Charles L. Pinsky is an American television producer and director who got his start in sports television but is more famous for his later focus on food and cooking shows. His career began with the

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and

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, which he left two decades ago to develop culinary related television. Pinsky lives in New York City with his daughter Juliette. He has received five

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s for best television cooking series or special. In 2008, he produced a travelogue starring

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, and Claudia Bassols which was aired on

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. Pinsky has his own production company, ''frappé, inc.'' located in New York City, and his credits include: * ''Redbook's Family Chef'' * ''Cuisine Rapide'' (1989 ) * ''

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's Cooking in America'' (1992) * ''Pierre Franey's Cooking in France'' (1995) * ''Pierre Franey's Cooking in Europe'' (1997) * ''Dessert Circus with

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'' (1998) * ''Chez Pépin with

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'' (2000) * ''The Apprentice with

'' (2003) * ''A Spoonful of Ginger: Food as Medicine'' (2000) * ''Jewish Cooking in America with

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'' (39 episodes, 2002) * ''

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:'' ** ''Celebrating the Humor of

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'' (2001), the history of sitcoms ** ''Celebrating the Humor of

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'' (2002), post-

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humor * ''Once Upon a Potty for him'' (1990), ''Once Upon a Potty for her'' (1990) * '"Barbecue University" I, II, III, IV (2002–06) * '"The Potty Movie" (2007) * '' Spain... on the Road Again'' (2008) * '' Kimchi Chronicles'' (2011)

Sources

* * (for production years)

External links

frappé, inc.
(company website) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Television producers from New York City American television directors {{tv-director-stub