Steve Zuckerman

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Steve Zuckerman
Born
Stephen Edward Zuckerman

Education University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (BA)
Yale University (MFA)
Occupation(s)Television and theater director
Years active1979–present
Known forDirecting Nuts by Tom Topor on Broadway, 400 episodes of prime time Television

Stephen Edward "Steve" Zuckerman is an American television and theater director. He began his career in the theater. After being trained at the University of Michigan and the Yale School of Drama, he went on to be the Associate Artistic Director of the IRT Theater where he directed celebrated productions of Odets "Clash By Night" and Ibsen's "Brand" among many others. He was Director of Play Development at the Circle in the Square Theater and the Associate Artistic Director of the WPA Theater where he directed the premiere of Nuts which moved directly to Broadway and received two Tony Nominations and two Drama Desk Nominations.

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Since 1987, he has amassed a number television credits including Full House , The Golden Girls , Murphy Brown , Empty Nest , Friends , The Drew Carey Show , Everybody Loves Raymond , Zoey 101 , According to Jim , Melissa & Joey , Anger Management and among other series. [1] [2]

Filmography

YearTitleContributionNotes
Director
1987 Throb Yes1 episode, credited as Stephen Zuckerman
1987 Pursuit of Happiness Yes1 episode
1988 Mr. President Yes1 episode
1988 Amen Yes1 episode
1988 Full House Yes1 episode
1988 Duet Yes1 episode
1988 Valerie Yes2 episodes
1988 My Sister Sam Yes2 episodes
1989 The Golden Girls Yes1 episode
1987-1989 It's a Living Yes15 episodes
1989 Heartland Yes4 episodes
1990 Singer & Sons Yes2 episodes
1990 The Fanelli Boys Yes
1993 Shaky Ground Yes1 episode
1994 The George Carlin Show Yes1 episode
1989-1995 Empty Nest Yes127 episodes
1995 Hope & Gloria Yes4 episodes
1995 The Crew Yes4 episodes
1996The ShowYes2 episodes
1995-1996 New York Daze Yes12 episodes
1996 Party Girl Yes2 episodes
1996 Friends Yes2 episodes
1997North Shore FishYes
1997 Life with Roger Yes2 episodes
1997 Chicago Sons Yes2 episodes
1996-1997 Suddenly Susan Yes5 episodes
1997 Built to Last Yes2 episodes
1997World on a StringYesTV movie
1998 Working Yes1 episode
1997-1998 Murphy Brown Yes11 episodes
1995-1999 The Drew Carey Show Yes12 episodes
1999 Katie Joplin Yes3 episodes
1999 The Jamie Foxx Show Yes6 episodes
1999 Grown Ups Yes2 episodes
1999 Oh, Grow Up Yes1 episode
2000 Daddio Yes1 episode
1998-2000 Everybody Loves Raymond Yes13 episodes
2000Hey NeighborYesTV movie
1999-2001 The Norm Show Yes14 episodes
2000-2001 Nikki Yes6 episodes
1998-2002 The Hughleys Yes23 episodes
2002 Girlfriends Yes1 episode
2002 Three Sisters Yes2 episodes
2002-2003 The In-Laws Yes6 episodes
2003 A.U.S.A. Yes3 episodes
2003-2004 It's All Relative Yes4 episodes
2002-2004 Good Morning, Miami Yes12 episodes
2004 The Stones Yes1 episode
2004 Quintuplets Yes2 episodes
2005 Committed Yes3 episodes
2005 Zoey 101 Yes1 episode
2005 Living with Fran Yes3 episodes
2005-2006 All of Us Yes2 episodes
2003-2006 What I Like About You Yes15 episodes
2005-2006 Love, Inc. Yes8 episodes
2009 Hannah Montana Yes1 episode
2005-2009 According to Jim Yes11 episode
2009 Ruby & the Rockits Yes1 episode
2011 $#*! My Dad Says Yes3 episodes
2011 I'm in the Band Yes1 episode
2011 Working Class Yes3 episodes
2011 State of Georgia Yes3 episodes
2012 I Hate My Teenage Daughter Yes3 episodes
2012 Happily Divorced Yes2 episodes
2010-2012 Melissa & Joey Yes9 episodes
2012 Whitney Yes1 episode
2013 Men At Work Yes2 episodes
2014 Undateable Yes1 episode
2014 Partners Yes2 episodes
2013-2014 Instant Mom Yes2 episodes
2013-2014 Anger Management Yes11 episodes
2015 Ground Floor Yes1 episode
2016 2 Broke Girls Yes2 episodes
Taken from IMDb. [3]

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  1. The Sitcom Career Book: A Guide to the Louder, Faster, Funnier World of TV ... By Mary Lou Belli & Phil Ramuno - via Google Books
  2. Theatre World 19941995 By John Willis & Tom Lynch - via Google Books
  3. "Steve Zuckerman Filmography". IMDB. Retrieved September 6, 2021.