Jon Cassar

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Jon Cassar
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Cassar at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
John Francis Cassar

(1958-04-27) 27 April 1958 (age 66)
Malta
Alma mater Algonquin College
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
Years active1986–present
SpouseKristina Kinderman
Children2

John Francis "Jon" Cassar (born 27 April 1958) is a Maltese-Canadian television director and producer, known for his work on the first seven seasons of 24 . In 2006, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for his work on the episode "Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.". In 2011, he produced and directed all episodes of the Canadian-American miniseries The Kennedys , for which he won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Television Film and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie.

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Early life

Jon Francis Cassar was born in Malta on 27 April 1958, and immigrated to Canada in 1963 with his mother, Elda (née Segona), and father, Frank Cassar. [1] He has two younger siblings, Bernard Cassar and Kristine Palsis. Cassar is a graduate of Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario. [2]

Career

After La Femme Nikita ended, for which he directed 14 episodes, Cassar began working as director and executive producer on the FOX drama-thriller series 24 . In 2006, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the episode "Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.". [3] In addition, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series four years in a row (2003–06), winning one in 2006. [4] He directed the spin-off feature film, 24: Redemption , in 2008. Following the completion of the seventh season of 24, Cassar left the series to focus on other projects. He joined the FOX science fiction series Terra Nova in 2010, as a producer and director. [5]

In 2012, Cassar won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Television Film and the Directors Guild of Canada Award for Outstanding Direction – Television Movie/Miniseries for his work on the 2011 miniseries The Kennedys . [6] [7] For producing the series, he was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie. [4] In 2014, it was announced that he would return for 24's follow-up event series, 24: Live Another Day , which debuted on 5 May 2014. [8] In 2015, Cassar joined the ABC anthology series Wicked City as an executive producer and director. [9]

Personal life

Cassar is married to Kristina Kinderman with whom he has two children: photographer Zak Cassar and actor Alexis "Lex" Cassar. [1] Zak is married to singer Betty Who and Lex's wife is actress Sprague Grayden.

He is the co-founder of the Motion Picture Industry Charitable Alliance, which hosts an annual charity auction called "Lights, Camera, Auction". [10]

Filmography

Director credits

Television

Film

Producer credits

Camera credits

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
1998 Gemini Awards Best Direction in a Dramatic Series La Femme Nikita Nominated
2003 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series 24 Nominated
2004Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in TelevisionNominated
Outstanding Directing – Drama Series Nominated
2005 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Drama Series Nominated
2006Won
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series Won
Golden Nymph Awards Best International ProducerWon
Producers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, DramaNominated
2007Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directing – Drama Series Won
2009 Producers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television 24: Redemption Nominated
2011 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Miniseries or Movie The Kennedys Nominated
2012 Directors Guild of Canada Awards Outstanding Direction – Television Movie/MiniseriesWon
Outstanding Television Movie/MiniseriesWon
Producers Guild of America Awards Outstanding Producer of Long-Form TelevisionNominated
Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directing – Television Film Won
2013 Gemini Awards Best Direction in a Dramatic Series Continuum Nominated

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cassar, Jon 1958- (John Cassar)". Encyclopedia.com.
  2. ↑ "Premier's Award presented to Algonquin College Alumnus, Jon Cassar, as part of Higher Education Summit". Algonquin College. 29 November 2011. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Maltese-born director lands Emmy for 24". Times of Malta . 29 August 2006.
  4. 1 2 Nickols, Corey (6 January 2015). "Me & My Emmy: Jon Cassar". Emmys.com.
  5. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (23 June 2010). "'24' Alum Jon Cassar Joins 'Terra Nova'". Deadline Hollywood .
  6. ↑ "Jon Cassar Wins DGA Award for The Kennedys". Reelz. 28 January 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "David Cronenberg's 'A Dangerous Method,' Jon Cassar's 'The Kennedys' Dominate Directors Guild of Canada Awards". The Hollywood Reporter . 21 October 2012.
  8. ↑ Marechal, AJ (12 June 2013). "Jon Cassar to Helm, Exec Produce Fox's '24: Live Another Day'". Variety .
  9. ↑ Munn, Patrick (29 June 2015). "Jon Cassar Boards ABC's 1980s LA Crime Drama 'Wicked City'". TV Wise.
  10. ↑ "Motion Picture Industry Charitable Alliance". MPICA.org.
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