Don Scardino
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 17, 1949 (age 77)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Don Scardino (born February 17, 1948) is an American television director and producer and a former actor. Born in New York City, Scardino began his career as an actor. His first Broadway credit was as an understudy in The Playroom in 1965. Additional Broadway acting credits include Johnny No-Trump, Godspell, and King of Hearts. Off-Broadway he appeared in The Rimers of Eldritch, The Comedy of Errors, Moonchildren, and I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road, he was also the lead in a cult classic B horror movie titled Squirm in 1976. He served as Artistic Director at Playwrights Horizons from 1991-96. On television he appeared on the daytime soap operas The Guiding Light, All My Children, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, and Another World and the primetime series The Ghost & Mrs. Muir and The Name of the Game. Feature film credits include Rip-off, Homer, Squirm and Cruising. Following his acting on the network soap operas, he began to direct them. He directed episodes of Another World, One Life to Live, and All My Children. He went on to direct plays on and off-Broadway, including the world premiere of Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men. He has directed extensively in television, most notably NBC's comedy 30 ROCK. Feature film directing work includes Me & Veronica (Venice Film Festival), and Advice From A Caterpillar, winner, best comedy, at Aspen Comedy Festival. Scardino was married to actress Pamela Blair from 1984 to 1991. He is currently married to painter Dana L. Williams.
Known For
Filmography
After All
Movie · Director
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
TV · Director · 1 ep
A Break in the Rain
Movie · Director
Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story
Movie · Director
The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
Movie · Director
Only Murders in the Building
TV · Director · 2 eps
Instinct
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Cool Kids
TV · Director · 1 ep
Murphy Brown
TV · Director · 3 eps
New Amsterdam
TV · Director · 4 eps
Young Sheldon
TV · Director · 1 ep
Angel from Hell
TV · Director · 1 ep
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
TV · Director · 1 ep
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TV · Director · 2 eps
Mission Control
Movie · Director
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
Movie · Director
Browsers
Movie · Director
The Mindy Project
TV · Director · 1 ep
2 Broke Girls
TV · Director · 39 eps
Royal Pains
TV · Director · 3 eps
Lipstick Jungle
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Knights of Prosperity
TV · Director · 4 eps
30 Rock
TV · Director · 41 eps
Rescue Me
TV · Director · 2 eps
Hope & Faith
TV · Director · 11 eps
George Lopez
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Education of Max Bickford
TV · Director · 3 eps
100 Centre Street
TV · Director · 4 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · Director · 3 eps
Ed
TV · Director · 5 eps
DAG
TV · Director · 1 ep
Advice From a Caterpillar
Movie · Director
The West Wing
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Deal
Movie · Director
Sports Night
TV · Director · 2 eps
Soul Man
TV · Director · 3 eps
Cosby
TV · Director · 12 eps
Public Morals
TV · Director · 8 eps
Pearl
TV · Director · 5 eps
The Big Easy
TV · Director · 1 ep
Central Park West
TV · Director · 2 eps
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York
Movie · Director
Me and Veronica
Movie · Director
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV · Director · 1 ep
27 Wagons Full of Cotton
Movie · Director
Women and Wallace
Movie · Director
Law & Order
TV · Director · 14 eps
Tattingers
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
TV · Director · 8 eps
American Playhouse
TV · Director · 1 ep