| Alan Taylor |
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| Born |
1958 (age 53–54) |
| Occupation |
Television director, film director, television producer, screenwriter |
| Years active |
1988–present |
Alan Taylor (born 1965) is an American television and film director, television producer, and screenwriter. Taylor has directed for numerous programs on both network television and premium cable, most notably on HBO. Besides his television work, Taylor has directed three feature films: Palookaville, The Emperor's New Clothes and Kill the Poor.
Taylor's parents are videographer James J. Taylor and curator Mimi Cazort; his sister is indie rocker Anna Domino. He currently resides in New York City and rural Pennsylvania with his wife, make-up artist Nicki Ledermann, and their daughters, Ginger and Willa, and son, Jem.
Taylor joined the crew of the HBO western drama Deadwood as a director for the first season in 2004. The series was created by David Milch and focused on a growing town in the American West. Taylor directed the episode "Here Was a Man".[1] He returned as a director for the second season in 2005 and helmed the episode "Requiem for a Gleet".[2] Taylor has directed the pilot episodes of Mad Men and Bored to Death as well as subsequent episodes of each. He has directed two episodes from season 1 of Game of Thrones and is set to direct four episodes of season 2.[3]. On December 24th 2011 it was announced that he would direct the sequel to 2011's Thor.
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- That Burning Question (1988)
- Homicide: Life on the Street TV Series
- episode "Mercy"
- episode "Blood Ties"
- episode "The Wedding"
- episode "A Dog and Pony Show"
- episode "Autofocus"
- episode "The True Test"
- episode "Forgive Us Our Trespasses"
- Oz (1997) TV Series
- episode 1.06 "To Your Health"
- episode 2.06 "Strange Bedfellows"
- Trinity (1998) TV Series
- episode "Breaking In, Breaking Out, Breaking Up, Breaking Down"
- Sex and the City (1998) TV Series
- episode 2.09 "Old Dogs, New Dicks"
- episode 2.14 "The Fuck Buddy"
- episode 4.15 "Change of a Dress"
- episode 4.16 "Ring a Ding-Ding"
- episode 6.07 "The Post-it Always Sticks Twice"
- episode 6.08 "The Catch"
- Now and Again (1999) TV Series
- The Sopranos (1999) TV Series
- The West Wing (1999) TV Series
- episode 1.08 "Enemies"
- episode 1.16 "20 Hours in L.A."
- Six Feet Under (2001) TV Series
- episode 2.08 "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"[13]
- Keen Eddie (2003)
- Carnivàle (2003) TV Series
- episode 2.07 "Damascus, NE"
- Deadwood (2004) TV Series
- episode 1.04 "Here Was a Man"[1]
- episode 2.04 "Requiem for a Gleet"[2]
- Lost (2004) TV Series
- Rome (2005) TV Series
- Big Love (2006) TV Series
- episode 1.05 "Affair"[14]
- Mad Men (2007) TV Series
- episode 1.01 "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"[15]
- episode 1.02 "Ladies' Room"[16]
- episode 1.12 "Nixon vs. Kennedy"[17]
- episode 2.12 "The Mountain King"[18]
- Boardwalk Empire (2010) TV series
- Game of Thrones (2011) TV series
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Here Was a Man". Alan Taylor, Writ. Elizabeth Sarnoff. Deadwood. HBO. 4/11/2004. No. 4, season 1.
- ^ a b "Requiem for a Gleet". Alan Taylor, Writ. Ted Mann. Deadwood. HBO. 3/27/2005. No. 4, season 2.
- ^ Hollywood Reporter
- ^ HBO. ""Pax Soprana" on The Sopranos episode guide". http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos#/the-sopranos/episodes/1/06-pax-soprana/synopsis.html. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ HBO. ""The Strong, Silent Type" on The Sopranos episode guide". http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos#/the-sopranos/episodes/4/49-the-strong-silent-type/synopsis.html. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ HBO. ""Rat Pack" on The Sopranos episode guide". http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos#/the-sopranos/episodes/5/54-rat-pack/synopsis.html. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ HBO. ""The Fleshy Part of the Thigh" on The Sopranos episode guide". http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos#/the-sopranos/episodes/6/69-the-fleshy-part-of-the-thigh/synopsis.html. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ HBO. ""The Ride" on The Sopranos episode guide". http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos#/the-sopranos/episodes/6/74-the-ride/synopsis.html. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ HBO. ""Kaisha" on The Sopranos episode guide". http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos#/the-sopranos/episodes/6/77-kaisha/synopsis.html. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ HBO. ""Stage 5" on The Sopranos episode guide". http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos#/the-sopranos/episodes/6/79-stage-5/synopsis.html. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ HBO. ""Kennedy and Heidi" on The Sopranos episode guide". http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos#/the-sopranos/episodes/6/83-kennedy-and-heidi/synopsis.html. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ HBO. ""Blue Comet" on The Sopranos episode guide". http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos#/the-sopranos/episodes/6/85-the-blue-comet/synopsis.html. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ HBO. ""It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" on Six Feet Under episode guide". http://www.hbo.com/the-sopranos/index.html#/six-feet-under/episodes/2/21-its-the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year/synopsis.html. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ HBO. ""Affair" on Big Love episode guide". http://www.hbo.com/big-love/index.html#/big-love/episodes/1/05-affair/synopsis.html. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ^ AMC. ""Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" on Mad Men episode guide". http://www.amctv.com/originals/madmen/episode1. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ^ AMC. ""Ladies' Room" on Mad Men episode guide". http://www.amctv.com/originals/madmen/episode2. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ^ AMC. ""Nixon vs. Kennedy" on Mad Men episode guide". http://www.amctv.com//originals/madmen/episode12. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ^ AMC. ""The Mountain King" on Mad Men episode guide". http://www.amctv.com//originals/madmen/episode212. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ^ HBO. "Boardwalk Empire episode "Nights in Ballygran" synopsis". http://www.hbo.com/boardwalk-empire/episodes/01/05-nights-in-ballygran/synopsis.html. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
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