Shelley Jensen is an American
television director
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and
producer.
Jensen began his career in 1977 as an associate director for the Walt Disney Company. He made his directorial debut in 1985 with an episode of the ABC sitcom ''
Webster''. From the 1990s until his retirement in 2016, Jensen continued to direct episodes for a number of other notable television series including ''
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
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'', ''
Friends
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'', ''
Suddenly Susan
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'', ''
Amen
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'', ''
What I Like About You'', ''
The Drew Carey Show
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'', ''
The Suite Life on Deck
''The Suite Life on Deck'' is an American teen sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan, and developed by Kallis and Pamela Eells O'Connell. The series aired on Disney Channel from September 26, 2008, to May 6, 2011. It is a sequel/ spi ...
'', ''
Sonny with a Chance
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'', ''
I'm in the Band'', ''
Good Luck Charlie
''Good Luck Charlie'' is an American sitcom that aired on Disney Channel from April 4, 2010, to February 16, 2014. It focuses on the Duncan family of Denver as they adjust to the births of their fourth and later fifth children, Charlotte "Char ...
'', ''
Shake It Up'', ''
Jessie'', ''
Austin & Ally
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'', ''
Dog with a Blog'', ''
Liv and Maddie'', ''
Anger Management
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'', and ''
Best Friends Whenever''.
Jensen won a
Daytime Emmy Award
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in 1996 for his directing work on
Disney Channel
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's ''
Adventures in Wonderland Adventures in Wonderland may refer to:
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'' winning alongside David Grossman and
Gary Halvorson
Gary S. Halvorson is an American director of television shows, series and film, best known for directing and producing the show, ''Friends''.
Directing
He was trained as a classical pianist at but is primarily noted as the director of situation ...
.
Awards for Shelley Jensen
IMDb
References
External links
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American television directors
American television producers
Daytime Emmy Award winners
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
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