Alan Poul
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Alan Mark Poul is an American film and television producer and director.
for the HBO original series, Six Feet Under, on which he made his directing debut. He directed four episodes of the series from seasons two through five.
He later directed the pilot for CBS
' series Swingtown
, of which he directed a total of four episodes. He also directed the 2010 CBS Films
romantic comedy
The Back-Up Plan
, originally titled Plan B.
He signed a new deal with HBO in April 2011. He is set to executive produce Aaron Sorkin
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Television
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: Berkshire Theatre Festival
. Starring: Lewis Stadlen, Marilyn Sokol
, Robert M. Rosen aka Robert Ozn
, Paul Kreppel
Career
Poul served as executive producerExecutive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
for the HBO original series, Six Feet Under, on which he made his directing debut. He directed four episodes of the series from seasons two through five.
He later directed the pilot for CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
' series Swingtown
Swingtown
Swingtown was an American television series created by Mike Kelley as a summer replacement series for CBS. The show was a period and relationship drama about the impact of sexual and social liberation in 1970s American suburban households, with story arcs involving open marriages and key...
, of which he directed a total of four episodes. He also directed the 2010 CBS Films
CBS Films
CBS Films is an American film production company founded in 2007, a feature film division of CBS Corporation. CBS Films is located on Wilshire Boulevard in West Los Angeles.-Company history:...
romantic comedy
Romantic Comedy
Romantic Comedy can refer to* Romantic Comedy , a 1979 play written by Bernard Slade* Romantic Comedy , a 1983 film adapted from the play and starring Dudley Moore and Mary Steenburgen...
The Back-Up Plan
The Back-Up Plan
The Back-up Plan is a 2010 romantic comedy film, starring Jennifer Lopez and Alex O'Loughlin. It was released theatrically in the U.S. on April 23, 2010, and later in other regions...
, originally titled Plan B.
He signed a new deal with HBO in April 2011. He is set to executive produce Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Benjamin Sorkin is an Academy and Emmy award winning American screenwriter, producer, and playwright, whose works include A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Sports Night, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Social Network, and Moneyball.After graduating from Syracuse...
's More As This Story Develops.http://www.deadline.com/2011/04/alan-poul-inks-overal-deal-with-hbo-joins-aaron-sorkins-cable-news-pilot-as-ep/
Producer
Film- Black Rain (1989)
- CandymanCandyman (film)Candyman is a 1992 horror film starring Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd and Xander Berkeley. It was directed by Bernard Rose and is based on the short story "The Forbidden" by Clive Barker, though the film's scenario is switched from England to Chicago. The film was scored by Philip Glass. The film was...
(1992) - Inside Out (1992)
- Woman on Top (2000)
Television
- Tales of the CityTales of the City (miniseries)Tales of the City is a 1993 television miniseries based on the first of the Tales of the City series of novels by Armistead Maupin.To date, the first three books in the sequence have been adapted into television miniseries; the first, Tales of the City, was produced by the UK's Channel 4 and was...
(1993) - My So-Called LifeMy So-Called LifeMy So-Called Life is an American teen drama television series created by Winnie Holzman and produced by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. It originally aired on ABC from August 25, 1994, to January 26, 1995 and was distributed by The Bedford Falls Company with ABC Productions. Set at the...
(1994–1995) - 'Til There Was You'Til There Was You'Til There Was You is a 1997 American romantic drama film directed by Scott Winant. The screenplay, written by Winnie Holzman, traces thirty-odd years in the parallel lives of two people whose intertwined paths finally converge when their mutual interest in a community project brings them...
(1997) - More Tales of the CityTales of the City (miniseries)Tales of the City is a 1993 television miniseries based on the first of the Tales of the City series of novels by Armistead Maupin.To date, the first three books in the sequence have been adapted into television miniseries; the first, Tales of the City, was produced by the UK's Channel 4 and was...
(1998) - Six Feet Under (2001–2005)
- Further Tales of the CityTales of the City (miniseries)Tales of the City is a 1993 television miniseries based on the first of the Tales of the City series of novels by Armistead Maupin.To date, the first three books in the sequence have been adapted into television miniseries; the first, Tales of the City, was produced by the UK's Channel 4 and was...
(2001) - SwingtownSwingtownSwingtown was an American television series created by Mike Kelley as a summer replacement series for CBS. The show was a period and relationship drama about the impact of sexual and social liberation in 1970s American suburban households, with story arcs involving open marriages and key...
(2008) - PerceptionPerceptionPerception is the process of attaining awareness or understanding of the environment by organizing and interpreting sensory information. All perception involves signals in the nervous system, which in turn result from physical stimulation of the sense organs...
- Good Christian Bitches
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Television director
- Six Feet Under (2001) 4 episodes:
- episode 2.10 "The Secret" (2002)
- episode 3.04 "Nobody Sleeps" (2003)
- episode 4.05 "That's My DogThat's My DogThat's My Dog was a television game show which aired on The Family Channel in the United States. Two families and their dogs competed for prizes in games and stunts oriented toward the dogs...
" (2004) - episode 5.04 "Time Flies" (2005)
- RomeRome (TV series)Rome is a British-American–Italian historical drama television series created by Bruno Heller, John Milius and William J. MacDonald. The show's two seasons premiered in 2005 and 2007, and were later released on DVD. Rome is set in the 1st century BC, during Ancient Rome's transition from Republic...
(2005), 2 episodes:- episode 1.06 "Egeria", (2005)
- episode 2.03 "These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius CiceroThese Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero"These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero" is the third episode of the second season of the television series Rome.-Plot summary:...
" (2007)
- Big LoveBig LoveBig Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy...
(2006) 2 episodes:- episode 1.11 "Where There's a Will (Big Love)", (2006)
- episode 2.03 "Reunion" (2007)
- SwingtownSwingtownSwingtown was an American television series created by Mike Kelley as a summer replacement series for CBS. The show was a period and relationship drama about the impact of sexual and social liberation in 1970s American suburban households, with story arcs involving open marriages and key...
(2008) 4 episodes:- episode 1.01 "Pilot", (2008)
- episode 1.02 "Love Will Find a Way", (2008)
- episode 1.08 "Puzzlerama", (2008)
- episode 1.13 "Take It To The Limit", (2008)
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Theatre
"Vagabond Stars" 1978 (lyricist) Pre-BroadwayBroadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
: Berkshire Theatre Festival
Berkshire Theatre Festival
The Berkshire Theatre Festival is one of the oldest professional performing arts venues in the Berkshires, celebrating its 80th anniversary season in 2008.-History:...
. Starring: Lewis Stadlen, Marilyn Sokol
Marilyn Sokol
Marilyn Sokol is an actress, comedienne, teacher, singer, writer/director. She has won an Emmy Award, an Obie Award, and a Bistro Award. She lives in New York City...
, Robert M. Rosen aka Robert Ozn
Robert Ozn
Robert Ozn , New York City born producer, screenwriter recording artist and actor, best known for being the vocal half of 80s synth pop duo EBN-OZN solo act, Dada Nada, and for his later work as co-producer and co-writer with Colin Greene of the human-rights themed feature film I Witness starring...
, Paul Kreppel
Paul Kreppel
Paul Kreppel is an actor, producer, director. On television, he was best known as the pianist, Sonny Mann in the show, It's a Living. In his work as theater director- producer-creator, he received the 2007 Tony Award for Jay Johnson: The Two and Only.-Early Theater Career:Kreppel was born in...