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Henry Chan
Henry Chan
Other names	Henry F. Chan
Occupation	Television director
Years active	1984–present

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Henry F. Chan (Chinese: 陳發中) is an American film and television director. He has directed over 200 episodes of television for all major U.S. networks. In 2013, he directed his first Chinese language film, 100 Days (真愛100天) in Taiwan.

Career

At the beginning of his career, Chan won a Primetime Emmy Award for editing The Cosby Show in 1986, he was also nominated again the following year.^[1] He made his directorial debut, directing A Different World.

Chan has since directed episodes of several shows, including The Ms. Pat Show, Bigger, The Comedy Get Down, Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life, Fresh Off the Boat, Zoe Ever After, A to Z, Growing Up Fisher, The Neighbors, Whitney, Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, 10 Things I Hate About You, Let's Stay Together, Kitchen Confidential, Living Single, Moesha, The Parkers, Girlfriends, The King of Queens, Scrubs, and Lizzie McGuire.

Chan's Chinese comedy series "Rich House, Poor House" 王子富愁记，aired on Youku in January 2018. In 2003, Chan directed his first film Gas starring Flex Alexander and Khalil Kain.

References

^ "Primetime Emmy award and nominations for Henry Chan". Primetime Emmy® Award database. Retrieved July 15, 2011.^{[dead link]}

External links

Henry Chan at IMDb
[Interview with Chan https://www.dga.org/Craft/VisualHistory/Interviews/Henry-Chan]
Henry Chan on Vimeo

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[1] "Primetime Emmy award and nominations for Henry Chan". Primetime Emmy® Award database. Retrieved July 15, 2011.^{[dead link]}

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-'''Henry F. Chan''' ({{zh|陳發中}}) is an American film and television director.  He has directed over 200 episodes of television for all major U.S. networks.  In 2013 He directed his first Chinese language film 100 Days (真愛100天) in Taiwan.
+'''Henry F. Chan''' ({{zh|陳發中}}) is an American film and television director.  He has directed over 200 episodes of television for all major U.S. networks.  In 2013, he directed his first [[Chinese language]] film, ''100 Days'' (真愛100天) in [[Taiwan]].
+==Career==
-At the beginning of his career, Chan won a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for editing ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' in 1986, He was also nominated again the following year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/award_history_search?person=+Henry+Chan&program=&start_year=1949&end_year=2010&network=All&web_category=All&winner=All |title=Primetime Emmy award and nominations for Henry Chan |publisher=Primetime Emmy® Award database |accessdate=July 15, 2011}}</ref> He made his directorial debut, directing ''The Cosby Show'' spin-off ''[[A Different World (TV series)|A Different World]]''. He has since directed episodes of --''Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life, Fresh Off the Boat, Zoe Ever After,  A to Z, Growing Up Fisher, The Neighbors, Whitney, Don't Trust The B.... in Apt. 23, 10 Things I hate about you, Let's Stay Together, Kitchen Confidential, Living Single'', ''[[Moesha]]'', ''[[The Parkers]]'', ''[[Girlfriends (U.S. TV series)|Girlfriends]]'', ''[[The King of Queens]]'', ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'', ''[[Lizzie McGuire]]'' and a few other series.''
+At the beginning of his career, Chan won a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for editing ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' in 1986, he was also nominated again the following year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/award_history_search?person=+Henry+Chan&program=&start_year=1949&end_year=2010&network=All&web_category=All&winner=All |title=Primetime Emmy award and nominations for Henry Chan |publisher=Primetime Emmy® Award database |accessdate=July 15, 2011}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024}}</ref> He made his directorial debut, directing ''[[A Different World (TV series)|A Different World]]''.
+Chan has since directed episodes of several shows, including ''The Ms. Pat Show, Bigger'', ''The Comedy Get Down'', ''Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life'', ''[[Fresh Off the Boat]]'', ''[[Zoe Ever After]]'', ''[[A to Z (TV series)|A to Z]]'', ''[[Growing Up Fisher]]'', ''[[The Neighbors (2012 TV series)|The Neighbors]]'', ''[[Whitney (TV series)|Whitney]]'', ''[[Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23]]'', ''[[10 Things I Hate About You]]'', ''[[Let's Stay Together (TV series)|Let's Stay Together]]'', ''[[Kitchen Confidential (TV series)|Kitchen Confidential]]'', ''[[Living Single]]'', ''[[Moesha]]'', ''[[The Parkers]]'', ''[[Girlfriends (U.S. TV series)|Girlfriends]]'', ''[[The King of Queens]]'', ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'', and ''[[Lizzie McGuire]]''.
-In 2003, Chan directed his first film ''[[Gas (2004 film)|Gas]]'' starring [[Flex Alexander]] and [[Khalil Kain]].
+Chan's Chinese comedy series "Rich House, Poor House" 王子富愁记，aired on [[Youku]] in January 2018.  In 2003, Chan directed his first film ''[[Gas (2004 film)|Gas]]'' starring [[Flex Alexander]] and [[Khalil Kain]].
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+*[Interview with Chan https://www.dga.org/Craft/VisualHistory/Interviews/Henry-Chan]
-*[http://www.alivenotdead.com/henrychan Henry Chan profile at AlivenotDead.com]
+*[https://vimeo.com/channels/henrychandirector Henry Chan] on Vimeo
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