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Alan Ball.
Alan E. Ball (born May 13, 1957) is an American writer, director, actor and producer for film, theatre and television. He is noted for writing the film American Beauty, and creating and producing the HBO drama series Six Feet Under and True Blood. For his work in television and film, Ball has received critical acclaim and numerous awards, including an Academy Award, an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
[edit] Biography
Ball was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Frank and Mary Ball, an aircraft inspector and a homemaker. He attended high school in Marietta, and went on to attend the University of Georgia and Florida State University, from which he graduated in 1980 with a degree in theater arts. After college, he began work as a playwright at the General Nonsense Theater Company in Sarasota, Florida.
[edit] Personal life
Alan Ball is openly gay and has been called "a strong voice for [the] LGBT community."[1]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television
| Year |
Show |
Episode |
Notes |
| 2009 |
True Blood |
"Frenzy" |
Season 2, episode 11; writer |
| "Shake and Fingerpop" |
Season 2, episode 4; writer |
| 2008 |
"You'll Be the Death of Me" |
Season 1, episode 12; director |
| "Mine" |
Season 1, episode 3; writer |
| "The First Taste" |
Season 1, episode 2; writer |
| "Strange Love" |
Season 1, episode 1; writer/director |
| 2005 |
Six Feet Under |
"Everyone's Waiting" |
Season 5, episode 12; writer/director |
| 2004 |
"Untitled" |
Season 4, episode 12; director |
| "Can I Come Up Now?" |
Season 4, episode 4; writer |
| 2003 |
"I'm Sorry, I'm Lost" |
Season 3, episode 13; director |
| "Nobody Sleeps" |
Season 3, episode 4; writer (with Rick Cleveland) |
| "Perfect Circles" |
Season 3, episode 1; writer |
| 2002 |
"The Last Time" |
Season 2, episode 13; director |
| "Someone Else's Eyes" |
Season 2, episode 9; writer |
| "In The Game" |
Season 2, episode 1; writer |
| 2001 |
"Knock, Knock" |
Season 1, episode 13; writer/director |
| "An Open Book" |
Season 1, episode 5; writer |
| "Pilot" |
Season 1, episode 1; writer/director |
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[edit] Awards and nominations
- Awards
- 2000 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay – American Beauty
- 2000 Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay-Motion Picture – American Beauty
- 2000 Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay – American Beauty
- 2002 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement – Six Feet Under
- 2002 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series – Six Feet Under
- 2004 Producers Guild of America Award for Dramatic Series – Six Feet Under
- Nominations
- 2000 BAFTA Film Award – American Beauty
- 2002 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement – Six Feet Under
- 2004 Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement – Six Feet Under
- 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series – Six Feet Under
- 2006 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series – Six Feet Under
[edit] References
- ^ Alan Ball speaks with OUTTAKEs Charlotte Robinson
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