Attias, Daniel (Dan Attias, Don Attias)

PERSONAL

Some sources cite full name as Daniel Richard Attias; married Diana (an editor and writer); children: two. Education: Graduated from the University of California, Berkeley; University of California, Los Angeles, M.F.A., film production; also studied acting in Los Angeles for three years.

Addresses:

Agent—Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Manager—Principato/Young Management, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 880, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Director and producer. Volunteer; affiliated with the Attias Family Foundation, Los Angeles; founder (with Diana Attias) of the Social Entrepreneurial Fund with the Liberty Hill Foundation, 1998; affiliated with the Ocean Park Community Center; also volunteered as a drumming instructor for children and involved in other efforts.

Member:

Directors Guild of America, Phi Beta Kappa.

Awards, Honors:

International Fantasy Film Award nomination, best film, Fantasporto, 1988, for Silver Bullet; Founder's Award (with Diana Attias), Liberty Hill Foundation, 1999, for volunteer work; Directors Guild of America Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in a dramatic series—night, 2000, for "46 Long," an episode of The Sopranos; Directors Guild of American Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in a dramatic series—night, 2003, for "Back to the Garden," an episode of Six Feet Under; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding directing for a comedy series, 2006, for "Oh, Mandy," an episode of Entourage; named the filmmaker of the year by the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Theater, Film and Television.

CREDITS

Film Work:

(As Dan Attias) Directors Guild of America trainee, Airplane! (also known as Flying High and Flying High!), Paramount, 1980.

(As Dan Attias) Key second assistant director, The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper (also known as Pursuit), Universal, 1981.

Director, Leon's Case, 1982.

Second assistant director, Hammett, Warner Bros./Orion, 1982.

Second assistant director, One from the Heart, Columbia, 1982.

Second assistant director, White Dog, Paramount, 1982.

Second assistant director, E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial (also known as A Boy's Life, E.T., E.T. and Me, and Night Skies), MCA/Universal, 1982, longer version released as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary.

(As Dan Attias) Assistant director, "It's a Good Life," "Kick the Can," and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," all Twilight Zone—The Movie, Warner Bros., 1983.

Director, Silver Bullet (also known as Stephen King's "Silver Bullet"), Paramount, 1985.

Television Work; Series:

Producer, Party of Five, Fox, 1998-99.

Co-executive producer, Party of Five, Fox, 1999-2000.

Supervising producer, Party of Five, Fox, 1999-2000.

Executive producer, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (also known as It's Always Sunny and It's Always Sunny on TV), FX Network, 2005—.

Television Work; Movies:

Second assistant director, Skyward, NBC, 1980.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Baby Blues," Miami Vice (also known as Gold Coast and Miami Unworthiness), NBC, 1986.

"The Engagement," Fast Times (also known as Fast Times at Ridgemont High), CBS, 1986.

"To Live and Die on TV," Sledge Hammer! (also known as Mr. Gun, Sledge Hammer, and Sledge Hammer: The Early Years), ABC, 1986.

"State of Sledge," Sledge Hammer! (also known as Mr. Gun, Sledge Hammer, and Sledge Hammer: The Early Years), ABC, 1987.

"The Keepsake," The Young Riders, ABC, 1989.

"Labyrinths," Beauty and the Beast (also known as A Szepseg es a szoernyeteg, Die Schoene und das Biest, I pentamorfi kai to teras, La bella e la bestia, La bella y la bestia, La belle et la bete, and Skonheden og udyret), CBS, 1989.

"Stand by Your Man," 21 Jump Street, Fox, 1989.

"Tricks," Max Monroe: Loose Cannon (also known as Max Monroe), CBS, 1990.

"Unfinished Business," 21 Jump Street, Fox, 1990.

Beverly Hills 90210, Fox, multiple episodes, 1990-94.

"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," Jake and the Fatman, CBS, 1991.

"Friends & Lovers," Melrose Place, Fox, 1992.

"Polluted Affairs," Melrose Place, Fox, 1992.

"Responsibly Yours," Melrose Place, Fox, 1992.

"Bridesmaid Revisited," Going to Extremes, ABC, 1993.

"Pirates!," The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (also known as Brisco County, Jr.), Fox, 1993.

"Sanctuary," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1993.

Northern Exposure, CBS, multiple episodes, 1993 and 1995.

"Back in the Saddle," The Byrds of Paradise, ABC, 1994.

"Virtual Reality," Winnetka Road, NBC, 1994.

"Child's Play," The Client (also known as John Grisham's "The Client"), CBS, 1995.

"Contact," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), ABC, 1995.

"What Is Love?," Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, CBS, 1995.

Picket Fences (also known as Smalltown USA, High Secret City—La ville du grand secret, La famiglia Brock, Picket Fences—Tatort Gartenzaun, Rome—Stadt im Zwielicht, Rooman sheriffi, Sheriffen, Smaastadsliv, and Un drole de sherif), CBS, multiple episodes, 1995-96.

Party of Five, Fox, multiple episodes, 1995-2000.

"Christmas," Early Edition, CBS, 1996.

"The Grape Escape," Mr. & Mrs. Smith, CBS, 1996.

"The Cat," Early Edition, CBS, 1997.

"The Dirty Joke," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1997.

"The Medal," Early Edition, CBS, 1997.

"Burden of Proof," The Practice, ABC, 1998.

"Second Sight," Early Edition, CBS, 1998.

"The Dirty Joke," Ally (edited version of Ally McBeal), Fox, 1999.

"46 Long," The Sopranos (also known as Made in Jersey, Sopranos, Die Sopranos, Familia Soprano, Les Soprano, Los Soprano, Maffiozok, and Sopranod), HBO, 1999.

"The Deal," The Practice, ABC, 2000.

"Shadow," Buffy the Vampire Slayer (also known as BtVS, Buffy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Series, Nightfall, Bafi, ubica vampira, Buffy, a vampirok reme, Buffy, cacadora de vampiros, Buffy contre les vampires, Buffy i vampirofonissa, Buffy—Im Bann der Daemonen, Buffy, l'ammazzavampiri, Buffy, la cazavampiros, Buffy och vampyrerna, Buffy—Vampyrdaeberen, Buffy vampyrdoedaren, Buffy—Vampyrenes skrekk, Buffy—Vampyrernes skraek, and Buffy, vampyyrintappaja), The WB, 2000.

"The Time She Turned 21," Time of Your Life (also known as New York Life, Sarah, Cenerentola a New York, New York Life—Endlich im Leben!, Pala omenaa, and Singel i New York), Fox, 2000.

"The Case of Harland Bassett," The Practice, ABC, 2001.

"Crush," Buffy the Vampire Slayer (also known as BtVS, Buffy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Series, Nightfall, Bafi, ubica vampira, Buffy, a vampirok reme, Buffy, cacadora de vampiros, Buffy contre les vampires, Buffy i vampirofonissa, Buffy—Im Bann der Daemonen, Buffy, l'ammazzavampiri, Buffy, la cazavampiros, Buffy och vampyrerna, Buffy—Vampyrdaeberen, Buffy vampyrdoedaren, Buffy—Vampyrenes skrekk, Buffy—Vampyrernes skraek, and Buffy, vampyyrintappaja), The WB, 2001.

"Killing Time," The Practice, ABC, 2001.

"The Telltale Moozadell," The Sopranos (also known as Made in Jersey, Sopranos, Die Sopranos, Familia Soprano, Les Soprano, Los Soprano, Maffiozok, and Sopranod), HBO, 2001.

Alias, ABC, multiple episodes, 2001-2005.

"Kill Zone," CSI: Miami (also known as CSI Miami), CBS, 2002.

"Mergers and Acquisitions," The Sopranos (also known as Made in Jersey, Sopranos, Die Sopranos, Familia Soprano, Les Soprano, Los Soprano, Maffiozok, and Sopranod), HBO, 2002.

girls club, Fox, 2002.

Six Feet Under, HBO, multiple episodes, 2002-2005.

"The Debut," The O.C. (also known as California Teens, Newport Beach, O.C., O.C., California, Orange County, A Narancsvidek, O.C.—Um estranho no paraiso, and Zycie na fali), Fox, 2003.

"Duck and Cover," The Wire (also known as A escuta, Drot, Langalla, Oi dioktes tou eglimatos, and Sur ecoute), HBO, 2003.

"Catch and Release," Boston Legal (also known as Fleet Street, The Practice: Fleet Street, and The Untitled Practice), ABC, 2004.

(Sometimes cited as Don Attias) "Chasing the Past," American Dreams (also known as Bandstand, Miss American Pie, and Our Generation), NBC, 2004.

"Flashpants," Huff (also known as !Huff), Showtime, 2004.

"I'm Your Boogie Man," Line of Fire (also known as Lines of Duty), ABC, 2004.

"Straight and True," The Wire (also known as A escuta, Drot, Langalla, Oi dioktes tou eglimatos, and Sur ecoute), HBO, 2004.

(As Dan Attias) Entourage, HBO, multiple episodes, beginning 2004.

(As Dan Attias) "First Scandal," Commander in Chief (also known as Untitled Geena Davis Project, Welcome Mrs. President, Rouva presidentti, and Senora presidenta), ABC, 2005.

"Numbers," Lost, ABC, 2005.

(Often credited as Dan Attias) House M.D. (also known as House), Fox, multiple episodes, 2005-2006.

(As Dan Attias) It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (also known as It's Always Sunny and It's Always Sunny on TV), FX Network, multiple episodes, 2005-2006.

(As Dan Attias) "The Christmas Show," Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (also known as Studio 7 on the Sunset Strip and Studio 60), NBC, 2006.

(As Dan Attias) "I Am Not the Fine Man You Take Me For," Deadwood, HBO, 2006.

(As Dan Attias) "Margin of Error," The Wire (also known as A escuta, Drot, Langalla, Oi dioktes tou eglimatos, and Sur ecoute), HBO, 2006.

"Chapter Seven ‘Out of Time’" (also known as "Out of Time"), Heroes, NBC, 2007.

"Kingdom Come," Big Love, HBO, 2007.

(As Dan Attias) "Turning Point," The Nine (also known as The Nin9 and Untitled Hank and K. J. Steinberg Project), ABC, 2007.

(As Dan Attias) "We Are Not Animals," Damages, FX Network, 2007.

(As Dan Attias) "Jumping the Gun," Friday Night Lights, NBC, 2008.

"Transitions," The Wire (also known as A escuta, Drot, Langalla, Oi dioktes tou eglimatos, and Sur ecoute), HBO, 2008.

Directed "Holiday on Ice," an unaired episode of The Great Defender, Fox; directed "Yankee Glory," an unaired episode of New York News, CBS; and directed "The Time They Got Busy," an unaired episode of Time of Your Life (also known as New York Life, Sarah, Cenerentola a New York, New York Life—Endlich im Leben!, Pala omenaa, and Singel i New York), Fox. Some sources cite Attias as the director of "Block Party," Big Love, HBO, 2009.

Television Director; Pilots:

Homewood P.I., CBS, 2000.

Zip, NBC, 2007.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; Episodic:

"Bust-Out," The Sopranos (also known as Made in Jersey, Sopranos, Die Sopranos, Familia Soprano, Les Soprano, Los Soprano, Maffiozok, and Sopranod), HBO, 2000.