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Hy Averback Biography

Birth Name:Hyman J. Averback

Birth Place:Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Profession Director, Actor, Producer, Production manager

Fast Facts

  • Won the 1975 DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series
  • Received a Directors Guild of America Award in 1976 for his work on "M*A*S*H․"
  • Before becoming involved with producing, he was a part of the first Armed Forced Radio Service crew
  • Once worked as an announcer for Bob Hope and Jack Paar
  • As the character "Tokyo Mose," he would make radio broadcasts to American troops during World War II

Awards

  • 1959Primetime Emmy-Best Direction of a Single Program of a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1975DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series: winner
  • 1975Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 1976DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series: winner
  • 1982Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series: nominated