Ron Lagomarsino

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Ron Lagomarsino
Alma mater Santa Clara University
Occupation(s)Film director, television director, theatre director
Years active1981–present

Ron Lagomarsino is an American film, theatre and television director.

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Life and education

Lagomarsino is from San Francisco, California. He is an alumnus of Santa Clara University [1] and Tisch School of the Arts. [2]

Directing credits

His television credits include Pretty Little Liars , The Unit , Once and Again , Ghost Whisperer , The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire , Big Shots , Homefront , Picket Fences , The Trials of Rosie O'Neill , My So-Called Life , What About Brian , Ally McBeal , Joan of Arcadia , Side Order of Life , Shark , Another World , thirtysomething , One Life to Live , Running Mates , Hart of Dixie , Baby Boom , Hooperman , Love Monkey , Snowglobe , Century City , My Sister's Keeper, The Fosters , Pop Rocks and Mistresses. [3]

Awards and nominations

In 1985, Lagomarsino was nominated for a Drama Desk Award: Outstanding Director of a Play, for the play, Digby . Two years later, he was nominated again for the play Driving Miss Daisy . [4] He won his nomination for the 1993 Directors Guild of America Award: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for the series Picket Fences . He earned a single Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 1985 and Primetime Emmy Award in 1992 for One Life to Live and Homefront , respectively. [5]

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References

  1. Santa Clara University Notable Alumni
  2. Ron Lagomarsino - American Conservatory Theater
  3. Ron Lagomarsino - Yahoo! TV. Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Ron Lagomarsino – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
  5. Awards for Ron Lagomarsino, IMDb