John Whitesell
John Whitesell | |
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| Born | John Patrick Whitesell Iowa Falls, Iowa, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Simpson College |
| Occupation(s) | Television and film director |
| Spouse | Jolie Barnett |
| Family | Sean Whitesell (brother) Patrick Whitesell (brother) Chris Whitesell (brother) Jim Whitesell (brother) Maria Quiban (sister-in-law) |
John Patrick Whitesell is an American television and film director. He has directed numerous films such as Calendar Girl , Big Momma's House 2 and Holidate . He started his career as a film director in 1993.
Early life and education
[edit ]Whitesell is the son of Patricia and John Patrick "Jack" Whitesell.[1] He has five brothers Sean Whitesell, Christopher Whitesell, Thomas, Patrick Whitesell, and James Whitesell.[2] [3] [4] Originally from Iowa Falls, Iowa, Whitesell attended Simpson College,[5] [6] [7] before moving to New York City to study acting and directing at Circle in The Square.
Career
[edit ]His credits include Law & Order , Roseanne , Doctor, Doctor , A Different World , Baby Boom , Coach and Tattingers .
He won a Daytime Emmy Award (Outstanding Direction For A Daytime Drama Series - John Whitesell, Bruce S. Barry, Matthew Diamond, Irene M. Pace, Robert D. Kochman, Joanne Rivituso, and Joanne Sedwick) for his work on CBS Daytime's Guiding Light , and worked on Another World (NBC Daytime), Texas and Search for Tomorrow (as executive producer from November 1985 - December 1986)."[8] [9]
Theatre
[edit ]His theater credits include Happily Ever After, And That's the Way It Was, Solo for Two Voices, Towards Zero, and The Glass Menagerie .
Personal life
[edit ]He is married to Jolie Barnett.[10] [11] They are members of Kehillat Israel.[12]
Filmography as director
[edit ]- Calendar Girl (1993)
- See Spot Run (2001)
- Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)
- Big Momma's House 2 (2006)
- Deck the Halls (2006)
- Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)
- Thunderstruck (2012)
- Holidate (2020)
References
[edit ]- ^ Chicago Sun-Times: "Celebrity Status: Like Rest of Family, Whitesell at Home on Stage -- Only His Is Gentile Center" by Toni Ginnetti January 30, 2006
- ^ Deadline: "Sean Whitesell Dies: Television Writer-Producer And Brother Of WME’s Patrick Whitesell Was 52" by Ross A. Lincoln December 31, 2015
- ^ The Wrap: "Sean Whitesell, TV Writer and Brother of WME’s Patrick Whitesell, Dead at 52" by Jeff Sneider December 31, 2015
- ^ The Courier: "Iowa Falls family finds ties to show business" by Jessica Miller Mar 12, 2001
- ^ "Forbes List Directory". Forbes .
- ^ "Past Recipients of Alumni Awards – Simpson College". Archived from the original on 2013年01月19日. Retrieved 2013年03月15日.
- ^ http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-whitesell/13/a3/13 [self-published source ]
- ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times . 24 February 1986.
- ^ "Breaking News | TheFutonCritic.com - The Web's Best Television Resource". TheFutonCritic.com. 2012年01月13日. Retrieved 2022年05月05日.
- ^ Los Angeles Times: "Hot property to the Hollywood Hills and Beyond" by Ruth Ryon January 02, 2000
- ^ Los Angeles Times: "Obituary - Robert Louis Barnett" July 30, 2003
- ^ Kehillat Israel: "COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY" Archived 2016年11月25日 at the Wayback Machine retrieved December 5, 2016