Milan Cheylov

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Milan Cheylov
Occupation(s)Actor, film director, television director, film producer, television producer
Years active1982–present
Spouse Lori Lansens
Children2

Milan Cheylov is a Canadian television director/producer. A professional stage actor at 15, Cheylov ran Bootleg Theatre in Toronto for ten years. He acted in theatre, television and film for almost twenty years. He started producing and directing short films and television shows in his mid-twenties. Cheylov moved to LA in 2006 to direct the Emmy-Award-winning action drama "24" (where he also became a producer), among many others. He has directed over 150 episodes of television, from drama (24, Dexter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , Once Upon A Time, Prison Break) to comedy (Rosewood, Las Vegas, Chuck, The Chris Isaak Show). He was Co-Executive producer on Fox TV's Rosewood, and most recently was Co-Executive Producer on ABC's Station 19. Cheylov is married to NY Times-bestselling author Lori Lansens (The Girls, Rush Home Road, The Mountain Story, upcoming This Little Light). They have two children and live in Los Angeles.

As a director, some of his television credits [1] include: [2]

As an actor, he had a regular role on the television series The Edison Twins as well as guest starring on the shows The Twilight Zone , Night Heat , Diamonds and doing voice work on Star Wars: Droids .

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References

  1. "Milan Cheylov Movies & TV". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2012-07-10.
  2. Clendenin, Jay L. "Photo of Jason Ritter, center, talks with Heather McComb and episode director Milan Cheylov, seated, while first assistant director. Randol Taylor, left, runs through a scene. Ritter's lead character of Sean Walker is caught by McComb's FBI Agent Collier". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2010.