Thomas Schlamme Biography (1950-) (original) (raw)

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Full name, Thomas David Schlamme; born May 22, 1950, in Houston, TX; marriedChristine Lahti (an actress), September 4, 1983; children: Wilson, Joseph, Emma. Addresses: Office: Shoe Money Productions, 4000 Warner Blvd., Building 138, Room 1101, Burbank, CA 91522.; Agent: Ariel Emanuel, Endeavor, 9601Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: Rosalie Swedlin, Industry Entertainment, 955 South Carrillo Dr., Suite 300, Los Angeles,CA 90048.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, producer

Birth Details

May 22, 1950

Houston, Texas, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Executive Producer
• Series
• Sports Night, ABC, 1998-2000
• The West Wing, NBC, 1999-2003
• Jack & Bobby, The WB, 2004-2005
• Invasion, ABC, beginning 2005
• Television Producer
• Series
• (With others) Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, beginning 1996
• Television Director
• Series
• Mad about You (also known as Loved by You), NBC, multiple episodes, 1993-96
• Sports Night, ABC, multiple episodes, 1998-2000
• The West Wing, NBC, multiple episodes, 1999-2002
• Movies
• Crazy from the Heart, TNT, 1991
• Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long, TNT, 1995
• Specials
• Bette Midler: Art or Bust!, HBO, 1984
• Whoopi Goldberg--Direct from Broadway, HBO, 1985
• "Can a Guy Say No?," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1986
• "The Gift of Amazing Grace," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1986
• A Prairie Home Companion, PBS, 1986
• Robert Klein on Broadway, HBO, 1986
• Gilbert Gottfried ... Naturally, Cinemax, 1987
• High School Video Yearbook with Franken and Davis, Cinemax, 1987
• Carol Doesn't Leifer Anymore, Cinemax, 1988
• Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure, HBO, 1988
• "Mambo Mouth," HBO Comedy Theatre, HBO, 1991
• Rowan Atkinson Live (also known as Rowan Atkinson: Not Just a Pretty Face and Rowan Atkinson on Location in Boston), HBO, 1992
• (And producer) "Charity," "Family," and "Romance," segments of The Best of Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1996
• Television Executive Producer
• Specials
• Bette Midler: Art or Bust!, HBO, 1984
• "The Gift of Amazing Grace," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1986
• The West Wing Documentary Special, NBC, 2002
• Television Director
• Episodic
• "Sledgepoo," Sledge Hammer!, ABC, 1987
• Wish You Were Here, CBS, 1990
• "Soccer," The Wonder Years, ABC, 1991
• "Of Mastodons and Men," The Wonder Years, ABC, 1992
• "Road Test," The Wonder Years, ABC, 1992
• "Detour Ahead," If Not for You, CBS, 1995
• "Growth Pains," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
• "The Quarantine," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
• "The Secret Sharer," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1995
• "Charity," Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1996
• "Family," Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1996
• "Getting over the Hump," Ink, CBS, 1996
• "The Match Game," ER (also known as Emergency Room), ABC, 1996
• "Mind Games," Almost Perfect, CBS, 1996
• "The One with Russ," Friends, NBC, 1996
• "The One with the Lesbian Wedding," Friends, NBC, 1996
• "Paper Cuts," Ink, CBS, 1996
• "Romance," Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1996
• "Three Men and a Lady," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1996
• "Ambush," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1997
• "Betrayal," The Practice, ABC, 1997
• "Boy to the World," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1997
• "Las Vegas," Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1997
• "1976," Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1997
• "Overtime," Arsenio, ABC, 1997
• Dellaventura, CBS, 1997
• "Another List," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998
• "Happy Birthday, Baby," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998
• "Boy to the World," Ally (abridged version of Ally McBeal),Fox, 1999
• "An Innocent Man" (also known as "You're No Jack McCallister"), Jack & Bobby, The WB, 2004
• Director of episodes of other series, including It's Garry Shandling'sShow, Showtime and Fox; and Sessions, HBO. Director of short filmsegments for such programs as That Thing on ABC (also known as That Thing), ABC; Weekend, NBC; and productions of NBC Sports.
• Pilots
• Bette Midler's "Mondo Beyondo" (also known as Mondo Beyondo), HBO, 1988
• What's Alan Watching? (also known as What's Alan Watching Now?), CBS, 1989
• Steel Magnolias, CBS, 1990
• Man of the People, NBC, 1991
• Pride & Joy, NBC, 1995
• "Above the Fold," Ink, CBS, 1996
• Spin City (also known as Spin), ABC, 1996
• Modern Man, ABC, 1997
• Sports Night, ABC, 1998
• The West Wing, NBC, 1999
• "Chapter One," Boston Public, Fox, 2000
• Invasion, ABC, 2005
• The Nice Guys, CBS, 2005
• Other
• Wayside School (animated), ABC, 1986
• Television Appearances
• Episodic
• Himself, Intimate Portrait: Christine Lahti, Lifetime, 1998
• The Best Damn Sports Show Period, Fox Sports Network, 2003
• Film Director
• Miss Firecracker, Corsair Pictures, 1989
• So I Married an Axe Murderer, TriStar, 1993
• You So Crazy (also known as Martin Lawrence! You So Crazy),Samuel Goldwyn, 1994
• (And co-executive producer) The Farnsworth Invention, New Line Cinema, 2005
• Stage Director
• Robert Klein on Broadway (solo show), Nederlander Theatre, New York City, beginning 1986
• Director of other productions, including Signature.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Playboy, October, 2001, pp. 71-82, 153-54