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Gary Halvorson

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Director Gary Halvorson
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Gary Halvorson is known for Adventures in Wonderland (1992), Friends (1994) and Everybody Loves Raymond (1996).
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 14 wins & 18 nominations total

    Known for

    Elisabeth Harnois, John Hoffman, and Reece Holland in Adventures in Wonderland (1992)
    Adventures in Wonderland
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
    Friends
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, and Ray Romano in Everybody Loves Raymond (1996)
    Everybody Loves Raymond
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    From the Top at Carnegie Hall (2007)
    From the Top at Carnegie Hall
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2007

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    Director

    • The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006)
      The Metropolitan Opera HD Live
      8.8
      TV Series
      • live director
      • video director
      • 2006–2024
    • Great Performances (1971)
      Great Performances
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1987–2021
    • Met Stars Live in Concert (2020)
      Met Stars Live in Concert
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • The King and I (2018)
      The King and I
      8.0
      • Director
      • 2018
    • 52nd Annual CMA Awards (2018)
      52nd Annual CMA Awards
      5.9
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2018
    • World's Biggest USO Tour
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood in 51st Annual CMA Awards (2017)
      51st Annual CMA Awards
      6.4
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2017
    • NBA Awards 2017
      6.9
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2017
    • 2017 Billboard Music Awards (2017)
      2017 Billboard Music Awards
      6.5
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2017
    • CMA Country Christmas (2016)
      CMA Country Christmas
      6.6
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2016
    • The Dunes Club
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Disney Parks Unforgettable Christmas Celebration (2015)
      Disney Parks Unforgettable Christmas Celebration
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Your Family or Mine (2015)
      Your Family or Mine
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration (2014)
      Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration
      8.3
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2014

    Producer

    • True Jackson, VP (2008)
      True Jackson, VP
      5.9
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2008–2011
    • Faith Hill: The Lights Go Down
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Bliss
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2001
    • Melissa Joan Hart in Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)
      Sabrina the Teenage Witch
      6.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1997–1999
    • Diana Ross: Red Hot Rhythm and Blues
      8.5
      TV Special
      • producer
      • 1987

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      Directed the TV broadcast of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2001.

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      He was trained as a pianist at Juilliard, but is primarily noted as the director of situation comedies such as Friends (of which he directed 47 episodes) and The Drew Carey Show.

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