Paul Lazarus (born October 25) is an American director, producer and writer of film, television and theatre.
He graduated from
Dartmouth College
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, and apprenticed with the
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and opens around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, Stratf ...
in England.
Paul Lazarus biography at official website
Directing credits
*''Big Time Rush
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*'' I'm in the Band''
*''Las Vegas
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*''Psych
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*''Ugly Betty
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*''In Case of Emergency
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*''Samantha Who?
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*''Jake in Progress
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*''Grounded for Life
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*'' Kristin''
*'' Seven Girlfriends'' (feature film directorial debut, 1999)
*''Everybody Loves Raymond
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*'' Buddies''
*'' Partners''
*''Murder, She Wrote
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*''Ned & Stacey
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E ...
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*''Baywatch
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*'' 2gether: The Series''
*''Friends
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*''Melrose Place
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*'' Models Inc.''
*'' Dream On''
*''Class of '96
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*'' Jack's Place''
*''Mad About You
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It initially aired on NBC from September 2 ...
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*''Beverly Hills, 90210
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*''L.A. Law
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The series cente ...
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*'' Teech''
*''Pretty Little Liars
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*''True Jackson, VP
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*'' The Middle''
Theatre credits
In the early 90s, he served as the artistic director of the historic Pasadena Playhouse
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. Lazarus has directed over eighty plays and musicals. His play, ''A Tale of Charles Dickens'', co-written with Janet Jones, was produced and recorded for radio by Los Angeles Theater Works in association with the Antaeus Theater Company. Other credits include directing Neil Simon
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's ''Biloxi Blues'', ''Personals'' (which was written by Marta Kauffman
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, David Crane, Stephen Schwartz
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and Alan Menken
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), in her solo concert debut, ''The People vs. Mona'', Mark St. Germain's ''Camping With Henry And Tom'' (starring Robert Prosky
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, Ronny Cox
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and John Cunningham) and ''The 24th Day'' (starring Noah Wyle
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and Peter Berg
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Film Reference
Other work
Lazarus also went on to voice direct Dreamworks Animation
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's only direct to video film '' Joseph: King of Dreams'' in 2000.
Awards and nominations
*Los Angeles Dramalogue Award: Best Director (The 24th Day) WON
*Drama Desk Award
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: Best Director (Personals)
External links and references
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External links
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1954 births
Businesspeople from Philadelphia
Film directors from Pennsylvania
American television directors
American theatre directors
American voice directors
Dartmouth College alumni
Living people