Jay Karas

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Jay Karas
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
OccupationFilm director, television director
Years active1994–present
Spouse(s)Monica
ChildrenLeo
AwardsNewport Beach Film Festival, Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking (2014)
Websitehttp://www.jaykaras.com

Jay Karas is an American film and television director and producer.

Career[]

Karas's resume primarily consists of directing live telecasts and stand-up comedy specials. In recent years he moved on to directing episodic television, directing episodes of Parks and Recreation, Raising Hope, Awkward, The Fosters, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Workaholics.[1] In 2014, Karas made his feature film directing debut with the film Break Point, starring Jeremy Sisto and David Walton.[2]

Karas's episode of Dice was one of The Hollywood Reporter's "Critics' Picks: The 15 Best TV Episodes of 2016"[3] and Teachers made Vanity Fair's "5 Underrated TV Shows You Should Watch Right Now".[4]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1997 The Jenny McCarthy Show Associate director, coordinating producer 22 episodes
2007 The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show Director, co-executive producer 8 episodes
2007 MADtv Director 3 episodes
2007-2008 Frank TV 18 episodes
2009 NESN Comedy All-Stars 8 episodes
2011 Eagleheart 2 episodes
2012-2013 The Burn with Jeff Ross 12 episodes
2011-2013 After Lately Director, executive producer, co-executive producer 16 episodes
2013 Parks and Recreation Director 1 episode
2014 Awkward 2 episodes
Unstrung Television movie, ABC Family
2015 About a Boy 1 episode
The Fosters 1 episode
Sirens 1 episode
Brooklyn Nine-Nine 1 episode
Finding Carter 1 episode
Impastor 2 episodes
Married 2 episodes
Switched at Birth 1 episode
Kevin from Work 1 episode
2016 Deadbeat 3 episodes
The Swap Television movie, Disney Channel
2015-2017 Kirby Buckets 6 episodes
2011-2017 Workaholics 8 episodes
2017 Lopez 2 episodes
2016-2017 Dice 4 episodes
2018 Alone Together 2 episodes
Great News 1 episode
Ghosted 1 episode
Siren 1 episode
2018-2020 Superstore 3 episodes
2018-2019 Splitting up Together 4 episodes
2016-2018 Those Who Can't 4 episodes
2017-2018 Teachers Director, producer 16 episodes
2019 The Kids Are Alright Director 3 episodes
Sunnyside Episode: "Skirt Skirt"
2020 The Baker and The Beauty Episode: "Honeymoon's Over"
Love, Victor Episode: "What Happens in Willacoochee"
2021 The Moodys Season two
The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers Episode: "Breakaway"
Dynasty Episode: "A Public Forum for Her Lies"
Turner & Hooch Episode: "Diamonds Are Furever"
Forthcoming The Extraditers Co-writer In partnership with Dean Ward
Rewrite of Man Up In partnership with Dean Ward for CBS Films[5]

Comedy[]

Year Title Role Notes
2012 D.L. Hughley: Reset Director, executive producer D.L. Hughley special
2013 Doug Stanhope: Beer Hall Putsch Director, executive producer Doug Stanhope special
2014 Bill Burr: I'm Sorry You Feel That Way Director Bill Burr special
2015 Demetri Martin: Live (At the Time) Director Demetri Martin special
2014 Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats Chelsea Peretti special
2015 Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted Director Tig Notaro special
2016 Tom Segura: Mostly Stories Director Tom Segura specially
2016 Not Safe with Nikki Glaser Director Nikki Glaser special
2016 Ali Wong: Baby Cobra Director Ali Wong special
2017 Jeff Foxworthy & Larry the Cable Guy: We've Been Thinking Director Jeff Foxworthy & Larry the Cable Guy special
2017 Bill Burr: Walk Your Way Out Director, executive producer Bill Burr special
2017 Christina P: Mother Inferior Director Christina Pazsitzk special
2018 Tom Segura: Disgraceful Director Tom Segura special
2018 Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife Director Ali Wong special
2018 Demetri Martin: The Overthinker Director Demetri Martin special

Advertising[]

Karas has directed spots for brands including Ford, Target, Coke Zero, and Fandango, as well campaigns for ABC, Disney, E!, A&E, and TBS, including Conan's launch campaigns and the viral "Desk Wash" spot.[6]

Music video[]

Year Title Artist Role
2004 "Keeping Last" The Forgiven Fridays Producer

Awards[]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2013 Parks and Recreation Online Film & Television Association, OFTA Television Award, Best Direction in a Comedy Series Nominated
2014 Break Point Newport Beach Film Festival, Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking Won
2014 Break Point SXSW Film Festival, Narrative Spotlight Nominated

Personal life[]

Jay grew up in Maryland, Virginia, and Connecticut. He attended Bloomfield High School and graduated from the University of Southern California.[7] He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Monica, their son Leo, and a dog named Rosie.

References[]

  1. ^ "INTERVIEW: Director Jay Karas Talks To Me About The More Than Just a Sports Movie, 'Break Point' | Rama's Screen". www.ramascreen.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  2. ^ "Interview: Director 'Jay Karas' Talks His Feature Film Directorial Debut Break Point - RedCarpetCrash.com". RedCarpetCrash.com. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  3. ^ Goodman, Tim; Fienberg, Daniel (21 December 2016). "Dice - Critics' Picks: The 15 Best TV Episodes of 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. ^ Wolcott, James (18 January 2017). "5 Underrated TV Shows You Should Watch Right Now". HWD. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  5. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (28 April 2017). "Jay Karas & Dean Ward Tapped To Rewrite Comedy 'Man Up' For CBS Films". Deadline. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  6. ^ Dahl, Oscar (9 November 2010). "Conan is back — all is right with the world". TODAY.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Two BHS Alums Making Their Mark at Disney". Courant Community. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.

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