Scott Brazil

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Scott Brazil (born May 12, 1955 in Sacramento County , USA ; † April 17, 2006 in Sherman Oaks , USA ) was an American film producer and director, as well as Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner.

Career

During his childhood, Brazil lived in Sacramento County near South Land Park Hills. He was a student at the University of Southern California , where he from the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism the academic title Bachelor was awarded of Science.

"Hill Street Police Station"

Brazil worked on 54 episodes of the series and directed 18 short films. In 1983 and 1984, he won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for his work on Hill Street Police Station and a 1983 Golden Globe Award . He was also nominated for two other Emmys and two Golden Globes for the series .

"The Shield - Law of Violence"

Since production started in 2002, Brazil worked on The Shield - Law of Violence . He directed 11 episodes of the series, more than any other director in the series. As a producer of the series, he won a Golden Globe Award in the category Best Drama Series in 2002 . At the end of episode 6.01, Brazil was featured posthumously with "In Memory of Scott Brazil" and on a DVD of the fifth season .

further activities

Brazil directed episodes of the television series Grey's Anatomy , CSI: Miami , JAG - On behalf of the honor (3 episodes), Nip / Tuck - Beauty Has Its Price (2 episodes), LAX , Buffy - The Vampire Slayer and Nash Bridges . He also produced TV 101 , WIOU , Space Rangers , Like Mother, like Son (as co-executive producer with Larry Garrison, President of SilverCreek Entertainment and Live Shot).

Brazil was the co-executive producer of Cracker and other television series. He was a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Private

He and his wife Marie had a 17-year-old daughter and a 14-year-old son. Brazil died on April 17, 2006, at the age of 50, of lung failure due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's syndrome ) and Lyme disease .

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personal data
SURNAME Brazil, Scott
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American producer and director
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Sacramento County , USA
DATE OF DEATH April 17, 2006
Place of death Sherman Oaks , USA