards for Take My Sister Please an episode from the series Even Stevens
Even Stevens
Even Stevens is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel with a total of three seasons and 65 episodes from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003...
, and Searching for David's Heart
Searching for David's Heart
Searching for David's Heart is a young-adult novel by Cherie Bennett.-Plot summary:Darcy Deeton is a twelve-year-old girl who loves her older brother, David. After becoming jealous when he falls in love with Jayne Evans, Darcy inadvertently leads David to his death in a car accident. The Deetons...
, the ABC Family Movie starring Danielle Panabaker
Danielle Panabaker
Danielle Nicole Panabaker is an American actress. She was a cast member in the CBS drama Shark, and appeared in the films Mr. Brooks, Sky High, The Crazies and Friday the 13th, among other projects...
. The film was also nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Family Television Movie or Special and Danielle Panabaker won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actress in a TV Movie. The film was also the 2005 recipient of The Humanitas Prize. You Wish! and Jump In were also nominated for Humanitas Prizes.
Popular series directed by Hoen include Roundhouse
Roundhouse
A roundhouse is a building used by railroads for servicing locomotives. Roundhouses are large, circular or semicircular structures that were traditionally located surrounding or adjacent to turntables...
, The Secret World of Alex Mack
The Secret World of Alex Mack
The Secret World of Alex Mack is an American television series that ran on Nickelodeon from October 8, 1994 to January 15, 1998, replacing Clarissa Explains It All on the SNICK line-up. It also aired on YTV in Canada and NHK in Japan, and was a popular staple in the children's weekday line-up for...
, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch is an American sitcom based on the Archie comic book series of the same name.The show stars Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina Spellman, a teenager with magical powers, who lives with her aunts Hilda and Zelda , and their magical talking cat Salem...
, Cousin Skeeter
Cousin Skeeter
Cousin Skeeter is a television show which ran on Nickelodeon from 1998 to 2003. It starred Robert Ri'chard as Bobby, a young boy, whose life changed when his strange cousin Skeeter comes to live with his family. With Skeeter's help, Bobby learns life lessons and tackles the general ups and downs of...
, The Jersey
The Jersey
The Jersey is a television series produced by the Disney Channel and based on the Monday Night Football Club books by Gordon Korman.-Premise:...
, where he is also credited as Producer, Just for Kicks, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, commonly called Ned's Declassified for short, is an American live-action situation comedy on Nickelodeon that debuted in the channel's Sunday night TEENick scheduling block on September 12, 2004. The series' actual pilot episode aired on September 7, 2003...
, Just Jordan
Just Jordan
Just Jordan is an American television sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon as a part of the network's TEENick lineup. The series debuted on January 7, 2007 and was cancelled on April 5, 2008 with 29 episodes produced.-Premise:...
, the N series Beyond the Break
Beyond the Break
Beyond the Break is an American drama series set in Hawaii, that debuted on The N in June 2006.-Synopsis:The series focuses on four women in the sport of professional surfing. Birdie Scott , Lacey Farmer , Dawn Preston , and Kai Kealoha must overcome their differences in order to capture surf...
, and South of Nowhere
South of Nowhere
South of Nowhere is an American teen drama television series created by Thomas W. Lynch. Aimed primarily at teenagers, it first aired on November 4, 2005 and was one of six original series on The N. The second half of the third and final season aired October 10, 2008 and the final episode aired on...
, which was nominated for a GLADD Award for Best Teen Drama. Paul Hoen has also directed two successful pilots for Nickelodeon, The Journey of Allen Strange
The Journey of Allen Strange
The Journey of Allen Strange is a television series on Nickelodeon's SNICK block of programming for three seasons from 1997 to 2000.-Premise:...
and 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd
100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd
100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd is an American family comedy series that ran from 1999 to 2002 produced by Fireworks Entertainment and Lynch Entertainment for the Nickelodeon TV channel...
. He was also the director and executive producer of the Disney Channel series starring the Jonas Brothers
Jonas Brothers
The Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...
, Jonas L.A..