ISCOVE, Robert 1947–

(Rob Iscove)

PERSONAL

Born July 4, 1947, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; children: Jonathan David (a musician), Adam (a musician), Emily.

Addresses:

Agent—William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; Jack Leighton, Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401. Manager—Todd Harris Management, 9229 Sunset Blvd., Suite 405, West Hollywood, CA 90069.

Career:

Director, producer, and choreographer.

Member:

Directors Guild of America.

Awards, Honors:

Emmy Award, outstanding choreography, 1976, for The Bell Telephone Jubilee; Gemini Award, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, best writer for a variety program, 1979; Emmy Award, outstanding individual direction in performing arts, 1984, for Dorothy Hamill in Romeo & Juliet on Ice; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding directing for a variety or music program, 1998, for Cinderella.

CREDITS

Television Choreographer; Series:

The Helen Reddy Show, NBC, 1973.

The Big Show, NBC, 1980.

The Glen Campbell Music Show, c. 1982–83.

Television Work; Series:

Director, Wiseguy, CBS, multiple episodes, between 1987 and 1989.

(With others) Executive producer, Profit, Fox, 1996.

Television Director; Miniseries:

Firestarter 2: Rekindled (also known as Firestarter: Rekindled), Sci–Fi Channel, 2002.

Television Director; Movies:

Chautauqua Girl, CBC, 1983.

Love & Larceny, CBC, 1985.

Murder in Black and White, CBS, 1990.

Shattered Dreams, CBS, 1990.

Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (also known as Mission of the Shark), CBS, 1991.

Breaking the Silence, CBS, 1992.

Terror on Track 9, CBS, 1992.

Dying to Love You (also known as Lethal White Female), CBS, 1993.

Miracle on Interstate 880 (also known as Miracle on I–880), NBC, 1993.

River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene (also known as Murder on the Rio Grande), CBS, 1993.

The Forget–Me–Not Murders (also known as Janek: Forget–Me–Not Murders), CBS, 1994.

Janek: The Silent Betrayal (also known as A Silent Betrayal), CBS, 1994.

Without Consent (also known as Tell Laura I Love Her and Trapped and Deceived), ABC, 1994.

Without Warning, CBS, 1994.

It Was Him or Us, CBS, 1995.

Dark Angel (also known as James Cameron's "Dark Angel"), Fox, 1996.

Murder in My Mind, CBS, 1997.

Television Producer; Movies:

(With others) Dying to Love You (also known as Lethal White Female), CBS, 1993.

(With others) Miracle on Interstate 880 (also known as Miracle on I–880), NBC, 1993.

River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene (also known as Murder on the Rio Grande), CBS, 1993.

The Forget–Me–Not Murders (also known as Janek: Forget–Me–Not Murders), CBS, 1994.

Janek: The Silent Betrayal (also known as A Silent Betrayal), CBS, 1994.

Without Consent (also known as Tell Laura I Love Her and Trapped and Deceived), ABC, 1994.

Without Warning, CBS, 1994.

It Was Him or Us, CBS, 1995.

Dark Angel, Fox, 1996.

Television Director; Specials:

Jack: A Flash Fantasy (rock opera), CBC, 1972.

(As Rob Iscove) Alice Cooper's stage segments, Alice Cooper & Friends, 1977.

Dancing in the Wings (musical), ABC, 1977.

Dorothy Hamill in Romeo & Juliet on Ice (also known as Romeo and Juliet on Ice), CBS, 1983.

Pajama Tops, Showtime, 1983.

All for One (musical), CBC, 1985.

"The Prodigious Mr. Hickey" (also known as "The Lawrenceville Stories: The Return of Hickey" and "The Prodigious Mr. William Hicks"), American Playhouse, PBS, 1987.

"Cinderella" (also known as Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Cinderella"), The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1997.

Television Producer; Specials:

Dorothy Hamill in Romeo & Juliet on Ice (also known as Romeo and Juliet on Ice), CBS, 1983.

All for One (musical), CBC, 1985.

Television Choreographer; Specials:

(As Rob Iscove) Burt Bacharach: Close to You, ABC, 1972.

Burt Bacharach: Opus No. 3, ABC, 1973.

(As Rob Iscove) Ann–Margret Olsson, NBC, 1974.

(As Rob Iscove) Ann–Margret Smith, NBC, 1975.

The Bell Telephone Jubilee (also known as Bell System Family Theatre), NBC, 1976.

(As Rob Iscove) The Dorothy Hamill Special, ABC, 1976.

(As Rob Iscove) Ann–Margret … Rhinestone Cowgirl, NBC, 1977.

(As Rob Iscove) They Said It with Music: Yankee Doodle to Ragtime, 1977.

(As Rob Iscove) Dorothy Hamill Presents Winners, 1978.

The 50th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1978.

(As Rob Iscove) The Funny World of Fred & Bunni, CBS, 1978.

Steve & Eydie Celebrate Irving Berlin, NBC, 1978.

Television Director; Episodic:

(As Rob Iscove) Mary, CBS, 1978.

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye, HBO, 1983.

(As Rob Iscove) "The Big Lie," Kids Incorporated, syndicated and The Disney Channel, 1985.

(As Rob Iscove) "Mabella," Kids Incorporated, syndicated and The Disney Channel, 1985.

(As Rob Iscove) "A Pain in the Neck," Kids Incorporated, syndicated and The Disney Channel, 1985.

"Puss in Boots," Faerie Tale Theater (also known as Shelley Duvall's "Faerie Tale Theater"), Showtime, 1985.

(As Rob Iscove; with others) "Chartbusters," Kids Incorporated, The Disney Channel, c. 1986.

"Conversation over a Corpse," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, USA Network, 1987.

"The Initiation," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, USA Network, 1987.

"The Little Mermaid," Faerie Tale Theater (also known as Shelley Duvall's "Faerie Tale Theater"), Showtime, 1987.

"Man on the Edge," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, USA Network, 1987.

(As Rob Iscove) "Crimes below the Waist," Sonny Spoon, NBC, 1988.

"The Hill," Tour of Duty, CBS, 1988.

"Now You See It …, " Probe, ABC, 1988.

High Mountain Rangers, CBS, 1988.

(As Rob Iscove) "The Dreaded Return of Russell Buckins," 21 Jump Street, Fox, 1989.

"The Icarus Factor," Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as The Next Generation and Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1989.

"Leap of Faith," Miami Vice, NBC, 1989.

Profit, Fox, 1996.

"From Justin to Kelly: The Rise of Two American Idols," American Idol, 2003.

Also directed episodes of My Secret Identity, syndicated.

Television Director; Pilots:

The Incredible Ida Early, NBC, 1987.

The Flash, CBS, 1990.

Save the Last Dance, Fox, 2002.

Director of the unaired pilot The 119.

Film Director:

She's All That, Miramax, 1999.

Boys and Girls, Dimension Films, 2000.

From Justin to Kelly (also known as From Justin to Kelly: A Tale of Two American Idols and From Justin to Kelly: With Love), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Film Choreographer:

(As Rob Iscove) Jesus Christ Superstar (musical), Universal, 1973.

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1976.

(As Rob Iscove) Silent Movie, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1976.

Stage Director:

(As Rob Iscove) Peter Pan: The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up (musical), Lunt–Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1979–81.

(As Rob Iscove) Copperfield (musical), American National Theatre and Academy Playhouse, New York City, 1981.

The Ten Commandments (musical), Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles, 2004.

Stage Choreographer:

(As Rob Iscove) Peter Pan: The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up (musical), Lunt–Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1979–81.

(As Rob Iscove) Copperfield (musical), American National Theatre and Academy Playhouse, New York City, 1981.

Stage Appearances:

Hal, Henry, Sweet Henry (musical), Palace Theatre, New York City, 1967.

Also appeared in regional productions of All for One and Hometown.