Ken Kwapis

Birth Name:

Kenneth William Kwapis

Birth Place:

Belleville, Illinois, United States

Profession

Director, Producer, Writer

Ken Kwapis

Earned a Student Academy Award for his student film thesis "For Heaven's Sake!"
In 2005, he received the Copper Wing Award at the Phoenix Film Festival
Earned a degree in speech from Northwestern University
Gradated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television
Got married to fellow director and screenwriter Marisa Silver
Quote: "(On directing comedic plots) "There's something wonderfully cheeky about intentional mistakes․""
Is widely recognized for his work directing television comedies

1993CableACE - Directing a Comedy Series:Nominated
1994CableACE - Directing a Comedy Series:Nominated
2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Nominated
2002OFTA Television Award - Best Direction in a Comedy Series:Nominated
2005Copper Wing Award - Best Director:Winner
2006Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Episode of the Year:Nominated
2006Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Episode of the Year:Nominated
2007Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Broadband Program - Comedy:Winner
2007Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Episode of the Year:Nominated
2007Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series:Nominated
2010Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Episode of the Decade:Nominated
2013Gold Derby TV Award - Comedy Episode of the Year:Nominated
2016Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia CinemaNominated