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Don Scardino

Director, Producer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born February 17, 1949 (75 years)
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Don Scardino (born 17 February 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
  • 30 Rock
  • 2 Broke Girls
  • The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
  • Only Murders in the Building
  • Royal Pains
  • Young Sheldon
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
  • New Amsterdam (2018)
  • Squirm
  • Law & Order
  • Cruising
  • The West Wing
  • Rescue Me
  • Angel From Hell
  • Hope & Faith
  • Instinct (2018)
  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
  • Lipstick Jungle
  • Ed
  • Sports Night
  • The Knights of Prosperity
  • Cosby

Filmography

2021
2021
2021
2018
The Conners (TV Series)
2018
Murphy Brown (TV Series)
2018
The Cool Kids (TV Series)
2018
2018
2018
Instinct (2018) (TV Series)
2018
LA to Vegas (TV Series)
2017
Young Sheldon (TV Series)
2016
Angel From Hell (TV Series)
2015
2015
2014
Bad Teacher (TV Series)
2013
2013
2012
The Mindy Project (TV Series)
2011
2 Broke Girls (TV Series)
2010
Big Lake (TV Series)
2009
Royal Pains (TV Series)
2008
Lipstick Jungle (TV Series)
2007
2006
The Singles Table (TV Series)
2006
My Boys (TV Series)
2006
30 Rock (TV Series)
2004
Rescue Me (TV Series)
2003
Hope & Faith (TV Series)
2002
George Lopez (TV Series)
2001
2001
2001
100 Centre Street (TV Series)
2000
DAG (TV Series)
2000
Ed (TV Series)
2000
Deadline (TV Series)
1999
The West Wing (TV Series)
1999
1998
Sports Night (TV Series)
1997
Soul Man (TV Series)
1997
1996
Public Morals (TV Series)
1996
Pearl (TV Series)
1996
Cosby (TV Series)
1996
The Big Easy (TV Series)
1996
Tracey Takes On... (TV Series)
1995
Central Park West (TV Series)
1993
1993
1992
1990
Against the Law (TV Series)
1990
Law & Order (TV Series)
1988
Murphy Brown (TV Series)
1988
Tattinger's (TV Series)
1987
1980
American Playhouse (TV Series)
1964
Another World (TV Series)

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