Todd Holland
| Todd Holland | |
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| Born | December 13, 1961 Kittanning, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film director Television director Television producer |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Todd Holland (born December 13, 1961) is an American television and film director and producer.
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[edit] Personal life
Holland was born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania and raised in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He was an honor student, graduating from Meadville Area Sr. High School.[1] 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.[2]
[edit] Career
After The Larry Sanders Show 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 Awards 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.
[edit] References
- ^ "Meadville Area Senior High School". Craw.org. http://www.craw.org/schools/mash/. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (January 16, 2001), "Malcolm's main man" (– Scholar search), The Advocate, http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2001_Jan_16/ai_68618510[dead link]
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