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Jim Tanker

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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Jim Tanker
Jim Tanker is known for Big Brother (2000), The 65th Annual Directors Guild Awards (2013) and The 66th Annual Directors Guild Awards (2014).
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins total

    Known for

    Julie Chen Moonves in Big Brother (2000)
    Big Brother
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    The 65th Annual Directors Guild Awards
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2013
    The 66th Annual Directors Guild Awards
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2014
    The 68th Annual Directors Guild Award
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, Jay R. Ferguson, Alicia Goranson, Laurie Metcalf, Emma Kenney, and Ames McNamara in The Conners (2018)
      The Conners
      5.9
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2020–2021
    • 2021 Golden Globe Awards (2021)
      2021 Golden Globe Awards
      4.6
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2021
    • The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2020)
      The 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
      6.6
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2020
    • Ricky Gervais in 2020 Golden Globe Awards (2020)
      2020 Golden Globe Awards
      7.4
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2020
    • Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg in 2019 Golden Globe Awards (2019)
      2019 Golden Globe Awards
      5.5
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2019
    • Mickey's 90th Spectacular (2018)
      Mickey's 90th Spectacular
      7.1
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2018
    • 2018 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony
      7.6
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2017
    • LaMarcus Miller in Fallujah (2016)
      Fallujah
      TV Movie
      • associate director
      • 2016
    • The 58th Annual Grammy Awards (2016)
      The 58th Annual Grammy Awards
      6.1
      TV Special
      • associate director (segment "'Grammy Red Carpet Live!'")
      • 2016
    • Grammy Red Carpet Live
      4.1
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2016
    • Chris D'Elia, Bianca Kajlich, Bridgit Mendler, David Fynn, Ron Funches, Brent Morin, and Rick Glassman in Undateable (2014)
      Undateable
      7.3
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2016
    • Critic's Choice Red Carpet Live!
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2015
    • The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1998)
      The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
      7.7
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2014
    • The 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (2014)
      The 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
      7.5
      TV Special
      • assistant director
      • 2014
    • Countdown to the Hollywood Film Awards (2014)
      Countdown to the Hollywood Film Awards
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2014

    Director

    • The 69th Annual Directors Guild Awards
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Matthew McConaughey, Stacy Keach, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Edgar Ramírez in Gold (2016)
      Hollywood Film Awards
      7.1
      Video
      • Director
      • 2016
    • The 68th Annual Directors Guild Award
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Julie Chen Moonves in Big Brother (2000)
      Big Brother
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006–2014
    • The 66th Annual Directors Guild Awards
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2014
    • The 65th Annual Directors Guild Awards
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2013

    Additional Crew

    • Ellen DeGeneres in The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2001)
      The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
      7.2
      TV Special
      • production team
      • 2001
    • 2001 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2001)
      2001 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
      5.8
      TV Special
      • production team
      • 2001
    • The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards (1998)
      The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards
      5.6
      TV Special
      • production team
      • 1998
    • The 19th Annual CableACE Awards
      8.2
      TV Special
      • production team
      • 1997
    • Elizabeth Taylor in Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997)
      Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life
      7.6
      TV Special
      • production team
      • 1997
    • The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards
      6.0
      TV Special
      • production team
      • 1996
    • Daphne Zuniga and Grant Show in The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards (1993)
      The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards
      6.7
      TV Special
      • production team
      • 1993
    • Heather Tom, Thorsten Kaye, and Katherine Kelly Lang in The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)
      The Bold and the Beautiful
      3.5
      TV Series
      • stage manager
      • 1987–1988

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • James Tanker
    • Spouse
      • Jacklyn Tanker(2 children)

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