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Leonard R. Garner Jr.

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  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Additional Crew
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Leonard R. Garner Jr.
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Leonard R. Garner Jr. is known for The Blues Brothers (1980), Rules of Engagement (2007) and Girlfriends (2000).
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    Known for

    John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd in The Blues Brothers (1980)
    The Blues Brothers
    7.9
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(Chicago)
    • 1980
    Oliver Hudson, David Spade, Bianca Kajlich, Megyn Price, and Adhir Kalyan in Rules of Engagement (2007)
    Rules of Engagement
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    Golden Brooks, Jill Marie Jones, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Persia White in Girlfriends (2000)
    Girlfriends
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    Raven-Symoné, Rondell Sheridan, Emmy Liu-Wang, Felix Wolfe, Issac Ryan Brown, and Mykal-Michelle Harris in Raven's Home (2017)
    Raven's Home
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director

    • David Henrie, Alkaio Thiele, Taylor Cora, Mimi Gianopulos, Max Matenko, and Janice LeAnn Brown in Wizards Beyond Waverly Place (2024)
      Wizards Beyond Waverly Place
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Alaya High and Gabrielle Nevaeh in That Girl Lay Lay (2021)
      That Girl Lay Lay
      4.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021–2024
    • Jensen Gering and Ava Ro in Erin & Aaron (2023)
      Erin & Aaron
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Luca Luhan, Terrence Little Gardenhigh, Havan Flores, Cooper Barnes, and Dana Heath in Danger Force (2020)
      Danger Force
      4.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022–2023
    • Night Court (2023)
      Night Court
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • New to This Planet
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Loretta Devine, Tia Mowry, Richard Roundtree, Anthony Alabi, Talia Jackson, Jordyn Raya James, Isaiah Russell-Bailey, and Cameron J. Wright in Family Reunion (2019)
      Family Reunion
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2022
    • Raven-Symoné, Rondell Sheridan, Emmy Liu-Wang, Felix Wolfe, Issac Ryan Brown, and Mykal-Michelle Harris in Raven's Home (2017)
      Raven's Home
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018–2022
    • The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder (2022)
      The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder
      2.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Kate Godfrey and Anton Starkman in Warped! (2021)
      Warped!
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021–2022
    • Tichina Arnold, Cedric The Entertainer, Max Greenfield, and Beth Behrs in The Neighborhood (2018)
      The Neighborhood
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Ian Reed Kesler and Ruth Righi in Sydney to the Max (2019)
      Sydney to the Max
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • The Ms. Pat Show (2021)
      The Ms. Pat Show
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Mitchell Berg, Isaiah Crews, Jacques Chevelle, Jayden Bartels, and Jules LeBlanc in Side Hustle (2020)
      Side Hustle
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020–2021
    • Golden Brooks, Jill Marie Jones, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Persia White in Girlfriends (2000)
      Girlfriends
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2000–2020

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Nancy Travis and Kevin Kilner in Almost Perfect (1995)
      Almost Perfect
      6.9
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1995
    • Tony Shalhoub, Steven Weber, Amy Yasbeck, Crystal Bernard, and Tim Daly in Wings (1990)
      Wings
      7.3
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1990–1994
    • Big Wave Dave's (1993)
      Big Wave Dave's
      6.7
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1993
    • Laurel Avenue (1993)
      Laurel Avenue
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • second assistant director (as Lenny Garner)
      • 1993
    • Charles S. Dutton in Roc (1991)
      Roc
      7.4
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Lenny Garner)
      • 1991
    • Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)
      Cheers
      8.0
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • first assistant director
      • 1983–1986
    • Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas in Miami Vice (1984)
      Miami Vice
      7.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1984
    • The Duck Factory (1984)
      The Duck Factory
      6.4
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1984
    • The Powers of Matthew Star (1982)
      The Powers of Matthew Star
      5.9
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 1983
    • Scott Baio and Erin Moran in Joanie Loves Chachi (1982)
      Joanie Loves Chachi
      3.9
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • 1982
    • James Garner in Bret Maverick (1981)
      Bret Maverick
      7.5
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 1981–1982
    • Bruce Boxleitner, Brian Dennehy, and Tiana Alexandra-Silliphant in Fly Away Home (1981)
      Fly Away Home
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director (as Leonard Garner Jr.)
      • 1981
    • Sally Struthers in A Gun in the House (1981)
      A Gun in the House
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1981
    • Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980)
      Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director (as Lenny Garner)
      • 1980
    • Gridlock (1980)
      Gridlock
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 1980

    Additional Crew

    • Big Deals (1991)
      Big Deals
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • stage manager
      • 1991
    • Just the Ten of Us (1987)
      Just the Ten of Us
      7.0
      TV Series
      • stage manager
      • 1989
    • Brothers (1984)
      Brothers
      7.9
      TV Series
      • stage manager (as Lenny Garner)
      • 1985–1989
    • Hard Knocks (1987)
      Hard Knocks
      6.0
      TV Series
      • stage manager
      • 1987
    • Joanna (1985)
      Joanna
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • stage manager (as Lenny Garner)
      • 1985
    • At Your Service (1984)
      At Your Service
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • stage manager (as Lenny Garner)
      • 1984

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    Once in Louisiana
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    Once in Louisiana
    Funny Girl
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    Funny Girl
    Funny Girl
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    Funny Girl
    What the Teddy Bear Saw
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    What the Teddy Bear Saw

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