Alan Taylor (Director)
Alan Taylor (* 1965 ) is an American film and television director , film producer and screenwriter .
Life
Taylor was born to videographer James J. Taylor and curator and writer Mimi Cazort . His sister is the musician Anna Domino .
Taylor was best known as the director of television series for HBO . He has directed several episodes of the series Oz - Hell Behind Bars , Sex and the City and The Sopranos, among others . He later directed television series such as Mad Men , Bored to Death , Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones .
His first feature film, Palookaville , was made in 1995. The Emperor's New Clothes followed in 2001 and Kill the Poor in 2003 . In December 2011, Taylor took on the direction of the Thor sequel Thor - The Dark Kingdom , which hit theaters in October 2013. He then directed Terminator: Genisys (2015).
Private life
Taylor is married to the German make-up artist Nicki Ledermann ( Sex and the City , Der Teufel wears Prada , Boardwalk Empire ). The marriage resulted in two daughters and a son.
Filmography (selection)
- 1990: That Burning Question (short film)
- 1993–1999: Homicide ( Homicide: Life on the Street , TV series, 7 episodes)
- 1995: Palookaville
- 1996–1997: Traders (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 1997–1998: Oz - Hell Behind Bars ( Oz , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1999–2000: The West Wing - In the Center of Power ( The West Wing , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1999–2003: Sex and the City (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 1999–2007: The Sopranos ( The Sopranos , TV series, 9 episodes)
- 2001: The Emperor's New Clothes
- 2002: Six Feet Under ( Six Feet Under , TV series, episode)
- 2003: Kill the Poor
- 2004–2005: Deadwood (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2005: Lost (TV series, episode)
- 2005: Rome (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2007–2008: Mad Men (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2008: 1% (TV movie)
- 2009: In Treatment - The Therapeut ( In Treatment , TV series, an episode)
- 2009–2010: Bored to Death (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2010: The Wonderful Maladys (TV movie)
- 2010: Nurse Jackie (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2010: Boardwalk Empire (TV series, episode)
- 2011–2012, 2017: Game of Thrones (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 2013: Thor - The Dark Kingdom (Thor: The Dark World)
- 2015: Terminator: Genisys
Web links
- Alan Taylor in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ "Thor 2": Alan Taylor becomes the new director at filmstarts.de, accessed on April 15, 2013
- ↑ a b The talented Ms. Ledermann at zeit.de, accessed on April 15, 2013
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SURNAME | Taylor, Alan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film and television director, film producer, and screenwriter |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1965 |