Roger Young (director)
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Roger E. Young is an American
TV and film director
. He won an Emmy Award
in 1980 in Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for Lou Grant
(episode: Cop). He was born in Champaign, Illinois
. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from the University of Illinois. He worked as a producer-director at Channel 6, the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, IN. Then moved to Chicago and became a producer for Foote-Cone & Belding Advertising, where he produced national commercials. Later he moved to directing commercials for the production company of Lippert-Saviano, and then Topel & Associates. Finally he opened his own production company, Young & Company, producing and directing commercials. In 1977 he moved to Los Angeles and was hired as Associate Producer on a television film entitled "Something for Joey". This led to being offered Associate Producer of "Lou Grant" the television series starring Ed Asner. Gene Reynolds, Executive Producer of the show, became Mr. Young's mentor, and in the second season Mr. Young was given the opportunity to direct an episode. He won an Emmy and two Director's Guild Awards for directing episodes of the series. He then directed the two-hour pilot of "Magnum, P.I.", and many other pilots... all but one of them being picked up for series. Mr. Young then began to concentrate on long form television: two hour films and mini-series.
Directors Guild of America Award: "Lou Grant"
Directors Guild of America Award: "Lou Grant"
Emmy Award: Directorial Achievement, "Lou Grant"
Emmy nomination: Directorial Achievement, "Bitter Harvest"
Humanitas Award: "Bitter Harvest"
Humanitas Award: "Two of a Kind"
ACE Award nomination: Directorial Achievement, "Gulag"
ACE Award nomination: Best Picture, "Gulag"
Emmy nomination: Best Mini-Series, "Bourne Identity"
Golden Globe nomination: Best Mini-Series, "Bourne Identity"
Emmy nomination: Best Film, "Murder in Mississippi"
Directors Guild of America Award: Directorial Achievement, "Murder in Mississippi"
ACE Award: Best Motion Picture, "DoubleCrossed"
Golden Globe nomination: Best Picture, "Jewels"
Emmy Award: Best Mini-Series, "Joseph"
Emmy nomination: Best Mini-Series, "Moses"
Emmy nomination: Best Mini-Series, "Jesus"
United States
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TV and film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
. He won an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
in 1980 in Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for Lou Grant
Lou Grant (TV series)
Lou Grant is an American television drama series starring Ed Asner in the titular role as a newspaper editor. Unusual in American television, this drama series was a spinoff from a sitcom, The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Aired from 1977 to 1982, Lou Grant won 13 Emmy Awards, including "Outstanding Drama...
(episode: Cop). He was born in Champaign, Illinois
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...
. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from the University of Illinois. He worked as a producer-director at Channel 6, the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, IN. Then moved to Chicago and became a producer for Foote-Cone & Belding Advertising, where he produced national commercials. Later he moved to directing commercials for the production company of Lippert-Saviano, and then Topel & Associates. Finally he opened his own production company, Young & Company, producing and directing commercials. In 1977 he moved to Los Angeles and was hired as Associate Producer on a television film entitled "Something for Joey". This led to being offered Associate Producer of "Lou Grant" the television series starring Ed Asner. Gene Reynolds, Executive Producer of the show, became Mr. Young's mentor, and in the second season Mr. Young was given the opportunity to direct an episode. He won an Emmy and two Director's Guild Awards for directing episodes of the series. He then directed the two-hour pilot of "Magnum, P.I.", and many other pilots... all but one of them being picked up for series. Mr. Young then began to concentrate on long form television: two hour films and mini-series.
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AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS:Directors Guild of America Award: "Lou Grant"
Directors Guild of America Award: "Lou Grant"
Emmy Award: Directorial Achievement, "Lou Grant"
Emmy nomination: Directorial Achievement, "Bitter Harvest"
Humanitas Award: "Bitter Harvest"
Humanitas Award: "Two of a Kind"
ACE Award nomination: Directorial Achievement, "Gulag"
ACE Award nomination: Best Picture, "Gulag"
Emmy nomination: Best Mini-Series, "Bourne Identity"
Golden Globe nomination: Best Mini-Series, "Bourne Identity"
Emmy nomination: Best Film, "Murder in Mississippi"
Directors Guild of America Award: Directorial Achievement, "Murder in Mississippi"
ACE Award: Best Motion Picture, "DoubleCrossed"
Golden Globe nomination: Best Picture, "Jewels"
Emmy Award: Best Mini-Series, "Joseph"
Emmy nomination: Best Mini-Series, "Moses"
Emmy nomination: Best Mini-Series, "Jesus"