David Odell (born July 8, 1943) is an American

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

and

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

. Odell was nominated in 1980 for an

Emmy The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award catego ...

for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program for ''

The Muppet Show ''The Muppet Show'' is a variety sketch comedy television series created by Jim Henson and starring the Muppets. It is presented as a variety show, featuring recurring sketches and musical numbers interspersed with ongoing plot-lines with ru ...

'' alongside

Jim Henson James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, actor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets. Henson was also well known for creating ''Fraggle Rock'' ( ...

, Don Hinkley, and Jerry Juhl. He won the award the following year with co-nominees Jerry Juhl and

Chris Langham Christopher Langham (born 14 April 1949) is an English writer, actor, and comedian. He is known for playing the cabinet minister Hugh Abbot in the BBC sitcom ''The Thick of It'', and as presenter Roy Mallard in '' People Like Us'', first on ...

Filmography

* ''

Cry Uncle! ''Cry Uncle!'', released in the UK as ''Super Dick'' (theatrical title) and ''American Oddballs'' (video title), is a 1971 American film in the Troma Entertainment library. It is directed by John G. Avildsen and stars Allen Garfield. The stor ...

'' (1971) * '' Between Time and Timbuktu'' (with Fred Barzyk and David R. Loxton) (1972) (TV) * '' Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues'' (with Paul Williams) (1972) * ''

'' (1979–1981) (TV) * '' The Muppet Movie'' (with Jack Burns and Jerry Juhl) (1979) (uncredited) * '' Running Scared'' (1980) * ''

The Dark Crystal ''The Dark Crystal'' is a 1982 dark fantasy, dark fantasy film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. It stars the voices of Stephen Garlick, Lisa Maxwell (actress), Lisa Maxwell, Billie Whitelaw, Percy Edwards, and Barry Dennen. The film was prod ...

'' (1982) * '' Nate and Hayes'' (with John Hughes) (1983) * ''

Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. Th ...

'' (1984) * ''

Masters of the Universe ''Masters of the Universe'' (sometimes referred to as the ''He-Man'' or ''She-Ra'' series) is a sword and planet-themed media franchise created by Mattel. The main premise revolves around the conflict between He-Man (the alter ego of Prince A ...

'' (1987) * '' Tales from the Darkside'' (1987) (TV) * '' Monsters'' (1988–1990) (TV) * '' Martians Go Home'' (1990) (Director)

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* 1943 births Living people Film directors from Illinois American male screenwriters American television writers Primetime Emmy Award winners American male television writers {{US-film-director-1940s-stub