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Terri McCoy(1953-2017)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Terri McCoy was born on 24 September 1953. She was an assistant director and director, known for Damon Wayans: Still Standing (1997), In Living Color (1990) and The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990). She died on 23 April 2017.
BornSeptember 24, 1953
DiedApril 23, 2017(63)
BornSeptember 24, 1953
DiedApril 23, 2017(63)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Damon Wayans: Still Standing (1997)
Damon Wayans: Still Standing
8.1
TV Special
  • Director
  • 1997
Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, Jamie Foxx, David Alan Grier, Keenen Ivory Wayans, and Kim Wayans in In Living Color (1990)
In Living Color
8.2
TV Series
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990)
The 62nd Annual Academy Awards
6.4
TV Special
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1990
Larenz Tate, Tina Lifford, Keith Mbulo, and Tasha Scott in South Central (1994)
South Central
7.6
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan (1991)
    A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan
    5.8
    TV Special
    • associate director
    • 1991
  • Sinbad and Friends: All the Way Live... Almost!
    TV Special
    • associate director
    • 1991
  • Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, Jamie Foxx, David Alan Grier, Keenen Ivory Wayans, and Kim Wayans in In Living Color (1990)
    In Living Color
    8.2
    TV Series
    • associate director
    • 1990–1991
  • Della Reese, Larenz Tate, Mariann Aalda, Redd Foxx, Sylver Gregory, and Naya Rivera in The Royal Family (1991)
    The Royal Family
    7.3
    TV Series
    • associate director
    • 1991
  • James Brown: Living in America
    TV Special
    • associate director
    • 1991
  • The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (1991)
    The 63rd Annual Academy Awards
    6.3
    TV Special
    • associate director
    • 1991
  • Don Cornelius in Soul Train (1971)
    Soul Train
    8.1
    TV Series
    • associate director
    • 1977–1991
  • The 28th Annual American Music Awards (2001)
    The 18th Annual American Music Awards
    3.9
    TV Special
    • associate director
    • 1991
  • Miss Collegiate African-American Pageant
    TV Special
    • remote director
    • 1990
  • 24th Annual Country Music Association Awards (1990)
    24th Annual Country Music Association Awards
    TV Special
    • associate director
    • 1990
  • Diana Muldaur in The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1990)
    The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    6.5
    TV Special
    • associate director
    • 1990
  • Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1966)
    Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
    7.0
    TV Series
    • associate director
    • 1990
  • The Dave Thomas Comedy Show (1990)
    The Dave Thomas Comedy Show
    6.2
    TV Series
    • associate director
    • 1990
  • The 44th Annual Tony Awards (1990)
    The 44th Annual Tony Awards
    7.4
    TV Special
    • associate director
    • 1990
  • Night of 100 Stars III (1990)
    Night of 100 Stars III
    5.7
    TV Special
    • associate director
    • 1990

Director

  • All That (1994)
    All That
    7.5
    TV Series
    • segment director
    • 1999–2005
  • All That 10th Anniversary Reunion Special
    8.1
    TV Special
    • Director (additional material directed by)
    • 2005
  • 35th NAACP Image Awards (2004)
    35th NAACP Image Awards
    3.9
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Essence Awards (2003)
    Essence Awards
    6.1
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2003
  • 34th NAACP Image Awards (2003)
    34th NAACP Image Awards
    3.6
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Essence Awards (2003)
    Essence Awards
    4.4
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2002
  • 33rd NAACP Image Awards (2002)
    33rd NAACP Image Awards
    5.0
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2002
  • 32nd NAACP Image Awards (2001)
    32nd NAACP Image Awards
    4.5
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2001
  • Wordsworth in The Lyricist Lounge Show (2000)
    The Lyricist Lounge Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2000
  • The BET 20th Anniversary Celebration (2000)
    The BET 20th Anniversary Celebration
    5.6
    TV Special
    • Director (directed by)
    • 2000
  • Motown Live
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Tahj Mowry, Essence Atkins, Omar Gooding, John Marshall Jones, and Jason Weaver in Smart Guy (1997)
    Smart Guy
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Hitz
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Keenen Ivory Wayans in The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show (1997)
    The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1997–1998
  • Pauly (1997)
    Pauly
    3.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1997

Additional Crew

  • AFI Life Achievement Award (1973)
    AFI Life Achievement Award
    5.5
    TV Mini Series
    • stage manager
    • 1986–1990
  • The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (1979)
    The 11th Annual Black Achievement Awards
    4.7
    TV Special
    • stage manager
    • 1990
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • associate stage director
    • 1989
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • stage manager
    • 1988
  • The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (1979)
    The 9th Annual American Black Achievement Awards
    3.0
    TV Special
    • stage manager
    • 1988
  • Dolly Parton in Dolly (1987)
    Dolly
    7.3
    TV Series
    • stage manager
    • 1987
  • Lana Turner in Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)
    Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
    6.9
    TV Special
    • stage manager
    • 1987
  • 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987)
    19th Annual NAACP Image Awards
    6.2
    TV Special
    • stage manager
    • 1987
  • Nell Carter Special
    TV Special
    • stage manager
    • 1986
  • The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986)
    The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    6.7
    TV Special
    • stage manager
    • 1986
  • Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, and Patti LaBelle in Sisters in the Name of Love (1986)
    Sisters in the Name of Love
    9.0
    TV Special
    • stage manager
    • 1986
  • The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (1979)
    The 7th Annual Black Achievement Awards
    TV Special
    • stage manager
    • 1986
  • The 28th Annual American Music Awards (2001)
    The 13th Annual American Music Awards
    6.8
    TV Special
    • stage manager
    • 1986
  • Mr. T in Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool! (1984)
    Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!
    7.8
    Video
    • stage manager
    • 1984
  • The 2nd Annual Black Achievement Awards (1979)
    The 5th Annual Black Achievement Awards
    5.0
    TV Special
    • stage manager
    • 1984

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Terry McCoy
  • Born
    • September 24, 1953
  • Died
    • April 23, 2017
  • Parents
    • Sid McCoy

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    Daughter of Sid McCoy.

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