Ron Underwood
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Ronald Brian "Ron" Underwood (born November 6, 1953) is an American
film director
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|- style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film director
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! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Film
! style="background:#ccc;"| Notes
|1980
| Deer in the Works
|Short Film
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|1990
| Tremors
| Spawned three sequels
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|1991
|City Slickers
| Nominated for Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at the 1992 Golden Globe Awards
|-
|1993
|Heart and Souls
|
|-
|1994
|Speechless
|
|-
|1998
|Mighty Joe Young
|Remake of a 1949 film of the same name
|-
|2002
|The Adventures of Pluto Nash
| Razzie Award nomination for Worst Director
|-
|2003
|Stealing Sinatra
|
|-
|2005
|In the Mix
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|- style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television director
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Film
! style="background:#ccc;"| Notes
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|1986
|ABC Weekend Specials
|Episodes The Mouse and the Motorcycle and Runaway Ralph
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|2003
|Monk
|Episodes Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater and Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico
|-
|2004
|Back When We Were Grownups
|TV movie
|-
|2004
|Boston Legal
|Episodes Change of Course and The Ass Fat Jungle
|-
|2006
|Santa Baby
|TV movie
|-
|2006
|The Year Without A Santa Claus
|Live-action Remake, TV movie
|-
|2007
|Holiday in Handcuffs
|TV movie
|-
|2007
|Reaper
|Episodes Magic, My Brothers's Reaper, and Dirty Sexy Mongol
|-
|2008
|The Secret Life of the American Teenager
|Episodes Falling in Love, What Have You Done to Me?, and I Feel Sick
|-
|2008
|Ugly Betty
|Episodes Ugly Berry
and Zero Worship
|-
|2008
|Eli Stone
|Episodes Owner of a Lonely Heart and One More Try
|-
|2009
|Make It or Break It
|Episode Where's Kaylie?
|-
|2009
|Drop Dead Diva
|Episodes The 'F' Word and Dead Model Walking
|-
|2009
|Santa Baby 2
|TV movie
|-
|2010
|Heroes
|Episode Chapter Twelve: 'Upon This Rock'
|-
|2010
|Castle
|Episode Food to Die For
|-
|2010
|Happy Town
|Episode Questions and Antlers
|-
|2010
|No Ordinary Family
|Episode No Ordinary Vigilante
|-
|2010
|Hellcats
|Episodes Worried Baby Blues and Finish What We Started
|-
|2011
"[(Chaos)]"
|Episodes ist_of_Chaos_episodes|Song of the North)]" and ist_of_Chaos_episodes|Love and Rockets)]" and ist_of_Chaos_episodes|Mincemeat)]"
|-
|2011
"[(Necessary Roughness)]"
|Episodes ist_of_Necessary Roughness_episodes| Anchor Management)]"
|-
|2011
"[(Harry's Law)]"
|Episodes ist_of_Harry's Law_episodes| American Girl)]"
|-
|2011
"[(Deck the Halls)]"
|TV movie
|-
|2012
"[(Grey's Anatomy)]"
|Episodes ist_of_Grey's Anatomy_episodes| Suddenly)]"
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film director
Film director
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Early Life
- Underwood was born in Glendale, CaliforniaGlendale, CaliforniaGlendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
but was an AFS exchange student living in Ceylon Sri LankaSri LankaSri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. After graduating from high schoolHigh schoolHigh school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
he briefly attended Occidental College as a pre-med student, but transferred to the USC School of Cinema after deciding to become a filmmaker. Underwood majored in cinema with a minor in anthropology.
Early career (1976–1989)
- Upon completion of his fellowship at the American Film Institute, Underwood began working as a staff director for Barr films, a company specializing in the production of educational films. While directing and producing short films for the educational market, Underwood pursued work in the motion picture industry. One of the first movies Underwood worked on was FutureworldFutureworldFutureworld is a 1976 sequel to the 1973 science fiction film Westworld. It was written by George Schenk and Mayo Simon, and directed by Richard T. Heffron. The cast included Peter Fonda, Blythe Danner, and Arthur Hill. There is also a cameo appearance by Yul Brynner in a dream sequence...
(1976) as a production assistantProduction assistantA production assistant, also known as a PA, is a job title used in filmmaking and television for a person responsible for various aspects of a production...
. The film starred Blythe DannerBlythe DannerBlythe Katherine Danner is an American actress. She is the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow.-Early life:...
and Peter FondaPeter FondaPeter Henry Fonda is an American actor. He is the son of Henry Fonda, brother of Jane Fonda, and father of Bridget and Justin Fonda...
, actors he would later direct himself in 2004. During the filming of Futureworld, one of his tasks was to babysit a young Gwyneth PaltrowGwyneth PaltrowGwyneth Kate Paltrow is an American actress and singer. She made her acting debut on stage in 1990 and started appearing in films in 1991. After appearing in several films throughout the decade, Paltrow gained early notice for her work in films such as Se7en and Emma...
. Another early job was acting as an assistant directorAssistant directorThe role of an Assistant director include tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, maintaining order on the set. They also have to take care of health and safety of the crew...
to first-time director David SchmoellerDavid SchmoellerDavid Schmoeller is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is notable for directing several full-length theatrical horror movies including Tourist Trap , The Seduction , Puppet Master , Catacombs , and Crawlspace starring Klaus Kinski.-Biography:Schmoeller was born in...
on Tourist TrapTourist TrapTourist Trap is a 1979 horror film directed by David Schmoeller, revolving around a group of friends who wind up stranded at Mr. Slausen's "museum," where the mannequins are very lifelike. Schmoeller co-wrote the script with J. Larry Carroll.-Plot:...
, a low-budget horror film. However, after this he continued to produce educational films for the next seven years. In 1986 Underwood established himself as a director when his animated special The Mouse and the MotorcycleThe Mouse and the MotorcycleThe Mouse and the Motorcycle is a children's novel written by Beverly Cleary and published in 1965.- Plot summary :Ralph is a mouse who lives in the run-down Mountain View Inn, a battered resort hotel in the Sierra Nevada of California. Ralph longs for a life of danger and speed, wishing to get...
won a Peabody AwardPeabody AwardThe George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...
, which was followed two years later by the sequel Runaway RalphRunaway RalphRunaway Ralph is the second in a children's novel trilogy written by Beverly Cleary, first published in 1970.Keith gave him , Ralph speeds down the road toward Happy Acres Camp, where he is captured by a boy named Garf and kept as a pet...
, for which he received a Daytime Emmy nomination.
Mainstream breakthrough (1990–present)
- Following his critically acclaimed venture into television, Underwood decided to have a go at directing feature films. His first effort was TremorsTremors (film)Tremors is a 1990 American science fiction horror comedy film directed by Ron Underwood, based on a screenplay by Brent Maddock and S. S. Wilson, and starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross and Reba McEntire...
starring Kevin BaconKevin BaconKevin Norwood Bacon is an American film and theater actor whose notable roles include Animal House, Diner, Footloose, Flatliners, Wild Things, A Few Good Men, JFK, Apollo 13, Mystic River, The Woodsman, Trapped, Friday the 13th, Hollow Man, Tremors, Death Sentence, Frost/Nixon, Crazy, Stupid, Love....
, Fred WardFred WardFreddie Joe "Fred" Ward is an American actor. He began his career in 1979 alongside Clint Eastwood in Escape from Alcatraz. He is best known for his starring roles in the motion pictures Remo Williams, Tremors, Henry & June, Short Cuts, The Right Stuff and Exit Speed...
and Reba McEntireReba McEntireReba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...
in her acting debut. Written by his friends Brent MaddockBrent MaddockBrent Maddock is a screenwriter, producer and film director who has worked on several high profile projects like Short Circuit, Tremors, and Wild Wild West. Maddock's writing partner is S.S...
& S. S. WilsonS. S. WilsonS.S. Wilson is a screenwriter of cult and mainstream science fiction, and is probably best known for writing , with writing partner Brent Maddock, the Tremors film and television series.-Writer:...
, it was released by Universal Studios in 1990. The film was well received by the critics and later established itself as a cult classicCult ClassicCult Classic is a Blue Öyster Cult studio recording released in 1994, containing remakes of many of the band's previous hits.-Track listing:# " The Reaper" - 5:05# "E.T.I...
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- Underwood received his first taste of commercial success with 1991's City SlickersCity SlickersCity Slickers is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Helen Slater and Jack Palance. Palance won an Academy Award for his performance....
, which starred Billy CrystalBilly CrystalWilliam Edward "Billy" Crystal is an American actor, writer, producer, comedian and film director. He gained prominence in the 1970s for playing Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap and became a Hollywood film star during the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing in the critical and box office successes...
, Daniel SternDaniel Stern (actor)Daniel Jacob Stern is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles in the Hollywood films C.H.U.D., Diner, City Slickers and the first two Home Alone films, and as the narrator for the television series The Wonder Years.-Early life:Stern was born in Bethesda, Maryland to a...
and Jack PalanceJack PalanceJack Palance , was an American actor. During half a century of film and television appearances, Palance was nominated for three Academy Awards, all as Best Actor in a Supporting Role, winning in 1991 for his role in City Slickers.-Early life:Palance, one of five children, was born Volodymyr...
, who won an Academy Award for his performance. The film made $179m worldwide with a budget of only $27m. It was the tenth most successful film released in 1991 (the fifth most successful in the US). His next film, Heart and SoulsHeart and SoulsHeart and Souls is a 1993 fantasy/comedy film about the souls of four deceased people who are trapped on earth and can only be seen by a single living human being who is recruited to help them take care of their unfinished business...
(1993), was again well-received by critics but struggled at the box office (making a total of $16m). It starred Robert Downey, Jr., Charles Grodin, Tom Sizemore, Kyra Sedgwick, Elisabeth Shue and Alfre Woodard. He followed this with SpeechlessSpeechless (film)Speechless is a 1994 romantic comedy film directed by Ron Underwood. It stars Geena Davis , Michael Keaton, Bonnie Bedelia, Ernie Hudson and Christopher Reeve.-Plot:...
(1994), with Michael Keaton and Geena Davis.
- Given the opportunity to direct a big-budget film by Walt Disney PicturesWalt Disney PicturesWalt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney...
in 1998, he was asked to direct Mighty Joe YoungMighty Joe Young (1998 film)The Music was composed and conduced by James Horner. The Soundtrack was released on December of the year 1998.- Tracklist :...
, a remake of the 1949 RKO film. The film, starring Charlize TheronCharlize TheronCharlize Theron is a South African actress, film producer and former fashion model.She rose to fame in the late 1990s following her roles in 2 Days in the Valley, Mighty Joe Young, The Devil's Advocate and The Cider House Rules...
in her first lead role, was nominated for the Academy Award for Visual EffectsAcademy Award for Visual EffectsThe Academy Award for Visual Effects is an Academy Award given for the best achievement in visual effects.-History of the award:The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences first recognized the technical contributions of special effects to movies at its inaugural dinner in 1928, presenting a...
and featured some of the most sophisticated special effects seen in film up to that point, paving the way for later ape films like Peter JacksonPeter JacksonSir Peter Robert Jackson, KNZM is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, known for his The Lord of the Rings film trilogy , adapted from the novel by J. R. R...
's King KongKing Kong (2005 film)King Kong is a 2005 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson. It is a remake of the 1933 film of the same name and stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody. Andy Serkis, through performance capture, portrays Kong....
(2005). The special effects drove production costs to around $90m, and ultimately global box-office takings fell short by about $20m.
- Following Mighty Joe Young, Underwood began work on Eddie MurphyEddie MurphyEdward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician....
fronted The Adventures of Pluto NashThe Adventures of Pluto NashThe Adventures of Pluto Nash is a 2002 science fiction comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Eddie Murphy as the owner of a lunar nightclub investigating who was behind the arson that destroyed his club...
. The film also starred Rosario DawsonRosario DawsonRosario Isabel Dawson is an American actress, singer, and writer. She has appeared in films such as Kids, Men in Black II, 25th Hour, Sin City, Clerks II, Rent, Death Proof, The Rundown, Eagle Eye, Alexander, Seven Pounds, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Unstoppable.-Early...
and was filmed in MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Unfortunately for Underwood, the film was to prove an even larger box-office failure than Mighty Joe YoungMighty Joe Young (1998 film)The Music was composed and conduced by James Horner. The Soundtrack was released on December of the year 1998.- Tracklist :...
.
- Underwood has returned to his roots, directing both low-budget films and television. He directed Stealing SinatraStealing SinatraStealing Sinatra is a 2003 film directed by Ron Underwood. It stars David Arquette and William H. Macy. Macy was nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance.-Cast:*David Arquette as Barry Keenan*William H. Macy as John Irwin...
(2003) for Showtime, for which William H. Macy received an Emmy nomination, Back When We Were GrownupsBack When We Were GrownupsBack When We Were Grownups is a 2001 novel written by Anne Tyler in memory of her husband, who died in 1997.Tyler's 15th novel, like most of her work, is set in Baltimore, Maryland...
(2004) for the Hallmark Hall of Fame which garnered star Blythe DannerBlythe DannerBlythe Katherine Danner is an American actress. She is the mother of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and director Jake Paltrow.-Early life:...
nominations for the Golden Globe and the Emmy, and In the MixIn the Mix (film)In the Mix is a 2005 American crime-comedy film starring R&B/pop singer Usher. It was released in the United States on November 23, 2005, the film being targeted at the traditionally large Thanksgiving weekend audience....
(2005), starring R&B singer UsherUsher (entertainer)Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
, Chazz Palminteri and Emmanuelle ChriquiEmmanuelle ChriquiEmmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui is a Canadian film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her role on HBO's Entourage as Sloan McQuewick, as well as the love interest of Adam Sandler in the movie You Don't Mess with the Zohan...
for Lions Gate EntertainmentLions Gate EntertainmentLions Gate Entertainment Corporation is a North American entertainment company. The company was formed in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1997, and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California...
. He directed several holiday themed movies for television: Santa BabySanta Baby"Santa Baby" is a 1953 Christmas song written by Joan Javits and Philip Springer. Although Tony Springer is listed as co-writer, he was a legal fiction created for purposes of membership in the performing rights organization BMI.The song is a tongue-in-cheek look at a Christmas list sung by a...
, The Year Without a Santa ClausThe Year Without a Santa ClausThe Year Without a Santa Claus is a 1974 Rankin/Bass stop motion animated television special. It usually airs during the Christmas season on United States television. The story is based on Phyllis McGinley's 1956 book of the same name, illustrated by Kurt Werth.-Summary:The show is set in the...
, Holiday in HandcuffsHoliday in HandcuffsHoliday in Handcuffs is an American television movie that originally aired on ABC Family on December 9, 2007, as a part of the network's 25 Days of Christmas programming block. The film stars Melissa Joan Hart, Mario Lopez, Markie Post and Timothy Bottoms....
, "Santa Baby 2", and "Deck the Halls". He has directed a number of episodic television dramas, including episodes of MonkMonk (TV series)Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...
, Boston LegalBoston LegalBoston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC...
, ReaperReaper (TV series)Reaper is an American television series that focuses on Sam Oliver, a "reaper" who works for the Devil by retrieving souls that have escaped from Hell.The series originally ran on the CW from September 25, 2007 to May 26, 2009....
, Ugly BettyUgly BettyUgly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
, Eli StoneEli StoneEli Stone is an American TV series, and also the name of the title character.San Francisco lawyer Eli Stone begins to see things, which leads him to discover a brain aneurysm...
, HeroesHeroes (TV series)Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the...
, No Ordinary FamilyNo Ordinary FamilyNo Ordinary Family is an American television series on ABC. The 45-minute science fiction comedy-drama was produced by ABC Studios for the 2010–11 television season. The series ran from September 28, 2010 to April 5, 2011, on Tuesdays at 8 pm ET/PT...
, "Chaos", "Necessary Roughness", "Harry's Law", "Grey's Anatomy", and "Desperate Housewives".
Filmography
{| class="wikitable"|- style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film director
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Film
! style="background:#ccc;"| Notes
|1980
| Deer in the Works
Deer in the Works
Deer in the Works is a short story by Kurt Vonnegut. It first appeared in Esquire in April 1955, and was anthologized in Welcome to the Monkey House....
|Short Film
|-
|1990
| Tremors
Tremors (film)
Tremors is a 1990 American science fiction horror comedy film directed by Ron Underwood, based on a screenplay by Brent Maddock and S. S. Wilson, and starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross and Reba McEntire...
| Spawned three sequels
|-
|1991
|City Slickers
City Slickers
City Slickers is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby, Helen Slater and Jack Palance. Palance won an Academy Award for his performance....
| Nominated for Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at the 1992 Golden Globe Awards
|-
|1993
|Heart and Souls
Heart and Souls
Heart and Souls is a 1993 fantasy/comedy film about the souls of four deceased people who are trapped on earth and can only be seen by a single living human being who is recruited to help them take care of their unfinished business...
|
|-
|1994
|Speechless
Speechless (film)
Speechless is a 1994 romantic comedy film directed by Ron Underwood. It stars Geena Davis , Michael Keaton, Bonnie Bedelia, Ernie Hudson and Christopher Reeve.-Plot:...
|
|-
|1998
|Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)
The Music was composed and conduced by James Horner. The Soundtrack was released on December of the year 1998.- Tracklist :...
|Remake of a 1949 film of the same name
|-
|2002
|The Adventures of Pluto Nash
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
The Adventures of Pluto Nash is a 2002 science fiction comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Eddie Murphy as the owner of a lunar nightclub investigating who was behind the arson that destroyed his club...
| Razzie Award nomination for Worst Director
|-
|2003
|Stealing Sinatra
Stealing Sinatra
Stealing Sinatra is a 2003 film directed by Ron Underwood. It stars David Arquette and William H. Macy. Macy was nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance.-Cast:*David Arquette as Barry Keenan*William H. Macy as John Irwin...
|
|-
|2005
|In the Mix
In the Mix (film)
In the Mix is a 2005 American crime-comedy film starring R&B/pop singer Usher. It was released in the United States on November 23, 2005, the film being targeted at the traditionally large Thanksgiving weekend audience....
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|- style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television director
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#ccc;"| Year
! style="background:#ccc;"| Film
! style="background:#ccc;"| Notes
|-
|1986
|ABC Weekend Specials
|Episodes The Mouse and the Motorcycle and Runaway Ralph
|-
|2003
|Monk
Monk (TV series)
Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...
|Episodes Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater and Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico
|-
|2004
|Back When We Were Grownups
Back When We Were Grownups
Back When We Were Grownups is a 2001 novel written by Anne Tyler in memory of her husband, who died in 1997.Tyler's 15th novel, like most of her work, is set in Baltimore, Maryland...
|TV movie
|-
|2004
|Boston Legal
Boston Legal
Boston Legal is an American legal dramedy created by David E. Kelley, which was produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for the ABC...
|Episodes Change of Course and The Ass Fat Jungle
|-
|2006
|Santa Baby
Santa Baby (film)
Santa Baby is an ABC Family Original Movie. It premiered on December 10, 2006 on ABC Family as part of their annual 25 Days of Christmas event. The film stars Jenny McCarthy, Ivan Sergei, and George Wendt and was filmed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was directed by Ron Underwood.-Synopsis:Mary is...
|TV movie
|-
|2006
|The Year Without A Santa Claus
The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006 film)
The Year Without a Santa Claus is a 90-minute 2006 live-action remake of the Rankin-Bass classic The Year Without a Santa Claus which premiered on NBC December 11, 2006...
|Live-action Remake, TV movie
|-
|2007
|Holiday in Handcuffs
Holiday in Handcuffs
Holiday in Handcuffs is an American television movie that originally aired on ABC Family on December 9, 2007, as a part of the network's 25 Days of Christmas programming block. The film stars Melissa Joan Hart, Mario Lopez, Markie Post and Timothy Bottoms....
|TV movie
|-
|2007
|Reaper
Reaper (TV series)
Reaper is an American television series that focuses on Sam Oliver, a "reaper" who works for the Devil by retrieving souls that have escaped from Hell.The series originally ran on the CW from September 25, 2007 to May 26, 2009....
|Episodes Magic, My Brothers's Reaper, and Dirty Sexy Mongol
|-
|2008
|The Secret Life of the American Teenager
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
The Secret Life of the American Teenager is an American teen drama television series created by Brenda Hampton. It first aired on ABC Family on July 1, 2008. The show was renewed for a second season consisting of 24 episodes on February 9, 2009, which began airing on June 22, 2009...
|Episodes Falling in Love, What Have You Done to Me?, and I Feel Sick
|-
|2008
|Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
|Episodes Ugly Berry
Ugly Berry
"Ugly Berry" is the sixth episode in the third season, the 47th episode overall, of the American dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired on October 30, 2008. The episode was written by Bill Wrubel and directed by Ron Underwood.-Plot:...
and Zero Worship
Zero Worship
"Zero Worship" is the eleventh episode in the second season, and the 34th episode overall, of the American dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired on January 10, 2008. The episode was written by Dawn DeKeyser and directed by Ron Underwood.-Plot:...
|-
|2008
|Eli Stone
Eli Stone
Eli Stone is an American TV series, and also the name of the title character.San Francisco lawyer Eli Stone begins to see things, which leads him to discover a brain aneurysm...
|Episodes Owner of a Lonely Heart and One More Try
|-
|2009
|Make It or Break It
|Episode Where's Kaylie?
|-
|2009
|Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva
Drop Dead Diva is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that debuted on Lifetime on July 12, 2009. The hour-long series, which was created by Josh Berman, is produced by Sony Pictures Television...
|Episodes The 'F' Word and Dead Model Walking
|-
|2009
|Santa Baby 2
|TV movie
|-
|2010
|Heroes
Heroes (TV series)
Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the...
|Episode Chapter Twelve: 'Upon This Rock'
Upon This Rock (Heroes)
"Upon This Rock" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes, the seventy-first episode overall. It is the first episode in a back-to-back series return after the 2009 holiday hiatus...
|-
|2010
|Castle
Castle (TV series)
Castle is an American comedy-drama television series, which premiered on ABC on March 9, 2009. The series is produced by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios. On January 10, 2011, Castle was renewed for a fourth season...
|Episode Food to Die For
|-
|2010
|Happy Town
Happy Town (TV series)
Happy Town is an American drama television series that premiered on Wednesday, April 28, 2010, and ended on June 16, 2010 on ABC. It was created by Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg...
|Episode Questions and Antlers
|-
|2010
|No Ordinary Family
No Ordinary Family
No Ordinary Family is an American television series on ABC. The 45-minute science fiction comedy-drama was produced by ABC Studios for the 2010–11 television season. The series ran from September 28, 2010 to April 5, 2011, on Tuesdays at 8 pm ET/PT...
|Episode No Ordinary Vigilante
|-
|2010
|Hellcats
Hellcats
Hellcats is an American cheerleading comedy-drama television series that originally aired on The CW in the United States from September 8, 2010 to May 17, 2011...
|Episodes Worried Baby Blues and Finish What We Started
|-
|2011
"[(Chaos)]"
|Episodes ist_of_Chaos_episodes|Song of the North)]" and ist_of_Chaos_episodes|Love and Rockets)]" and ist_of_Chaos_episodes|Mincemeat)]"
|-
|2011
"[(Necessary Roughness)]"
|Episodes ist_of_Necessary Roughness_episodes| Anchor Management)]"
|-
|2011
"[(Harry's Law)]"
|Episodes ist_of_Harry's Law_episodes| American Girl)]"
|-
|2011
"[(Deck the Halls)]"
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|2012
"[(Grey's Anatomy)]"
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Awards and Nominations
Saturn AwardSaturn Award
The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within...
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- 1994: Best Director (Heart and Souls, nominated)
Daytime Emmy Award
Daytime Emmy Award
The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York-based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles-based Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime television programming...
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- 1977: Special Class Directing (ABC Weekend Specials, nominated)
Directors Guild of America Award:
- 2007: Outstanding DIrectorial Achievement in Children's Programs (The Year Without a Santa Claus, nominated)
Razzie Awards:
- 2002: Worst Director (The Adventures of Pluto Nash, nominated)