Chuck Vinson
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Born | Chuck Rallen Vinson July 14, 1956 |
Occupation | Television director and producer |
Years active | 1982–present |
Chuck Rallen Vinson (born July 14, 1956, in Elkhart, Indiana) is an American television director and producer.
Career[]
Vinson began his career as a stage manager on the sitcom Detective School,[1] going on to stage manage for the sitcom Benson.[1] In 1985, he began stage managing for The Cosby Show, going on to direct his first episode entitled "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" co-directing with Carl Lauten.
His other sitcom directing credits include Martin, Clarissa Explains It All, Thea, The Sinbad Show, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Sister, Sister, The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, Living Single, One World and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.[2]
In recent years, Vinson has directed number of stand-up comedy specials for Sinbad, Steve Harvey, Mark Curry and Jamie Foxx.[2] He also directed numerous episodes of Last Comic Standing.
His professional awards include. Winner of an EMMY for Outstanding Directing for SESAME STREET-HBO. 2 NAACP IMAGE AWARD for Sinbad Summer Jam-HBO. Cable Ace award for Sinbad Summer Jam-HBO
Personal life[]
Vinson currently resides in Atlanta, GA with his daughter Spencer.[3]
Filmography[]
- Sinbad and Friends: All the Way Live... Almost! (1991)
- Sesame Street Stays Up Late! (1993)
- (1994)
- Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man (1994)
- The Right Connections (1997)
- Sinbad: Nuthin' But the Funk (1998)
- (2001)
- (2001)
- Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security (2002)
- (2003)
- (2005)
- (2005)
- (2005)
- (2005)
- Alonzo Bodden: Tall, Dark, and Funny (2005)
- Sinbad: Where U Been? (2010)
References[]
- ^ a b Stage Manager Chuck Vinson directs 'Cosby Show' episode Jet magazine dated February 1, 1998 - via Google Books
- ^ a b Chuck Vinson at FilmReference.com
- ^ Chuck Vinson, Director / Producer Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine - revivalproductions.tv
External links[]
- Chuck Vinson at IMDb
- 1956 births
- African-American television directors
- American television directors
- Living people
- People from Elkhart, Indiana
- 21st-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American people
- Television producers from Indiana