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Leon Knoles

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  • Additional Crew
  • Producer
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Leon Knoles
Leon Knoles is known for The National Christmas Tree Lighting (2021), Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince (2020) and Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration (2019).
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    The National Christmas Tree Lighting
    TV Movie
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2021
    Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince (2020)
    Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
    8.1
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2020
    Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration (2019)
    Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2019
    Arsenio Hall in The Arsenio Hall Show (2013)
    The Arsenio Hall Show
    4.9
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • BBC Stevie Wonder 1981 Documentary
      • Director
      • Post-production
    • An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause Revolution (2025)
      An Oprah Winfrey Special: The Menopause Revolution
      5.8
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Super Bowl Soulful Celebration 26th Annual Celebration
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2025
    • 65th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration (2024)
      65th Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2024
    • National Christmas Tree Lighting 2024
      3.8
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2024
    • A Motown Christmas (2024)
      A Motown Christmas
      5.4
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2024
    • The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2024)
      The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
      6.6
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Oprah Winfrey in An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution (2024)
      An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution
      6.7
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2024
    • The Super Bowl Soulful Celebration 25th Anniversary
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Gospel LIVE! Presented by Henry Louis Gates Jr. (2024)
      Gospel LIVE! Presented by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2024
    • National Christmas Tree Lighting 2023
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Maury Povich in The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2023)
      The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards
      6.9
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Byron Allen in Byron Allen Presents the Grio Awards (2023)
      Byron Allen Presents the Grio Awards
      5.5
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2023
    • BET Awards Pre Show
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Jennifer Hudson in The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
      The Jennifer Hudson Show
      4.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022–2023

    Additional Crew

    • Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup (2011)
      Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup
      8.0
      TV Special
      • technical director
      • 2011
    • Comedy Central Roasts (2003)
      Comedy Central Roasts
      7.5
      TV Series
      • technical director
      • 2010–2011
    • Mariah Carey in Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You (2010)
      Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • technical director (as Leon Knowles)
      • 2010
    • JC Chasez in America's Best Dance Crew (2008)
      America's Best Dance Crew
      6.9
      TV Series
      • technician director
      • 2010
    • 41st NAACP Image Awards (2010)
      41st NAACP Image Awards
      3.6
      TV Special
      • technical director (as Leon Knowles)
      • 2010
    • Sinbad: Where U Been? (2010)
      Sinbad: Where U Been?
      7.7
      TV Special
      • technical director
      • 2010
    • The Sing-Off (2009)
      The Sing-Off
      7.3
      TV Series
      • technical director
      • 2009
    • The 3rd Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute (2009)
      The 3rd Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute
      7.4
      TV Special
      • technical director (as Leon Knowles)
      • 2009
    • Howie Mandel, Sofía Vergara, Mel B, Terry Crews, and Simon Cowell in America's Got Talent (2006)
      America's Got Talent
      5.8
      TV Series
      • technical director
      • 2008–2009
    • The 40th NAACP Image Awards (2009)
      The 40th NAACP Image Awards
      5.5
      TV Special
      • technical director
      • 2009
    • Jamie Durie in HGTV Showdown (2008)
      HGTV Showdown
      7.4
      TV Series
      • technical director
      • 2008
    • Jeff Foxworthy, Angela Azar, Dee Dubois, and Tres Allison in Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2007)
      Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
      4.9
      TV Series
      • technical director (as Leon Knowles)
      • 2007–2008
    • Amne$ia (2007)
      Amne$ia
      4.8
      TV Series
      • technical director (as Leon Knowles)
      • 2008
    • The 50th Annual Grammy Awards (2008)
      The 50th Annual Grammy Awards
      6.7
      TV Special
      • technical director
      • 2008
    • Frank Caliendo: All Over the Place (2007)
      Frank Caliendo: All Over the Place
      6.8
      TV Special
      • technical director
      • 2007

    Producer

    • National Christmas Tree Lighting 2024
      3.8
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • The Super Bowl Soulful Celebration 25th Anniversary
      TV Special
      • producer
      • 2024
    • National Christmas Tree Lighting 2023
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • National Christmas Tree Lighting: Celebrating 100 Years (2022)
      National Christmas Tree Lighting: Celebrating 100 Years
      8.2
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • K-9 Hero Awards
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • The National Christmas Tree Lighting
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • The Road to F9: Fast & Furious Fan Fest (2020)
      The Road to F9: Fast & Furious Fan Fest
      6.5
      TV Special
      • co-producer
      • 2020
    • Marcus Collins, John Carl Fisher, and John Hagen in The Texas Tenors: Rise (2017)
      The Texas Tenors: Rise
      TV Special
      • producer
      • 2017
    • 2015 Triumph Awards (2015)
      2015 Triumph Awards
      TV Special
      • producer
      • 2015

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      • Leon Knowles

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