David Odell

American screenwriter and film director

David Odell
Born	(1943-07-08) July 8, 1943 (age 80) Winnetka, Illinois, United States
Occupation(s)	Film director, screenwriter
Spouse	Annette Duffy

David Odell (born July 8, 1943) is an American screenwriter and film director.^[1]^[2]

Odell was nominated in 1980 for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program for The Muppet Show alongside Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, and Jerry Juhl. He won the award the following year with co-nominees Jerry Juhl and Chris Langham.

Filmography

Cry Uncle! (1971)
Between Time and Timbuktu (with Fred Barzyk and David R. Loxton) (1972) (TV)
Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues (with Paul Williams) (1972)
The Muppet Show (1979–1981) (TV)
The Muppet Movie (with Jack Burns and Jerry Juhl) (1979) (uncredited)
Running Scared (1980)
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Nate and Hayes (with John Hughes) (1983)
Supergirl (1984)
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Tales from the Darkside (1987) (TV)
Monsters (1988–1990) (TV)
Martians Go Home (1990) (Director)

References

^ "David Odell". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2013-02-16.
^ Vincent Canby (1982). "The Dark Crystal". The New York Times.

External links

David Odell at IMDb

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series (1980–1989)

Buz Kohan (1980)
Jerry Juhl, Chris Langham and David Odell (1981)
Jeffrey Barron, Dick Blasucci, John Candy, Chris Cluess, Bob Dolman, Joe Flaherty, Paul Flaherty, Stuart Kreisman, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, John McAndrew, Brian McConnachie, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, Mert Rich, Michael Short, Doug Steckler and Dave Thomas (1982)
Dick Blasucci, John Candy, Bob Dolman, Joe Flaherty, Paul Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, John McAndrew, Martin Short, Michael Short, Doug Steckler and Mary Charlotte Wilcox (1983)
Chris Elliott, Sanford Frank, Ted Greenberg, David Letterman, Merrill Markoe, Jeff Martin, Gerard Mulligan, Steve O'Donnell, Joe Toplyn, Matt Wickline and David Yazbek (1984)
Randy Cohen, Kevin Curran, Chris Elliott, Sandy Frank, Eddie Gorodetsky, Fred Graver, Larry Jacobson, David Letterman, Merrill Markoe, Jeff Martin, Gerard Mulligan, Joe Toplyn and Matt Wickline (1985)
Randy Cohen, Kevin Curran, Chris Elliott, Sandy Frank, Fred Graver, Larry Jacobson, David Letterman, Merrill Markoe, Jeff Martin, Gerard Mulligan, Steve O'Donnell, Joe Toplyn and Matt Wickline (1986)
Randy Cohen, Kevin Curran, Chris Elliott, Sandy Frank, Fred Graver, Larry Jacobson, David Letterman, Jeff Martin, Gerard Mulligan, Steve O'Donnell, Adam Resnick, Joe Toplyn and Matt Wickline (1987)
Jackie Mason (1988)
John Bowman, A. Whitney Brown, Greg Daniels, Tom Davis, James Downey, Al Franken, Shannon Gaughan, Jack Handey, Phil Hartman, George Meyer, Lorne Michaels, Mike Myers, Conan O'Brien, Bob Odenkirk, Herb Sargent, Tom Schiller, Robert Smigel, Bonnie Turner, Terry Turner and Christine Zander (1989)

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