Todd Holland
Todd Holland | |
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| Occupation(s) | Film director Television director Television producer |
| Years active | 1985 - present |
Todd Holland (born December 13, 1961 in Kittanning, Pennsylvania) is a three-time Emmy - winning American television and film director and producer. He grew up in Meadville, PA, and was an honor student, graduating from Meadville Area Sr. High School. While there, he got his feet wet writing/directing/producing several parodies of movies popular at the time.
Holland worked as an executive producer for Malcolm in the Middle, and co-created Wonderfalls with Bryan Fuller. He has also directed the films Kilroy, The Wizard, Krippendorf's Tribe and Firehouse Dog, and many episodes of The Larry Sanders Show and Twin Peaks. He was awarded several Emmys for his work.
Holland's romantic partner is actor and singer Scotch Ellis Loring, who played Dr. Ron and several "muse voices" on Holland's Wonderfalls.[1]
Career
Directing career
The Larry Sanders Show
Holland was the head director of The Larry Sanders Show. He directed 52 episodes. He has also won one Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series for the episode Flip. Holland has also received 6 Emmy nominations for The Larry Sanders Show. The show is also the second longest show that Todd has worked for (the first being Malcolm in the Middle).
Malcolm in the Middle
After The Larry Sanders Show left the air, Holland started working in the FOX sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. The show was created by Linwood Boomer and ran for seven seasons with Holland directing a total of 26 episodes and serving as co-executive producer for the show. Holland had won 2 Emmy Awards for the show: both wins where for the category of Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series, his first one in the Pilot episode of the show, the second for the episode Malcolm in the Middle Bowling. He was also nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series as co-executive producer, but lost to Sex and the City.
30 Rock
Holland is a member of the directing staff for the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. He directed the episode Generalissimo.
References
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (January 16, 2001), "Malcolm's main man" ([dead link] – Scholar search), The Advocate
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External links
- Todd Holland at IMDb
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