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Roger Young
Champaign, Illinois, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roger E. Young (born 13 May 1942) is an American TV and film director. He won an Emmy Award in 1980 in Outstanding Directing in a Drama…
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Roger E. Young (born 13 May 1942) is an American TV and film director. He won an Emmy Award in 1980 in Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for Lou Grant (episode: Cop). He was born in Champaign, Illinois. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from the University of Illinois. He worked as a producer-director at Channel 6, the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, IN. Then moved to Chicago and became a producer for Foote-Cone & Belding Advertising, where he produced national commercials. Later he moved to directing commercials for the production company of Lippert-Saviano, and then Topel & Associates. Finally he opened his own production company, Young & Company, producing and directing commercials. In 1977 he moved to Los Angeles and was hired as Associate Producer on a television film entitled "Something for Joey". This led to being offered Associate Producer of "Lou Grant" the television series starring Ed Asner. Gene Reynolds, Executive Producer of the show, became Mr. Young's mentor, and in the second season Mr. Young was given the opportunity to direct an episode. He won an Emmy and two Director's Guild Awards for directing episodes of the series. He then directed the two-hour pilot of "Magnum, P.I.", and many other pilots... all but one of them being picked up for series. Mr. Young then began to concentrate on long form television: two hour films and mini-series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Young (director) licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2014
The Red Tent
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2013
Barabbas
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2012
Barabbas
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2005
Rome
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2005
The Closer
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2005
Hercules
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2004
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story
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2003
Augustus: The First Emperor
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2003
Augustus: The First Emperor
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2002
Dracula's Kiss
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2002
Dracula
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2000
Saint Paul
Movie Herodes Agrippa
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2000
Saint Paul
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2000
The Thin Blue Lie
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1999
Jesus
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1999
Jesus
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1999
One Special Night
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1998
A Knight in Camelot
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1998
Kiss the Sky
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1997
Solomon
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1997
Solomon
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1997
Final Descent
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1997
Heart Full of Rain
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1997
Sisters and Other Strangers
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1996
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
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1996
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
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1996
Moses
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1995
Virus
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1995
Joseph
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1995
Joseph
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1994
Mortal Fear
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1994
Getting Gotti
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1993
Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771
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1993
Geronimo
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1993
For Love and Glory
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1992
Jewels
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1991
Victim of Beauty
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1991
Doublecrossed
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1991
Held Hostage: The Sis and Jerry Levin Story
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1990
Law & Order
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