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 focusing on the personal and professional lives of surgical internship (medicine), interns, residency (medicine), residents, and attending physician, attendings at the fictional ...

'', '' Private Practice'' and ''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American mystery comedy-drama 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 tota ...

''. 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 that aired on NBC from September 10, 1990, to May 20, 1996. The series stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart ...

'', ''

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

'', ''

Everybody Loves Raymond ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' is an American television sitcom 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 and Wor ...

'', '' 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, with a total of 207 half-hour episodes spanning nine seasons. The series was created by Michael J. Weithorn and David Litt, who al ...

'', ''

Two and a Half Men Two and a Half Men is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn that aired on CBS for 12 seasons from September 22, 2003, to February 19, 2015. The series originally starred Charlie Sheen as Charlie Harper, a hedonis ...

'' and ''

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''. Melman was also a producer on '' Oliver Beene'', ''

Laverne & Shirley ''Laverne & Shirley'' is an American television sitcom that ran for eight seasons on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 27, 1976, to May 10, 1983. A spin-off of ''Happy Days'', ''Laverne & Shirley'' stars Penny Marshall and Cindy Wi ...

'', and ''

Night Court ''Night Court'' is an American television sitcom that premiered on NBC on January 4, 1984, and ended on May 31, 1992, after nine seasons consisting of List of Night Court episodes, 193 episodes. The show is set in the night shift of a Manhattan ...

''.Jeff Melman credits
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Filmography

*'' Private Practice'' (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'' (stylized in all lowercase) is an American semi-autobiographical sitcom created by Chris Rock and Ali LeRoi that originally aired on UPN from 2005 to 2006, and then on The CW until 2009. The series is based loosely ...

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

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 28, 2006, to April 14, 2010. It is based on the Colombian telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la fea' ...

'' (2006) TV series **episode 1.17 " Icing on the Cake" *''

'' (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 ''Arrested Development'' is an American satire, satirical television sitcom created by Mitchell Hurwitz. It follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy, dysfunctional family and is presented in a Serial (radio and television), serialized format, inco ...

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

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'' (2003) TV series **episode 1.01 "Pilot" *'' Oliver Beene'' (2003) TV series *''Exit 9'' (2003) TV series *'' Off Centre'' (2001) TV series *'' Scrubs'' (2001) TV series **episode 1.11 "My Own Personal Jesus" *'' That's My Bush!'' (2001) TV series *''

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'' (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 created by Ralph Farquhar, Sara V. Finney and Vida Spears. The series ran for five seasons from August 30, 1999, to May 10, 2004, on UPN. It stars Mo'Nique, Countess Vaughn, Mari Morrow, Dorien Wi ...

'' (1999) TV series *'' Becker'' (1998) TV series *'' Encore! Encore!'' (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 television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman. It aired on NBC for three seasons, from September 25, 1997 to December 7, 2000. Kirstie Alley starred as Veronica "Ronnie" Chase, the owner an ...

'' (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 originally aired on NBC from March 4, 1997, to November 26, 2003, with a total of 145 half-hour episodes spanning seven seasons, including 3 episodes aired on syndication. The show, cre ...

'' (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'' (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 "

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" **episode 4.07 " A Lilith Thanksgiving " **episode 4.08 " Our Father Whose Art Ain't Heaven" **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" **episode 5.13 " The Maris Counselor" **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 in West Hollywood, ...

'' (1992) TV series *''

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

Beverly Hills, 90210 ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (often referred to as ''90210'') is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling via his production company Spelling Television. The series ran for 10 seasons on Fo ...

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

A Family for Joe ''A Family for Joe'' is an American sitcom that starred Robert Mitchum in the title role. It started out as a television movie that aired NBC on February 25, 1990, before turning it into a series that lasted from March 24 until August 19, 1990. Ni ...

'' (1990) TV series *'' Sister Kate'' (1989) TV series *'' Hooperman'' (1987) TV series *'' My Two Dads'' (1987) TV series *''

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Melman, Jeff 1947 births Living people 20th-century American businesspeople 21st-century American businesspeople American television directors People from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Television producers from California Television producers from Pennsylvania