Joshua D. Maurer

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Joshua D. Maurer
Born
Joshua Dwight Maurer

(1964-02-26) February 26, 1964 (age 59)
New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater Sarah Lawrence College
Occupation(s)Producer, Writer, Actor
Years active1981–present
Spouse
(m. 1995)
Children2

Joshua D. Maurer (born February 26, 1964) is an American film producer, writer and actor who is best known for Georgia O'Keeffe, The Hoax, The Last Tycoon, Rosemary's Baby, Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself, The Pentagon Papers, Howards End, Papillon, and The Miracle Club.

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Early life

Maurer grew up in West Orange, New Jersey, where he attended West Orange High School. [1] Maurer next attended and received his B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College in history and drama. Prior to forming his own company, Maurer began his professional career as an actor, training with Emmy winner Viveca Lindfors and Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis, which led him to being hired by Olympia for her Montclair, New Jersey Whole Theatre Company's production of "HOME" written by Samm-Art Williams and starring Samuel L. Jackson and S. Epatha Merkerson.

Career

After graduation, Maurer first appeared as a series lead in the CBS critically acclaimed Vietnam War television series Tour of Duty , portraying the conscientious objector "Private Roger Hom." He later went on to star in a number of television movies, starring opposite Valerie Bertinelli in CBS's Taken Away as well as the motion picture Gettysburg , directed by Ron Maxwell, as "Lieutenant Colonel James c. Rice."

Maurer was nominated twice within the same year and category for the David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award for Longform Television.

Maurer is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, the Writers Guild of America, the Producers Guild, as well as the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Joshua is married to Alixandre Witlin, with whom he shares two daughters.

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2000 Emmy Award Executive Producer Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Nominated
2000 Columbus International Film & Animation Festival Bronze Plaque Award (Entertainment) Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Won
2000 Black Reel Awards Best Television Miniseries or Movie Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Won
2000 Satellite Awards Best Motion Picture Made for Television Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Nominated
2000 Golden Globes Awards Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Nominated
2000NAMIC Vision AwardsDrama Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Won
2000 Prism Awards TV Movie, Miniseries or Dramatic Special Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Won
2000 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Won
2004 Imagen Awards Best Movie for Television And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Won
2004 Critics' Choice Awards Best Picture Made for Television And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Nominated
2004 Producers Guild of America Awards David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Nominated
2004 Emmy Award Executive Producer And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Nominated
2010 Emmy Award Executive Producer Georgia O'Keeffe Nominated
2004 Producers Guild of America Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Nominated
2004 Producers Guild of America Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television The Pentagon Papers Nominated
2010 Golden Globe Awards Best Miniseries or Television Film Georgia O'Keeffe Nominated
2010 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Georgia O'Keeffe Nominated
2017 Bafta Awards Outstanding Television MovieHowards End (2018)Nominated
2010 Producers Guild of America Producer Georgia O'Keeffe Won

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987-1988 Tour of Duty Actor - 21 EpisodesTV Series
1993 Gettysburg ActorTV Movie
1997 Dead Men Can't Dance Executive ProducerTV Movie
1989 Taken Away ActorTV Movie
1999 Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Executive ProducerTV Movie
2001 Dodson's Journey Executive ProducerTV Movie
2003 The Pentagon Papers Executive ProducerTV Movie
2003 And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Executive ProducerTV Movie
2006 The Hoax ProducerFilm
2009 Georgia O'Keeffe Executive ProducerTV movie
2010 Rubicon Executive Producer - Gone in the Teeth EpisodeTV series
2013 Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret Executive ProducerTV movie
2014 Rosemary's Baby Executive Producer - Nights One and TwoTV mini-series
2016 The Last Tycoon Executive Producer - Nine EpisodesTV series
2017 Papillon Executive ProducerFilm
2017 Howards End Executive Producer - Four EpisodesTV mini-series
2018 I Feel Bad Executive Producer - Thirteen EpisodesTV series
2023 The Miracle Club Writer, ProducerFilm

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References

  1. Joshua Maurer, Tour of Duty Pages. Accessed November 30, 2016. "Born in New Jersey , he attended West Orange High School and Sarah Lawrence College , where he obtained a B.A. degree in political science and appeared in many student stage productions."