Brian K. Roberts

Brian Roberts is a multi-award winning director, writer, producer and editor. He is credited with directing over 350 programs for US television and over 200 episodes of Canadian television. Roberts has directed some of television's most popular sitcoms on both sides of the border. While in LA he directed episodes of EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, THE DREW CAREY SHOW, SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH, 2 GUYS A GIRL AND A PIZZA PLACE, THE HUGHLEYS, KING OF QUEENS, BOSTON COMMON, ACCORDING TO JIM, ONE ON ONE, ZOE, THE TONY DANZA SHOW, LIZZIE MCGUIRE, CLUELESS and MAD TV.

In 2012 he completed executive producing and directing the The Debaters, and was nominated as Best Comedy Program at the Banff 2012 Media Festival, nominated as Best Television Program for both the Canadian Comedy Awards and the Leo Awards. The Debaters was recently acquired by Craig Ferguson's Green Mountain Productions and a US pilot has been shot in association with Embassy Row.

Working on both sides of the Canadian-US boarder since 2006, Roberts has directed Canadian original programming including, THE NEXT STEP, REALLY ME, Men With Brooms, LITTLE MOSQUE ON THE PRAIRIE (which garnered him a Directors Guild of Canada award as well as a two CSA Award nominations), G-SPOT, DA KINK IN MY HAIR, DAN FOR MAYOR, (for the last two he was recognized with a Canadian Comedy Award nomination), Under One Roof, ABOUT A GIRL, The Latest Buzz, NATURALLY SADIE, THE JANE SHOW, Sex Ed, and HOW TO BE INDIE.

Roberts is a two-time Emmy Award winner. He garnered his first Emmy Award in 1985 for directing Shattered Dreams, a poignant, half-hour documentary about teen alcohol abuse; and picked up another Emmy Award in 1988 for editing the hugely popular and innovative series, THE TRACEY ULLMAN SHOW. He was also nominated for an Emmy for his work on THE SIMPSONS and a second time for THE TRACEY ULLMAN SHOW.

Robert's television writing credits include THE SIMPSONS, INSIDE OUT, as well as the pilots FLATEARTH E.R. HALFWAY and NIGHT SCHOOL. He has produced ABOUT A GIRL, CANDID CAMERA AND THE BEE GEES: GOING HOME (for which he won an Ace Award.

Additional editing credits include THE SIMPSONS (for which he won a Golden Reel Award), SUDDENLY SUSAN, The Drew Carey Show, Mad About You, RAGS TO RICHES, FLYING BLIND, and MAX HEADROOM.

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