Tim O'Donnell | |
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Occupation(s) | Television director, producer and writer |
Years active | 1982–present |
Tim O'Donnell is an American television director, producer and writer.
He began his career as a writer, writing episodes of Gloria , Diff'rent Strokes , Growing Pains and Just the Ten of Us . He made his directorial debut with the television series Home Free starring Matthew Perry, a series he co-created with Richard Gurman. [1] He has since directed episodes of Dave's World , Clueless , The Amanda Show , Lizzie McGuire , Phil of the Future , Flight 29 Down and the internet series Woke Up Dead . He also created Uncle Buck , which lasted one season. In 1992, he signed up with a deal at Paramount Television. [2]
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Late Night with David Letterman is an American late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on NBC, the first iteration of the Late Night franchise. It premiered on February 1, 1982, and was produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated, and Carson Productions. Letterman had previously hosted his own morning talk show on NBC from June to October 1980. The show's house band, The World's Most Dangerous Band, was led by music director Paul Shaffer. In 1993, Letterman announced that he would leave NBC to host the Late Show with David Letterman on CBS. The final episode of Late Night aired on June 25, 1993. The series has since been reformatted as Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers.
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