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Bryan Gordon

Highest Rated: 42% Career Opportunities (1991)

Lowest Rated: 42% Career Opportunities (1991)

Birthday: Not Available

Birthplace: Dover, Delaware, USA

Acclaimed director Bryan Gordon may be best-known for helming two Emmy-nominated episodes of Larry David's HBO comedy series "Curb Your Enthusiasm," but Gordon started out as an actor. In 1975, he made his TV debut with a one-off on the crime drama "The Edge of Night." However, while he landed a string of small parts on television over the next few years, it was as a comedy writer that his career took off. Gordon contributed to the sketch comedy series "Laugh-In" and "Fridays" before penning the screenplay for "Pie in the Sky," a romantic comedy he helmed after establishing his directing prowess with the ironically titled, John Hughes-written romantic comedy "Career Opportunities." Despite its charm the film made little impact, and Gordon invested in TV comedy, where he went on to build a reputation for his daring sense of humor. Gordon directed episodes of a number of risky--and ultimately short-lived--sitcoms in the late 1990s/early 2000s, developing a reputation for his mercilessly smart sense of humor. In 2003 his risk-taking paid off when he won an award from the Directors Guild of America for his work on "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Aside from the two Emmy nods previously mentioned, Gordon also earned two more DGA nominations during the series run. Gordon continues to favor subversive and smart sitcoms, helming such adventurous series as "Party Down," an incisive satire of Hollywood's culture that centered on the staff catering its garish affairs, and Rob Corddry's medical drama parody, "Children's Hospital."

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Highest rated movies

42% 37% Career Opportunities
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42% Pie in the Sky
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Partners
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 42% Pie in the Sky Director,
Writer
- 1995
No Score Yet No Score Yet Partners Unknown (Character) - 1993
42% 37% Career Opportunities Director $11.0M 1991

TV

Credit
92% 90% Curb Your Enthusiasm Director 2000 2017
90% 87% Grace and Frankie Director 2015
No Score Yet 92% Sin City Saints Director,
Creator
2015
56% 33% Bad Teacher Director 2014
31% 82% The Neighbors Director 2013-2014
76% 76% Trophy Wife Director 2013
17% 33% How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) Director 2013
21% No Score Yet Man Up! Director 2011
52% 44% Mr. Sunshine Director 2011
94% 92% Party Down Director 2010
50% No Score Yet Help Me Help You Director 2006
70% 80% Weeds Director 2006
81% 89% The Office Director 2005
88% No Score Yet Jack & Bobby Director 2004
No Score Yet 68% One Tree Hill Director 2003
No Score Yet No Score Yet The O'Keefes Director 2003
59% No Score Yet Do Over Director 2002
88% No Score Yet Maybe It's Me Director 2001-2002
81% 95% The West Wing Director 2001
50% No Score Yet Gideon's Crossing Director 2000
90% 93% Sports Night Director 2000
No Score Yet 88% The Wonder Years Director 1991-1992
No Score Yet 78% Amazing Stories Unknown (Character) 1985
32% No Score Yet That Was Then Director