Don Scardino
Directing
Born: February 17, 1949 (age 77) · New York City, New York, USA
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Biography
Don Scardino (born February 17, 1948) is an American television director and producer and a former actor. Born in New York City, Scardino began his career as an actor. His first Broadway credit was as an understudy in The Playroom in 1965. Additional Broadway acting credits include Johnny No-Trump, Godspell, and King of Hearts. Off-Broadway he appeared in The Rimers of Eldritch, The Comedy of Errors, Moonchildren, and I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road, he was also the lead in a cult classic B horror movie titled Squirm in 1976. He served as Artistic Director at Playwrights Horizons from 1991-96. On television he appeared on the daytime soap operas The Guiding Light, All My Children, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, and Another World and the primetime series The Ghost & Mrs. Muir and The Name of the Game. Feature film credits include Rip-off, Homer, Squirm and Cruising. Following his acting on the network soap operas, he began to direct them. He directed episodes of Another World, One Life to Live, and All My Children. He went on to direct plays on and off-Broadway, including the world premiere of Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men. He has directed extensively in television, most notably NBC's comedy 30 ROCK. Feature film directing work includes Me & Veronica (Venice Film Festival), and Advice From A Caterpillar, winner, best comedy, at Aspen Comedy Festival. Scardino was married to actress Pamela Blair from 1984 to 1991. He is currently married to painter Dana L. Williams.
Known for
Young Sheldon
2017
Only Murders in the Building
2021
2 Broke Girls
2011
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2013
New Amsterdam
2018
30 Rock
2006
Law & Order
1990
Cruising
1980
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
The West Wing
1999
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
2015
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Movies (8)
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Directing (45)
Law & Order
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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The West Wing
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Young Sheldon
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Homicide: Life on the Street
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2 Broke Girls
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American Playhouse
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Only Murders in the Building
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30 Rock
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Rescue Me
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The Mindy Project
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New Amsterdam
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Royal Pains
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
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Hope & Faith
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Ed
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Instinct
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George Lopez
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The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
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Lipstick Jungle
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Sports Night
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100 Centre Street
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Cosby
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The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
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The Big Easy
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The Cool Kids
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Pearl
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DAG
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Central Park West
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The Knights of Prosperity
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The Education of Max Bickford
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Soul Man
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Murphy Brown
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Angel from Hell
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Me and Veronica
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Public Morals
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The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
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Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story
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Women and Wallace
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Advice From a Caterpillar
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Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
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Browsers
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The Deal
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A Break in the Rain
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