Jeffrey L. Melman (born May 18, 1947) is an American television director and producer. Melman has directed for several present-day network television series. More recently Melman has directed episodes of ABC's ''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into ...

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Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a to ...

''. Melman previously directed on many hit sitcoms which include ''

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' is an American television sitcom created by Andy and Susan Borowitz for NBC. It aired from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. The series stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart ...

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Malcolm in the Middle ''Malcolm in the Middle'' is an American family television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for Fox. The series premiered on January 9, 2000, and ended on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes. The series follows a dysfunctiona ...

'', ''

Everybody Loves Raymond ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is an American sitcom television series created by Philip Rosenthal that aired on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005, with a total of 210 episodes spanning nine seasons. It was produced by Where's Lunch a ...

'', '' That's My Bush!'', ''

The King of Queens ''The King of Queens'' is an American television sitcom that ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007, a total of nine seasons and 207 episodes. The series was created by Michael J. Weithorn and David Litt, who also served as the sh ...

'', ''

Two and a Half Men ''Two and a Half Men'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS for twelve seasons from September 22, 2003, to February 19, 2015. Originally starring Charlie Sheen in the lead role alongside Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones, the ...

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Frasier ''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons. It premiered on September 16, 1993, and ended on May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee (as Grub ...

''. Melman was also a producer on ''

Oliver Beene ''Oliver Beene'' is an American sitcom that premiered on Fox on March 9, 2003. The show was created by Howard Gewirtz. Set in 1962 and 1963, the show chronicled the trials and tribulations of the 11-to-12-year-old Oliver Beene (played by Grant ...

'', ''

Laverne & Shirley ''Laverne & Shirley'' (originally ''Laverne DeFazio & Shirley Feeney'') is an American sitcom television series that played for eight seasons on ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of '' Happy Days'', ''Laverne & Shirley'' st ...

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Night Court ''Night Court'' is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to May 31, 1992. The setting was the night shift of a Manhattan municipal court presided over by a young, unorthodox judge, Harold "Harry" T. Stone (portra ...

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'' (2007) TV series **episode 1.07 "In Which Sam Gets Taken For a Ride" **episode 2.09 "Know When to Fold" *''

Everybody Hates Chris ''Everybody Hates Chris'' is an American television semi-autobiographical sitcom that is inspired by the memories of the teenage years of comedian Chris Rock. The show is set from 1982 to 1987, although Rock himself was actually a teenager from ...

'' **episode 1.21 "Everybody Hates Jail" *''

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian ...

'' (2006) TV series **episode 1.17 "

Icing on the Cake "Icing on the Cake" is the 17th episode from the dramedy series ''Ugly Betty'', which aired March 15, 2007. The episode was written by Dailyn Rodriguez and directed by Jeff Melman. Plot As Grace and Daniel finish having sex in bed while Daniel fe ...

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'' (2005) TV series **episode 2.06 "Into You Like a Train" **episode 2.23 "Blues for Sister Someone" **episode 3.02 "I Am a Tree" **episode 3.05 "Oh, the Guilt" **episode 3.08 "Staring at the Sun" **episode 4.07 "Physical Attraction Chemical Reaction" *'' Hot Properties'' (2005) TV series **episode "Online Dating" **episode "It's a Wonderful Christmas Carol on 34th Street" **episode "When Chloe Met Marco" **episode "Whatever Lola Wants" **episode "Return of the Ring" **episode "Dating Up, Dating Down" **episode "Waiting For Oprah" *'' Living With Fran'' (2005) TV series *''

'' (2004) TV series **episode 1.04 "Who's That Woman?" **episode 1.14 "Love Is in the Air" **episode 1.17 "There Won't Be Trumpets" **episode 1.20 "Fear No More" *''

'' (2003) TV series **episode 5.17 " Fish in a Drawer" **episode 5.19 "Waiting for the Right Snapper" **episode 6.08 "Pinocchio's Mouth" **episode 6.09 "The Mooch at the Boo" **episode 6.10 "He Smelled the Ham, He Got Excited" **episode 6.11 "The Devil's Lube" **episode 6.12 "Thank God for Scoliosis" **episode 6.13 "I Think You Offended Don" **episode 6.14 "David Copperfield Slipped Me a Roofie" **episode 6.15 "I'd Like to Start with the Cat" **episode 6.16 "She'll Still Be Dead at Halftime" *''

Arrested Development The term "arrested development" has had multiple meanings for over 200 years. In the field of medicine, the term "arrested development" was first used, ''circa'' 1835–1836, to mean a stoppage of physical development; the term continues to be use ...

'' (2003) TV series **episode 2.04 "Good Grief!" *''Sixteen to Life'' (2003) TV series *''

Luis Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is arch ...

'' (2003) TV series **episode 1.01 "Pilot" *''

'' (2003) TV series *''Exit 9'' (2003) TV series *''

Off Centre ''Off Centre'' is an American sitcom that aired on The WB network from October 14, 2001, to October 31, 2002. Created by Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, and Danny Zuker, the series was heavily promoted as "from the guys who brought you '' American Pie ...

'' (2001) TV series *'' Scrubs'' (2001) TV series **episode 1.11 "My Own Personal Jesus" *'' That's My Bush!'' (2001) TV series *''

Titus Titus Caesar Vespasianus ( ; 30 December 39 – 13 September 81 AD) was Roman emperor from 79 to 81. A member of the Flavian dynasty, Titus succeeded his father Vespasian upon his death. Before becoming emperor, Titus gained renown as a mili ...

'' (2000) TV series **episode "Tommy's Girlfriend II" *''

'' (2000) TV series **episode 1.05 "Malcolm Babysits" **episode 1.15 "Smunday" **episode 2.04 "Dinner Out" **episode 2.06 "Convention" **episode 2.09 "High School Play" **episode 2.10 "The Bully" **episode 2.16 "Traffic Ticket" **episode 2.17 "Surgery" **episode 2.18 "Reese Cooks" **episode 2.25 "Flashback" **episode 3.05 "Charity" **episode 3.07 "Christmas" **episode 3.10 "Lois's Makeover" **episode 3.13 "Reese Drives" **episode 3.16 "Hal Coaches" **episode 3.18 "Poker #2" **episode 3.21 "Cliques" **episode 4.02 "Humilithon" **episode 4.07 "Malcolm Holds His Tongue" **episode 4.12 "Kicked Out" **episode 4.14 "Hal's Friend" *'' Stark Raving Mad'' (1999) TV series *''

The Parkers ''The Parkers'' is an American television sitcom aired on UPN from August 30, 1999, to May 10, 2004. A Spin-off (media), spin-off of UPN's ''Moesha'', ''The Parkers'' features the mother-daughter team of Nikki (played by Mo'Nique) and Kim Parker ...

'' (1999) TV series *'' Becker'' (1998) TV series *''

Encore! Encore! ''If you are looking for the origin of the term, see Encore. '' ''Encore! Encore!'' is an American sitcom television series created by David Angell, Peter Casey, David Lee, Chuck Ranberg and Anne Flett-Giordano, starring Nathan Lane as an opera ...

'' (1998) TV series *''

'' (1998) TV series **episode 3.04 "Class Struggle" *'' Holding the Baby'' (1998)TV series *''

LateLine ''Lateline'' was an Australian television news program which ran from 1990 until 2017. The program initially aired weeknights on ABC TV. In later years it was also broadcast internationally throughout Asia and the Pacific on the Australia Plu ...

'' (1998) TV series *'' Jenny'' (1997) TV series *''

Veronica's Closet ''Veronica's Closet'' is an American sitcom television series created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, that aired on NBC for three seasons, from September 25, 1997, to December 7, 2000. The show stars Kirstie Alley as Veronica "Ronnie" Chase, ...

'' (1997) TV series **episode "Veronica's Thanksgiving That Keeps on Giving" *'' Fired Up'' (1997) TV series *''

Just Shoot Me! ''Just Shoot Me!'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from March 4, 1997, to November 26, 2003, with a total of 145 half-hour episodes spanning seven seasons. The show was created by Steven Levitan, the show's executive pr ...

'' (1997) TV series *''

Sabrina the Teenage Witch ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a fictional American teenager named Sabrina Spellman. Sabrina was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo, and first appeared ...

'' (1996) TV series **episode 4.03 "Jealousy" **episode 4.10 "Ice Station Sabrina" **episode 4.15 "Love in Bloom" **episode 4.17 "Salem's Daughter" **episode 5.02 "Double Time" **episode 6.15 "Time After Time" **episode 6.16 "Sabrina and the Kiss" **episode 7.04 "Shift Happens" *''

Men Behaving Badly ''Men Behaving Badly'' is a British sitcom that was created and written by Simon Nye. It follows the lives of Gary Strang ( Martin Clunes) and his flatmates Dermot Povey ( Harry Enfield; series 1 only) and Tony Smart ( Neil Morrissey; series ...

'' (1996) TV series *''

'' (1996) TV series **episode 2.20 "T-Ball" **episode 2.22 "Six Feet Under" **episode 2.23 "The Garage Sale" **episode 2.24 & 2.25: "The Wedding, Parts One & Two" *''The Pursuit of Happiness'' (1995) TV series *'' Almost Perfect'' (1995) TV series *'' Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas'' (1994) TV film *''

The George Carlin Show ''The George Carlin Show'' is an American sitcom that aired Sunday at 9:30 pm on the Fox network from January 1994 to July 1995. It was created jointly by Sam Simon and the show's namesake, comedian George Carlin. Synopsis The action was cent ...

'' (1994) TV series *''

'' (1993) TV series **episode 3.06 "Sleeping with the Enemy" **episode 4.02 " Love Bites Dog" **episode 4.04 "A Cranes' Critique" **episode 4.06 " Mixed Doubles" **episode 4.07 " A Lilith Thanksgiving " **episode 4.08 "

Our Father Whose Art Ain't Heaven The fourth season of ''Frasier'' originally aired from September 17, 1996, to May 20, 1997, on NBC, consisting a total of 24 episodes. Cast Main * Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane * Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon * David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane * ...

" **episode 4.13 " Four for the Seesaw" **episode 4.15 "Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein are Dead" **episode 4.19 "Three Dates and a Breakup, Part 1" **episode 4.20 "Three Dates and a Breakup, Part 2" **episode 4.23 "Ask Me No Questions" **episode 4.24 "Odd Man Out" **episode 5.04 "Kid, The" **episode 5.07 "My Fair Frasier" **episode 5.10 "

Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name The fifth season of '' Frasier'' originally aired from September 23, 1997 to May 19, 1998 on NBC. The fifth episode is the only episode of the series to have scenes filmed on location in Seattle. In 2009, TV Guide ranked "The Ski Lodge" episod ...

" **episode 5.13 "

The Maris Counselor The fifth season of ''Frasier'' originally aired from September 23, 1997 to May 19, 1998 on NBC. The fifth episode is the only episode of the series to have scenes filmed on location in Seattle. In 2009, TV Guide ranked "The Ski Lodge" episode # ...

" **episode 5.16 "Beware of Greeks" **episode 5.17 "Perfect Guy, The" **episode 5.22 " The Life of the Party" **episode 5.23 "Party, Party" *'' Saved by the Bell: The College Years'' (1993) TV series *'' Flying Blind'' (1992) TV series *''

Melrose Place ''Melrose Place'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on Fox from July 8, 1992, to May 24, 1999, for seven seasons. The show follows the lives of a group of young adults living in an apartment complex on Melrose Place, in ...

'' (1992) TV series *''

Red Dwarf ''Red Dwarf'' is a British science fiction comedy franchise created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, which primarily consists of a television sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999, and on Dave (TV channel), Dave since 2009, gaining a ...

'' (1992) (TV) *'' Charlie Hoover'' (1991) TV series *''

Beverly Hills, 90210 ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (often referred to by its short title, ''90210'') is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling under his production company Spelling Television. The series ran ...

'' (1990) TV series **episode "Dead End" **episode "Dealer's Choice" **episode "The Girl from New York City" **episode "Misery Loves Company" **episode "Sex, Lies and Volleyball/Photo Fini" **episode "A Song for Myself" *''

'' (1990) TV series *''

Parker Lewis Can't Lose ''Parker Lewis Can't Lose'' is an American teen sitcom that originally aired on Fox from September 1990 to June 1993. It was produced by Clyde Phillips Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television. During the last season, the ...

'' (1990) TV series **episode 1.11 "Radio Free Flamingo" **episode 2.05 "Undergraduate, The" *''

Wings A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is exp ...

'' (1990) TV series *'' A Family for Joe'' (1990) TV series *'' Sister Kate'' (1989) TV series *''

Hooperman ''Hooperman'' is an American comedy-drama television series which aired on ABC from September 23, 1987, to July 19, 1989. The show centered on the professional and personal life of San Francisco police Inspector Harry Hooperman, played by John ...

'' (1987) TV series *''

My Two Dads ''My Two Dads'' is an American sitcom television series that was produced by Michael Jacobs Productions in association with Tri-Star Television (later Columbia Pictures Television) and distributed by TeleVentures. It starred Paul Reiser, Greg ...

'' (1987) TV series *''

'' (1984) TV series *'' Making the Grade'' (1982) TV series

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Melman, Jeff American television directors Television producers from Pennsylvania Living people Artists from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1947 births