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Stephen Kolzak(1953-1990)

  • Casting Department
  • Casting Director
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Stephen Kolzak
Stephen Kolzak was born on 19 February 1953 in Connecticut, USA. He was a casting director, known for Altered States (1980), Bachelor Party (1984) and Cheers (1982). He died on 19 September 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 19, 1953
DiedSeptember 19, 1990(37)
BornFebruary 19, 1953
DiedSeptember 19, 1990(37)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

William Hurt in Altered States (1980)
Altered States
6.9
  • Casting Department(as Steve Kolzak)
  • 1980
Bachelor Party (1984)
Bachelor Party
6.3
  • Casting Director
  • 1984
Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)
Cheers
8.0
TV Series
  • Casting Department
It's Your Move (1984)
It's Your Move
8.2
TV Series
  • Casting Department

Credits

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Casting Department



  • Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)
    Cheers
    8.0
    TV Series
    • original casting
    • 1984–1993
  • Alyssa Milano, Tony Danza, Katherine Helmond, Danny Pintauro, and Judith Light in Who's the Boss? (1984)
    Who's the Boss?
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of casting
    • principal casting executive
    • 1984–1988
  • Marla Gibbs, Regina King, Curtis Baldwin, Kia Goodwin, Alaina Reed-Hall, Jackée Harry, Helen Martin, and Hal Williams in 227 (1985)
    227
    6.7
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of casting
    • 1985–1988
  • Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, and Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life (1979)
    The Facts of Life
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of casting
    • principal casting executive
    • 1984–1987
  • Christina Applegate, David Faustino, Katey Sagal, and Ed O'Neill in Married... with Children (1987)
    Married... with Children
    8.1
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of casting
    • 1987
  • Women in Prison (1987)
    Women in Prison
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of casting
    • 1987
  • Dori Brenner, Brandon Call, Paul Eiding, Garette Ratliff Henson, Cork Hubbert, Caitlin O'Heaney, Judy Parfitt, Christopher Rich, and Paul Winfield in The Charmings (1987)
    The Charmings
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of casting
    • executinve in charge of casting
    • 1987
  • Silver Spoons (1982)
    Silver Spoons
    6.1
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of casting
    • principal casting executive
    • 1984–1987
  • Cloris Leachman, Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mackenzie Astin, Mindy Cohn, and Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life Down Under (1987)
    The Facts of Life Down Under
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • executive in charge of casting
    • 1987
  • Dorian Harewood and Debbi Morgan in Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (1987)
    Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • executive in charge of casting
    • 1987
  • Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
    Diff'rent Strokes
    6.7
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of casting
    • 1985–1986
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
    CBS Schoolbreak Special
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of casting
    • 1986
  • Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)
    The Jeffersons
    7.5
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of casting
    • principal casting executive
    • 1984–1985
  • Generation (1985)
    Generation
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • executive in charge of casting
    • 1985
  • Double Trouble (1984)
    Double Trouble
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive in charge of casting
    • 1984–1985

Casting Director



  • A Place to Call Home (1987)
    A Place to Call Home
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director
    • 1987
  • Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)
    Cheers
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1982–1984
  • Loni Anderson and Lynda Carter in Partners in Crime (1984)
    Partners in Crime
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1984
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Jessica Lange in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984)
    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director
    • 1984
  • Bachelor Party (1984)
    Bachelor Party
    6.3
    • Casting Director
    • 1984
  • Patrick Swayze, Tracy Scoggins, Fausto Bara, Randy Brooks, Paul Mones, Robert Thaler, and Brian Tochi in The Renegades (1983)
    The Renegades
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1983
  • Joanna Cassidy, Mark Harmon, and John Bennett Perry in 240-Robert (1979)
    240-Robert
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Casting Director (as Steve Kolzak, casting)
    • 1979

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Steve Kolzak
  • Born
    • February 19, 1953
    • Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • September 19, 1990
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(AIDS)
  • Other works
    (August 13 to 17, 1974) He played 2nd mobilizer in Sean O'Casey's play, "Juno and the Paycock," in the Williamstown Theatre Festival production at the Adams Memorial Theatre Main Stage at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts with David Ackroyd (Charlie Bentham); Deborah Boily (female); Emery Battis (Joxer Daly); Spencer Cherashore (2nd furniture removal man); David Clennon (Johnny Boyle); Stephen DePietri (1st mobilizer); Joyce Ebert (Mrs. Maisie Madigan); John Faro Piroman (coal vendor); Geraldine Fitzgerald (Juno Boyle); John Giletto (1st furniture removal man); Dan Hamilton (Jerry Devine); Sheila Hickey (female); Debra L. Jones (female); Freda Kavanaugh (female); Suzanne Lederer (Mary Boyle); Purcell McKarney (Robbie Tancred); Peggy O'Neil (female); Milo O'Shea (Captain Jack Boyle); Elizabeth Parrish (Mrs. Brady); Nancy Raffman (female); Stuart Ross (Needle Nugent); Alexandra Rubinstein (female); Carol Teitel (Mrs. Tancred); Barbara Tirrell (female) and JoBeth Williams (Mrs. Coyne) in the cast. Nikos Psacharapoulos was artistic director. Arvin Brown was director. David Jenkins was setting designer. Bill Walker was costume designer. Richard Devin was lighting designer. Arthur B. Rubinstein was orchestra and musical supervisor. Herbert Kaplan was musical director. Lawrence J. Blank was assistant arranger and conductor. Andy Thomas Anselmo was vocal consultant. Franklin Keysar was stage manager. Charlene Harrington was assistant stage manager.

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    Devoted the last part of his life to fighting Aids-phobia and homophobia within the entertainment industry.

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