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Ron Oliver is a Canadian writer, director, producer, and actor who started with the cult hit Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II . He was also a host on Canada's YTV for the shows YTV Hits, The Ron Oliver Show, Oliver's Twist & Rock 'n Talk. [1] [2] [3] He has gone on to direct various television and motion picture scripts. He has been nominated twice for the Directors Guild of America Award. Oliver directed several episodes of both Are You Afraid of the Dark? and Goosebumps .

He received an Emmy nomination for producing the NBC children's series Scout's Safari filmed on location in South Africa. In 2007 he directed the direct-to-video film A Dennis the Menace Christmas. In 2010 Oliver directed the Disney Channel film Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars . [4]

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References

  1. "1991-92 Who's who in Canadian film and television = Qui est qui au cinema et a la television au Canada". Toronto : Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. 1991. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  2. "YTV Ron Oliver Show/ YTV Hits / Olivers Twist". www.rickstv.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  3. "The Ron Oliver Show". Toronto Mike. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  4. Gayle MacDonald (March 23, 2010). "The mother-daughter movie script" . Retrieved 2016-01-30. Disney's remake, which is directed by Ron Oliver (A Dennis the Menace Christmas), stars Wizards of Waverly Place cast member Jennifer Stone as Harriet, The Latest Buzz's Vanessa Morgan, and Melinda Shankar and Aislinn Paul (both from Degrassi: The Next Generation).