Todd Holland
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Todd Holland is an American
television
and film director
and producer
.
and raised in Meadville, Pennsylvania
. He was an honor student
, graduating from Meadville Area Sr. High School. While there, he got his feet wet writing/directing/producing several parodies of movies popular at the time. Holland's romantic partner
is actor
and singer Scotch Ellis Loring, who played Dr. Ron and several "muse voices" on Holland's Wonderfalls.
ended after its sixth season, Holland started working in the Fox
sitcom Malcolm in the Middle
. The show was created by Linwood Boomer
and ran for seven seasons with Holland directing a total of 26 episodes and serving as co-executive producer for the show. Holland had won two Emmy Award
s for the show: both wins where for the category of Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series, his first one in the pilot episode of the show, the second for the episode "Bowling". He was also nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series
as co-executive producer, but lost to Sex and the City
.
Holland worked as an executive producer for Malcolm in the Middle
, and co-created Wonderfalls
with Bryan Fuller
. He has also directed the films Kilroy, The Wizard
, Krippendorf's Tribe
and Firehouse Dog
, many episodes of The Larry Sanders Show
and two episodes of Twin Peaks
. He was awarded several Emmys for his work.
Holland was the head director of The Larry Sanders Show
. He directed 52 episodes. He has also won one Primetime Emmy Award
for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for the series finale, Flip. Holland has also received 6 Emmy nominations for The Larry Sanders Show. The show is also the second longest show that Todd has worked for (the first being Malcolm in the Middle
), although in this show, Holland directed more episodes than Malcolm in the Middle, directing 52.
Holland is a member of the directing staff for the NBC
sitcom 30 Rock
. He directed the episode "Generalissimo
," an episode for which he received an Emmy Award nomination, but lost to Jeffrey Blitz
for The Office.
Holland worked with Justin Berfield
(former star of Malcolm in the Middle
) on Sons of Tucson
, a 2010 Fox
television sitcom. He directed five of the thirteen episodes, however the show has been canceled by Fox.
United States
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television
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
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:...
and producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
.
Personal life
Holland was born in Kittanning, PennsylvaniaKittanning, Pennsylvania
Kittanning is a borough and the county seat of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is situated northeast of Pittsburgh, along the east bank of the Allegheny River. The name means "at the great stream" in the Delaware language...
and raised in Meadville, Pennsylvania
Meadville, Pennsylvania
Meadville is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The city is generally considered part of the Pittsburgh Tri-State and is within 40 miles of Erie, Pennsylvania. It was the first permanent settlement in northwest Pennsylvania...
. He was an honor student
Honors student
An honors student is a person recognized for achieving high grades or high marks in their course work.Honors students may refer to# Students recognized for their academic achievement on lists published periodically throughout the school year, known as honor rolls, varying from school to school, and...
, graduating from Meadville Area Sr. High School. While there, he got his feet wet writing/directing/producing several parodies of movies popular at the time. Holland's romantic partner
Domestic partnership
A domestic partnership is a legal or personal relationship between two individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are neither joined by marriage nor a civil union...
is actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and singer Scotch Ellis Loring, who played Dr. Ron and several "muse voices" on Holland's Wonderfalls.
Career
After The Larry Sanders ShowThe 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...
ended after its sixth season, Holland started working in the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
sitcom Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
. The show was created by Linwood Boomer
Linwood Boomer
Linwood Boomer is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and actor. He is well known for playing the role of Adam Kendall on the drama Little House on the Prairie, and for creating the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle....
and ran for seven seasons with Holland directing a total of 26 episodes and serving as co-executive producer for the show. Holland had won two 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...
s for the show: both wins where for the category of Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series, his first one in the pilot episode of the show, the second for the episode "Bowling". He was also nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series is an Emmy given to the best television comedy series of the year.-Winners and nominees:...
as co-executive producer, but lost to Sex and the City
Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
.
Holland worked as an executive producer for Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
, and co-created Wonderfalls
Wonderfalls
Wonderfalls is a comedy-drama television series that was broadcast on the Fox television network in 2004.The show centres on Jaye Tyler , a recent Brown University graduate with a philosophy degree, who holds a dead-end job as a sales clerk at a Niagara Falls gift shop...
with Bryan Fuller
Bryan Fuller
Bryan Fuller is an American screenwriter and television producer.Fuller graduated from Clarkston High School in Clarkston, Washington in 1987...
. He has also directed the films Kilroy, The Wizard
The Wizard (film)
The Wizard is a 1989 adventure dramedy film starring Fred Savage, Luke Edwards, and Jenny Lewis...
, Krippendorf's Tribe
Krippendorf's Tribe
Krippendorf's Tribe is a 1998 film adaptation of Frank Parkin's novel of the same name, directed by Todd Holland. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss as the eponymous professor, along with Jenna Elfman, Natasha Lyonne, and Lily Tomlin.-Plot:...
and Firehouse Dog
Firehouse Dog
Firehouse Dog is a 2007 American family film produced by Regency Enterprises and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Directed by Todd Holland, it stars Josh Hutcherson, Bruce Greenwood, Dash Mihok, Steven Culp and Bill Nunn. It was released April 4, 2007, in the U.S.-Plot:The film starts in the tour...
, many episodes of 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...
and two episodes of Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks is an American television serial drama created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. The series follows the investigation headed by FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper , of the murder of a popular teenager and homecoming queen, Laura Palmer...
. He was awarded several Emmys for his work.
Holland was the head director of 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...
. He directed 52 episodes. He has also won one 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...
for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for the series finale, Flip. Holland has also received 6 Emmy nominations for The Larry Sanders Show. The show is also the second longest show that Todd has worked for (the first being Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
), although in this show, Holland directed more episodes than Malcolm in the Middle, directing 52.
Holland is a member of the directing staff for the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
sitcom 30 Rock
30 Rock
30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live...
. He directed the episode "Generalissimo
Generalissimo (30 Rock)
"Generalissimo" is the tenth episode of the third season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock. It was written by executive producer Robert Carlock and directed by Todd Holland. The episode originally aired on the National Broadcasting Company in the United States on February 5, 2009...
," an episode for which he received an Emmy Award nomination, but lost to Jeffrey Blitz
Jeffrey Blitz
Jeffrey Blitz is an American film director, producer and screenwriter from Ridgewood, New Jersey. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his 2002 documentary, Spellbound and he won the Dramatic Directing Prize at the Sundance Film Festival for his 2007 film, Rocket Science.Blitz won the 2009...
for The Office.
Holland worked with Justin Berfield
Justin Berfield
Justin Tyler Berfield is an American actor, writer and producer, best known for his portrayal as Malcolm's 2nd-oldest brother, Reese, in Malcolm in the Middle...
(former star of Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
) on Sons of Tucson
Sons of Tucson
Sons of Tucson is a comedy television series starring Tyler Labine, Frank Dolce, Matthew Levy and Benjamin Stockham. It premiered on Fox on March 11, 2010...
, a 2010 Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
television sitcom. He directed five of the thirteen episodes, however the show has been canceled by Fox.