KAGAN, Jeremy 1945–
(Jeremy Paul Kagan)

PERSONAL

Full name, Jeremy Paul Kagan; born December 14, 1945, in Mt. Vernon, NY; son of Henry Enoch and Esther (maiden name, Miller) Kagan; married Elaine Goren, March 17, 1974; children: Eve Laura. Education: Harvard University, B.A. (magna cum laude), Russian history and literature, 1967; New York University, M.F.A., 1969; American Film Institute, 1971. Avocational Interests: Playing the clarinet, painting.

Addresses: Contact— Our Own Co., Brentwood Management, 11812 San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049–5022; c/o Directors Guild of America, 7920 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90046–0907.

Career: Director, producer, and writer. Worked as animator, 1968; Sundance Institute, artistic director, 1991–96; University of Southern California, Graduate Film School, adjunct professor; guest lecturer for Phi Beta Kappa, American Film Institute, and Motion Picture Academy; multimedia show designer, White House Conference on Youth and Education.

Member: Writers Guild of America, Directors Guild of America (national board member, 1985—), Phi Beta Kappa.

Awards, Honors: American Animators, first prize, 1968, for Once upon a Line; Golden Eagle Award, and Silver Knight Award, Malta Festival, both 1973, for The Love Song of Charles Faberman; Emmy Award nomination, 1973, for "My Dad Lives in a Downtown Hotel," ABC After-School Special ; Grand Prize, Montreal Film Festival, and Christopher Award, 1982, Special Jury Prize, Paris Film Festival, 1987, all for The Chosen; Gold Prize, Moscow Film Festival, 1987, for The Journey of Natty Gann; CableACE Award, 1987, for Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago Eight; Emmy Award, outstanding individual achievement in directing for a drama series, 1996, for Chicago Hope.

CREDITS

Film Director:

Once upon a Line (animated short film), 1968.

Mate–Game (short film), 1969.

How Do You Seduce a Man? (documentary), 1969.

The "What Did You Think of the Movie? " Movie, 1970.

The Love Song of Charles Faberman, American Film Institute, 1973.

Scott Joplin, Universal, 1977.

Heroes, Universal, 1977.

The Big Fix, Universal, 1977.

The Chosen, Contemporary, 1982.

The Sting II, Universal, 1983.

The Journey of Natty Gann, Buena Vista, 1985.

Big Man on Campus (also known as The Hunchback Hairball of L.A. and The Hunchback of UCLA ), Vestron Video/Live Home Video, 1991.

By the Sword, 1991.

Incoming, 2000.

Television Director; Movies:

Unwed Father, ABC, 1974.

Katherine (also known as The Radical ), ABC, 1975.

Sleeping Beauty, 1983.

Courage, CBS, 1986.

(And producer) The Trial of the Chicago Eight (also known as Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 ), HBO, 1987.

Descending Angel, HBO, 1990.

And producer, Roswell (also known as Roswell: The U.F.O. Cover Up and Incident at Roswell ), Showtime, 1994.

The Hired Heart, Lifetime, 1997.

Color of Justice, Showtime, 1997.

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (also known as California Gold ), CBS, 2001.

Bobbie's Girl, Showtime, 2002.

Television Director; Miniseries:

(As Jeremy Paul Kagan) "God's Equation," Taken (also known as Steven Spielberg Presents Taken ), Sci–Fi Channel, 2002.

Television Director; Specials:

"My Dad Lives in a Downtown Hotel," ABC After– School Special, ABC, 1973.

Television Director; Pilots:

Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders (also known as The Haunted Monastery ), ABC, 1974.

(And coproducer) Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman, ABC, 1993.

Television Director; Episodic:

"All in the Family," Nichols (also known as James Garner as Nichols and James Garner ), NBC, 1972.

"The Most Crucial Game," Columbo, NBC, 1972.

"Sleeping Beauty," Faerie Tale Theater (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre ), Showtime, 1983.

"Mr. Dreeb Comes to Town," Picket Fences, CBS, 1992.

"Nuclear Meltdowns," Picket Fences, CBS, 1993.

"Food Chains," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1994.

"Leave of Absence," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995.

"Heart of Saturday Night," Picket Fences, CBS, 1995.

"Forbidden Fruits," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998.

"El baile" (also known as "The Dance"), Resurrection Blvd., Showtime, 2000.

"Luchando" (also known as "Wrestling"), Resurrection Blvd., Showtime, 2000.

"No te muevas" (also known as "Do Not Move"), Resurrection Blvd., Showtime, 2000.

"The Lame Duck Congress," The West Wing, NBC, 2000.

"Liar's Club: Part 1," Family Law, CBS, 2001.

"Crash," Boomtown, NBC, 2002.

"Stirred," The West Wing, NBC, 2002.

"Back in the Ring," The Guardian, CBS, 2003.

Also directed The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (also known as The New Doctors ); "Heart," The Guardian, CBS.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Moderator, The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft, Sundance Channel, 1998.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Directed Sly Stone's "Everyday People."

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

The Love Song of Charles Faberman, American Film Institute, 1973.

Television Movies:

Katherine (also known as The Radical ), ABC, 1975.

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago Eight, HBO, 1987.

Roswell (also known as Incident at Roswell and Roswell: The U.F.O. Cover–Up ), 1994.