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Ian Sander Biography

Birth Name:Ian Sander

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Producer, Actor, Director, Writer, Assistant director, Production manager

Fast Facts

  • Won Outstanding Producer of Television at the 1993 PGA Awards for "I'll Fly Away," an award he shared with David Chase
  • Graduated from the University of Southern California with a B․S․ and attended Loyola Law School
  • Started his career as an actor, working in the United States and Europe and co-starring in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway production "No Place to Be Somebody․"
  • Co-created the Total Engagement Experience, which utilizes television shows as part of a multi-platform entertainment experience
  • As a principal in Sander/Moses Productions he developed and served as executive producer on over 300 hours of dramatic programming for prime-time television
  • Spoke at the National Association of Broadcasters on a panel called "Unboxing Advertising and Entertainment: Building a Transmedia Experience․"
  • Became a Professor at The University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts

Awards

  • 1992Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1992Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Made for Television Movie: nominated
  • 1993PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Television: winner
  • 1993Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 1994DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials: nominated