Ken Topolsky
| Ken Topolsky | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Director, producer and music production manager |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Ken Topolsky is an American film producer, television director and music production manager.
[edit] Career
Topolsky began his career working as a music production manager for music producer Phil Ramone.[1] Together they worked with the artists Billy Joel, Karen Carpenter and Simon & Garfunkel.[2][3] In 1983, He served as music co-ordinator for the film Flashdance (1983) and music supervisor for the television film The Last Fling (1987) starring John Ritter and Connie Selleca.[4]
Topolsky moved on to television, producing the films Bates Motel (1987) and Desert Rats (1988). In 1989, he produced the feature film The Wizard starring Fred Savage. He would reunite with Savage becoming one of the producers of The Wonder Years and went to direct eleven episodes of the series.
Topolsky's other directorial television credits include Party of Five and the spin-off Time of Your Life. After the latter show ended in 2000, he has focused more on Showrunning television series namely MDs, Clubhouse, Kevin Hill, 3 lbs, Kidnapped and most recently Scoundrels.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Making Records: The Scenes Behind The Music By Phil Ramone & Charles L. Granata found via Google Books
- ^ Simon And Garfunkel - The Concert in Central Park at Discogs.com
- ^ Ken Topolsky bio at karenalainehunt.com URL: www.karenalainehunt.com/files/Ken%20Topolsky1.doc
- ^ Ken Topolsky bio at peter-reynders.de
- ^ Scoundrels -- TV Review By Randee Dawn, June 17, 2010 04:59 ET - Pastdeadline.com
