Gail Mancuso

Gail Susan Mancuso (born July 14, 1958 in Melrose Park , Illinois ), also known as Gail Mancuso Cordray , is an American television director and multiple Emmy winner, best known for series such as Roseanne , 30 Rock and Modern Family .

life and career

Mancuso grew up in Melrose Park, Illinois . She is married to Brian Downs and lives alternately in Valencia, California and River Forest (Illinois) .

Mancuso began working on television as a usher on various TV talk shows. She later became script supervisor for Comedy Among Brothers on the TV network Showtime . From 1989 she began directing the series Roseanne as an associate director . After one of the directors left the show in 1991, she got the chance to continue as one of the main directors of the series into the eighth season. She then re-directed other TV series such as Friends , Dharma & Greg and A Trio to Bite . In 2007 Mancuso began work on the CBS Sitcom Rules of Engagement . She also directed episodes of 30 Rock and Scrubs . In 2008 she received the Gracie Awards for her work in 30 Rock . In 2011 she was nominated for an Emmy for the episode Slow Down Your Neighbors of the series Modern Family . In 2012, she directed Roseanne Barr and John Goodman in the pilot episode of Downwardly Mobile , which NBC commissioned but ultimately discontinued. In 2013, she won an Emmy for directing the episode Arrested of Modern Family . In 2014 she won an Emmy again, this time for directing the Las Vegas episode of the Modern Family series.

Filmography

• 1991, 1996: Roseanne
• 1995, 1999: Friends
• 1996: Sabrina - Totally Bewitched! (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch)
• 1997, 1998: Ellen
• 1997, 2001: Dharma & Greg
• 1998: King of Queens (The King of Queens)
• 1999, 2001: A Trio to Eat (Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place)
• 2000, 2001: Yes, Dear
• 2001: Three Sisters
• 2001: Inside Schwartz
• 2001, 2003: Reba
• 2001, 2003: Becker
• 2001, 2003: Gilmore Girls
• 2002-2010: Scrubs - The Beginners (Scrubs)
• 2003: My Big Fat Greek Life
• 2003, 2004: Married to the Kellys
• 2004: The Tracy Morgan Show
• 2004: Joey
• 2004: Two and a Half Men
• 2005: Rodney
• 2006-2010: 30 Rock
• 2007–2013: Rules of Engagement
• 2009: Cougar Town
• 2010–2011: Shit! My Dad Says ($ # *! My Dad Says)
• since 2010: Modern Family
• 2012: Suburgatory
• 2012: Are You There, Chelsea?
• 2013: Apartment 23  ( Don't Trust the B ---- in Apartment 23 , TV series, 2 episodes)

Awards

• 2008 Gracie Award - Outstanding Directing of an Entertainment Series or Special 30 Rock
• 2011 Nomination Emmy Awards - Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Modern Family (Episode Slow Down Your Neighbors )
• 2011 Nomination - Best Director of the Caucus of Producers, Writers & Directors Awards
• 2013 Emmy Awards - Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Modern Family (Episode Arrested )
• 2014 Emmy Awards - Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Modern Family (Episode Las Vegas )

Web links

• Gail Mancuso in theInternet Movie Database(English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Megan Dooley: TV director has real 'Modern Family' in River Forest . In: Wednesday Journal . September 6, 2011. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
2. ↑ 2008 Gracie Awards® Winners . Alliance for Women in Media. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 26, 2014. 
3. ↑ 2008 Gracie Awards® Winners . Alliance for Women in Media. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 26, 2014. 
4. ↑ Alex Ben Block: Lionsgate's Kevin Beggs Named Executive of the Year by Caucus of Producers, Writers & Directors . In: The Hollywood Reporter , November 21, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2014.