Jeff Melman
Encyclopedia
Jeffrey L. Melman is an American television director
and producer
. Melman has directed for several present-day network television series. More recently Melman has directed episodes of ABC
's Grey's Anatomy
, Private Practice and Desperate Housewives
. Melman previously directed on many hit sitcoms which include The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
, Malcolm in the Middle
, Everybody Loves Raymond
, That's My Bush!
and Frasier
. Melman was also a producer on Oliver Beene
, Laverne and Shirley, and Night Court
.
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
and producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
. Melman has directed for several present-day network television series. More recently Melman has directed episodes of ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
, Private Practice and Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives
Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
. Melman previously directed on many hit sitcoms which include The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 10, 1990 to May 20, 1996. The show stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart teenager from West Philadelphia who is sent to move in with his aunt and uncle in their...
, Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
, Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005. Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal and the show's writing staff...
, That's My Bush!
That's My Bush!
That's My Bush! is an American comedy television series that aired on Comedy Central from April 4 to May 23, 2001. Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, best known for also creating South Park, the series centers on the fictitious personal life of President George W. Bush, as played by Timothy...
and Frasier
Frasier
Frasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars...
. Melman was also a producer on Oliver Beene
Oliver Beene
Oliver Beene is an American sitcom that premiered on Fox on March 9, 2003. The show was created by Howard Gewirtz. Set in 1962 and 1963, the show chronicled the trials and tribulations of the 11-to-12-year-old Oliver Beene , in first person perspective...
, Laverne and Shirley, and Night Court
Night Court
Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984, to May 20, 1992. The setting was the night shift of a Manhattan court, presided over by the young, unorthodox Judge Harold T. "Harry" Stone...
.
Filmography
- Private Practice (2007) TV series
- episode 1.07 "In Which Sam Gets Taken For a Ride"
- episode 2.09 "Know When To Fold"
- Ugly BettyUgly BettyUgly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...
(2006) TV series- episode 1.17 "Icing on the CakeIcing on the Cake"Icing on the Cake" is the seventeenth episode from the dramedy series Ugly Betty, which aired March 15, 2007. The episode was written by Dailyn Rodriguez and directed by Jeff Melman.-Plot:...
"
- episode 1.17 "Icing on the Cake
- Grey's AnatomyGrey's AnatomyGrey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
(2005) TV series- episode 2.06 "Into You Like A Train"
- episode 2.23 "Blues for Sister Someone"
- episode 3.02 "I Am a Tree"
- episode 3.05 "Oh, the Guilt"
- episode 3.08 "Staring at the Sun"
- episode 4.07 "Physical Attraction Chemical Reaction"
- Hot PropertiesHot PropertiesHot Properties is an ensemble ABC comedy featuring four women working together in a Manhattan real estate office. It was first aired on October 7, 2005. Often compared to Sex and the City and the CBS situation comedy Designing Women, this show features four single women professionals, each with...
(2005) TV series- episode "Online Dating"
- episode "It's a Wonderful Christmas Carol on 34th Street"
- episode "When Chloe Met Marco"
- episode "Whatever Lola Wants"
- episode "Return of the Ring"
- episode "Dating Up, Dating Down"
- episode "Waiting For Oprah"
- Living With FranLiving With FranLiving With Fran is an American sitcom that debuted on The WB network in April 2005 that starred Fran Drescher. The show last aired on March 2006.-Premise:Drescher plays Fran Reeves, an interior designer and divorced mother of two...
(2005) TV series - Desperate HousewivesDesperate HousewivesDesperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producer Cherry serves as Showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season include Marc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W...
(2004) TV series- episode 1.04 "Who's That Woman?"
- episode 1.14 "Love Is in the Air"
- episode 1.17 "There Won't Be Trumpets"
- episode 1.20 "Fear No More"
- Arrested Development (2003) TV series
- episode 2.04 "Good Grief!"
- Sixteen to Life (2003) TV series
- LuisLuis (TV series)Luis is an American sitcom starring Luis Guzmán that aired on Fox from September to October 2003. Scheduled in the Friday night death slot, the series received low ratings and was canceled after five episodes. The series was the first show of the 2003-2004 season to be canceled.-Season One:...
(2003) TV series- episode 1.01 "Pilot"
- Oliver BeeneOliver BeeneOliver Beene is an American sitcom that premiered on Fox on March 9, 2003. The show was created by Howard Gewirtz. Set in 1962 and 1963, the show chronicled the trials and tribulations of the 11-to-12-year-old Oliver Beene , in first person perspective...
(2003) TV series - Exit 9 (2003) TV series
- Off CentreOff CentreOff Centre is an American sitcom that aired on The WB network from October 14, 2001 to October 31, 2002. Created by Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz, and Danny Zuker, the series was heavily promoted as "from the guys who brought you American Pie".-Synopsis:...
(2001) TV series - ScrubsScrubs (TV series)Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
(2001) TV series- episode 1.11 "My Own Personal Jesus
- That's My Bush!That's My Bush!That's My Bush! is an American comedy television series that aired on Comedy Central from April 4 to May 23, 2001. Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, best known for also creating South Park, the series centers on the fictitious personal life of President George W. Bush, as played by Timothy...
(2001) TV series - TitusTitus (TV series)Titus is an American dark comedy sitcom that debuted on Fox in 2000. The series was created by its star, Christopher Titus, Jack Kenny, and Brian Hargrove...
(2000) TV series- episode "Tommy's Girlfriend II"
- Malcolm in the MiddleMalcolm in the MiddleMalcolm in the Middle is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Network. The series was first broadcast on January 9, 2000, and ended its six-and-a-half-year run on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons and 151 episodes...
(2000) TV series- episode 1.05 "Malcolm Babysits"
- episode 1.15 "Smunday"
- episode 2.04 "Dinner Out"
- episode 2.06 "Convention"
- episode 2.09 "High School Play"
- episode 2.10 "The Bully"
- episode 2.16 "Traffic Ticket"
- episode 2.17 "Surgery"
- episode 2.18 "Reese Cooks"
- episode 2.25 "Flashback"
- episode 3.05 "Charity"
- episode 3.07 "Christmas"
- episode 3.10 "Lois's Makeover"
- episode 3.13 "Reese Drives"
- episode 3.16 "Hal Coaches"
- episode 3.18 "Poker #2"
- episode 3.21 "Cliques"
- episode 4.02 "Humilithon"
- episode 4.07 "Malcolm Holds His Tongue"
- episode 4.12 "Kicked Out"
- episode 4.14 "Hal's Friend"
- Stark Raving MadStark Raving Mad (TV series)Stark Raving Mad is an American sitcom that aired from on NBC from 1999 to 2000. The series stars Tony Shalhoub and Neil Patrick Harris.-Synopsis:...
(1999) TV series - The ParkersThe ParkersThe Parkers is an American sitcom . A spin-off of UPN's Moesha, The Parkers featured the mother-daughter team of Nikki and Kim Parker . The Parkers' signature "Heeyyy" greeting made its way into popular vernacular in the early 2000s.-Premise:The series centered around a mother and daughter who...
(1999) TV series - BeckerBecker (TV series)Becker is an American television sitcom that ran from 1998 to 2004 on CBS. Set in the New York City borough of The Bronx, the show starred Ted Danson as John Becker, a misanthropic doctor who operates a small practice and is constantly annoyed by his patients, co-workers, friends, and practically...
(1998) TV series - Encore! Encore!Encore! Encore!Encore! Encore! is an American sitcom starring Nathan Lane as an opera singer. On the verge of becoming "The Fourth Tenor", Lane's character injures his vocal cords and must move in with his family, who run a vineyard in Northern California. The series premiered on NBC on September 22, 1998.Encore!...
(1998) TV series - The King of QueensThe King of QueensThe King of Queens is an American sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007.This show was produced by Hanley Productions and CBS Productions , CBS Paramount Television ,and CBS Television Studios in association with Columbia TriStar Television , and Sony Pictures...
(1998) TV series- episode 3.04 "Class Struggle"
- Holding the BabyHolding the BabyHolding the Baby was a 1997 UK sitcom television series produced by Granada Television. It lasted for two seasons. The series' average audience in 1997 was 6.85 million viewers, making it the 16th-highest rated British sitcom that year....
(1998)TV series - LateLineLateLineLateLine is an American TV sitcom that ran on NBC from March 17, 1998, through March 16, 1999. Due to an abrupt cancellation, there were seven unaired episodes .Created by John Markus and Al Franken , LateLine depicted the...
(1998) TV series - JennyJenny (TV series)Jenny is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from 1997 to 1998. The series was intended to be a star vehicle for Playboy Playmate Jenny McCarthy.-Synopsis:...
(1997) TV series - Veronica's ClosetVeronica's ClosetVeronica's Closet is a sitcom which aired on NBC from September 25, 1997, to June 27, 2000.The show starred Kirstie Alley as Veronica “Ronnie” Chase, the head of her own lingerie company.- Season one :...
(1997) TV series- episode "Veronica's Thanksgiving That Keeps on Giving"
- Fired UpFired Up (TV series)Fired Up is a short-lived 1997–1998 situation comedy airing on NBC. It lasted for two seasons and 28 episodes. The series, the first from Grammnet Productions, starred Sharon Lawrence and Leah Remini. The series was about a self-centered promotions executive and her mouthy assistant...
(1997) TV series - Just Shoot Me!Just Shoot Me!Just Shoot Me! is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March 4, 1997 to August 16, 2003, with 148 episodes produced. The show was created by Steven Levitan, the show's executive producer.-Description:...
(1997) TV series - Men Behaving BadlyMen Behaving Badly (U.S. TV series)Men Behaving Badly is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from 1996 to 1997. It was based on the earlier British sitcom of the same name....
(1996) TV series - Everybody Loves RaymondEverybody Loves RaymondEverybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005. Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal and the show's writing staff...
(1996) TV series- episode 2.20 "T-Ball"
- episode 2.22 "Six Feet Under"
- episode 2.23 "The Garage Sale"
- episode 2.24 & 2.25: "The Wedding, Parts One & Two"
- The Pursuit of Happiness (1995) TV series
- Almost PerfectAlmost PerfectAlmost Perfect is an American situation comedy that aired on the CBS television network from 1995 to 1996.-Synopsis:Almost Perfect starred Nancy Travis as Kim Cooper, a television writer on the hit show Blue Justice who had just been promoted to executive producer, and Kevin Kilner as her...
(1995) TV series - Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las VegasSaved by the Bell: Wedding in Las VegasSaved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas is the series finale for the original Saved by the Bell series. It was presented as a two hour television movie that originally aired on NBC in 1994. When aired in syndication, it is commonly split into two double length episodes...
(1994) TV film - The George Carlin ShowThe George Carlin ShowThe George Carlin Show is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from January 1994 to July 1995. It was created jointly by veteran TV producer Sam Simon and the show's namesake, comedian George Carlin.-Synopsis:...
(1994) TV series - FrasierFrasierFrasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee in association with Grammnet and Paramount Network Television.A spin-off of Cheers, Frasier stars...
(1993) TV series- episode 3.06 "Sleeping with the Enemy"
- episode 4.02 "Love Bites Dog"
- episode 4.04 "Crane's Critique, A"
- episode 4.06 "Mixed Doubles"
- episode 4.07 "A Lilith Thanksgiving "
- episode 4.08 "Our Father Whose Art Ain't Heaven"
- episode 4.13 "Four for the Seesaw"
- episode 4.15 "Roz's Krantz & Gouldenstein are Dead"
- episode 4.19 "Three Dates and a Breakup, Part 1"
- episode 4.20 "Three Dates and a Breakup, Part 2"
- episode 4.23 "Ask Me No Questions"
- episode 4.24 "Odd Man Out"
- episode 5.04 "Kid, The"
- episode 5.07 "My Fair Frasier"
- episode 5.10 "Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name"
- episode 5.13 "The Maris Counselor"
- episode 5.16 "Beware of Greeks"
- episode 5.17 "Perfect Guy, The"
- episode 5.22 "The Life of the Party"
- episode 5.23 "Party, Party"
- Saved by the Bell: The College YearsSaved by the Bell: The College YearsSaved by the Bell: The College Years is a sequel to the Saved by the Bell series which ran from September 14, 1993 to February 8, 1994, lasting one season...
(1993) TV series - Flying Blind (1992) TV series
- Melrose Place (1992) TV series
- Red DwarfRed DwarfRed Dwarf is a British comedy franchise which primarily comprises eight series of a television science fiction sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999 and Dave from 2009–present. It gained cult following. It was created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, who also wrote the first six series...
(1992) (TV) - Charlie Hoover (1991) TV series
- Beverly Hills, 90210Beverly Hills, 90210Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...
(1990) TV series- episode "Dead End"
- episode "Dealer's Choice"
- episode "The Girl from New York City"
- episode "Misery Loves Company"
- episode "Sex, Lies and Volleyball/Photo Fini"
- episode "A Song for Myself"
- The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirThe Fresh Prince of Bel-AirThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 10, 1990 to May 20, 1996. The show stars Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself, a street-smart teenager from West Philadelphia who is sent to move in with his aunt and uncle in their...
(1990) TV series - Parker Lewis Can't LoseParker Lewis Can't LoseParker Lewis Can't Lose is an American teen sitcom that originally aired on FOX from September 1990 to June 1993. During the last season, the series sported the simpler title Parker Lewis. The series was produced by Columbia Pictures Television and was strongly influenced by the feature film Ferris...
(1990) TV series- episode 1.11 "Radio Free Flamingo"
- episode 2.05 "Undergraduate, The"
- Wings (1990) TV series
- A Family for JoeA Family for JoeA Family for Joe is an American television movie and subsequent series, both starring Robert Mitchum in the title role. The half-hour show premiered on NBC on March 24, 1990...
(1990) TV series - Sister Kate (1989) TV series
- HoopermanHoopermanHooperman is a U.S. television series starring John Ritter. It ran for two seasons on ABC, from 1987 to 1989. A comedy-drama, the series was created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher who were the team responsible for creating L.A. Law....
(1987) TV series - My Two DadsMy Two DadsMy Two Dads is an American sitcom that starred Staci Keanan, Paul Reiser and Greg Evigan. It aired on NBC from 1987 to 1990 and was produced by Michael Jacobs Productions in association with TriStar Television and distributed by TeleVentures.-Show synopsis:The show begins when Marcy Bradford , the...
(1987) TV series - Night CourtNight CourtNight Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984, to May 20, 1992. The setting was the night shift of a Manhattan court, presided over by the young, unorthodox Judge Harold T. "Harry" Stone...
(1984) TV series - Making the GradeMaking the Grade (TV series)Making the Grade was a short-lived American sitcom which aired on CBS from April 5 until May 10, 1982. It starred James Naughton, Graham Jarvis, Alley Mills, Steven Peterman, and boasted the first TV series roles for Philip Charles MacKenzie and George Wendt. It was set at Franklin High School in St...
(1982) TV series