Joel Zwick

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Joel Zwick (born January 11, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American director of movies, theatre, and television shows.

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[edit] Films

[edit] Television

One of the most prolific directors of episodic television Directed twenty-one pilots which became regular television series Directed five hundred and twenty-five episodes, which include:

  • Parent 'Hood
  • "Full House
  • Step by Step"
  • Family Matters"
  • Bosom Buddies
  • Laverne & Shirley
  • Mork & Mindy
  • Happy Days
  • "Perfect Strangers"
  • "It's A Living"
  • "Bros. Wayans"
  • "Joanie Loves Chachi"
  • "Jamie Foxx"
  • "Webster"
  • "Kirk"
  • "Angie"
  • "On Our Own"
  • "Two of a Kind"
  • "Love Boat"
  • "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper"

[edit] Broadway

  • Dance With Me (musical), 1975
  • Esther (Promenade Theater)
  • George Gershwin Alone (One Man Show), 2001
  • Back From Broadway, Benefit concert Lincoln Center, 2002

[edit] Theater

Charter member of "La MaMa, E.T.C." created and founded by Ellen Stewart

Acted in the original production of "MacBird"

Directed the following theater productions:

  • "Dance With Me" (Tony Nomination)
  • "Shenandoah" (Broadway national tour)
  • "Oklahoma" (national tour)
  • "Cold Storage" (American Place Theater)
  • "Esther" (Promenade Theater, NY)
  • "Merry-Go-Round" (Chicago and Las Vegas)
  • "Last Chance Saloon" (West End, London)
  • "Woycek" (West End, London)
  • "Carry A. Nation" (Triangle Theater)
  • "George Gershwin, Alone" (One man show) (Los Angeles, Broadway, West End London, Ford Theater Wash. D.C., Chicago Il, W. Palm Beach Fl, Old Globe San Diego Ca. N. Korea, etc.)
  • "Back From Broadway"
  • "M. Chopin" (One man show)

[edit] Teaching Credentials

  • Yale University
  • Brooklyn College
  • Queens College
  • Wheaton College
  • University of Southern California

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