Paul Bogart
Birth Name:
Paul Bogoff
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Director, Producer, Writer, Actor
Fast Facts
- Received the 1989 Audience Award at the Deauville Film Festival
- Won the Audience Award for Best Video at the 1988 San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
- Got a job as a stage manager at NBC after lying about his education and experience in television
- Started off as a puppeteer in a travelling marionette show in New York
- Is widely recognized for his technique of positioning actors for the best effect possible in filming
- During World War II, he served in the United States Air Force
- His parents changed his birthdate of November 13 to November 21 on his birth certificate because they considered the number 13 to be unlucky
Awards
- 1964Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama:Nominated
- 1965DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television:Nominated
- 1965Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Directors:Winner
- 1966Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy:Nominated
- 1967Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama:Nominated
- 1968DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television:Nominated
- 1968Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama:Winner
- 1969DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television:Nominated
- 1969Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama:Nominated
- 1970DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television:Nominated
- 1970Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama:Winner
- 1973DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television:Nominated
- 1976Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited Series:Nominated
- 1977Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series:Nominated
- 1978DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series:Winner
- 1978Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series:Winner
- 1979DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series:Winner
- 1979Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series:Nominated
- 1980DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series:Winner
- 1986Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Comedy Series:Winner
- 1987Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special:Nominated
- 1988DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials:Nominated
- 1989Audience AwardWinner
- 1989Critics AwardNominated
- 1992Critics AwardNominated
- 1992Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special:Nominated
- 1996Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Special:Nominated