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Jeff Melman

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Jeff Melman is known for Night Court (1984), Community (2009) and Malcolm in the Middle (2000).
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    • Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys
      • 3 wins & 14 nominations total

    Known for

    Harry Anderson, Selma Diamond, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson, and Richard Moll in Night Court (1984)
    Night Court
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    Chevy Chase, Ken Jeong, Joel McHale, Jim Rash, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, and Donald Glover in Community (2009)
    Community
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    Frankie Muniz, Justin Berfield, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Masterson, and Erik Per Sullivan in Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
    Malcolm in the Middle
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    Saved by the Bell: The College Years (1993)
    Saved by the Bell: The College Years
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director

    • Love Is in Bel Air
      • Director
      • Post-production
    • Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love (2020)
      Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Paris Berelc and Isabel May in Alexa & Katie (2018)
      Alexa & Katie
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Tori Anderson and Joshua Sasse in No Tomorrow (2016)
      No Tomorrow
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Faking It (2014)
      Faking It
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2016
    • Ashley Rickards in Awkward. (2011)
      Awkward.
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Justin Bartha, Meaghan Rath, Charlie Saxton, James Earl, and Jack Cutmore-Scott in Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life (2016)
      Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Alexis Denisof, Cynthia Watros, Kathryn Prescott, Anna Jacoby-Heron, and Zac Pullam in Finding Carter (2014)
      Finding Carter
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Odd Mom Out (2015)
      Odd Mom Out
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Wayne Knight, Kristen Johnston, David Alan Basche, and Donald Faison in The Exes (2011)
      The Exes
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013–2015
    • Jaime Pressly in Jennifer Falls (2014)
      Jennifer Falls
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Melissa & Joey (2010)
      Melissa & Joey
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011–2014
    • About a Boy (2014)
      About a Boy
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Malin Akerman in Trophy Wife (2013)
      Trophy Wife
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013–2014
    • James Caan, Maggie Lawson, and Griffin Gluck in Back in the Game (2013)
      Back in the Game
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2013
    • Benjamin Koldyke and Amaury Nolasco in Work It (2012)
      Work It
      3.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012–2013

    Producer

    • Alexis Denisof, Cynthia Watros, Kathryn Prescott, Anna Jacoby-Heron, and Zac Pullam in Finding Carter (2014)
      Finding Carter
      7.5
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 2015
    • Leah Renee, Darin Brooks, Alan Ritchson, and Chris Romano in Blue Mountain State (2010)
      Blue Mountain State
      8.3
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2010
    • Fran Drescher, Ryan McPartlin, Ben Feldman, and Misti Traya in Living with Fran (2005)
      Living with Fran
      5.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2005
    • Method & Red (2004)
      Method & Red
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2004
    • Andrew Lawrence, Wendy Makkena, Grant Rosenmeyer, and Grant Shaud in Oliver Beene (2003)
      Oliver Beene
      7.3
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2003
    • Frankie Muniz, Justin Berfield, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Masterson, and Erik Per Sullivan in Malcolm in the Middle (2000)
      Malcolm in the Middle
      8.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2000–2003
    • Hurricane Sam
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1990
    • Harry Anderson, Selma Diamond, Ellen Foley, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson, and Richard Moll in Night Court (1984)
      Night Court
      7.7
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • producer
      • 1984–1989
    • Laverne & Shirley (1976)
      Laverne & Shirley
      7.0
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1982–1983
    • Alley Mills, James Naughton, and Steven Peterman in Making the Grade (1982)
      Making the Grade
      5.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1982
    • The Last Resort (1979)
      The Last Resort
      7.2
      TV Series
      • associate producer
      • 1980

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Ron Carey, Max Gail, Ron Glass, James Gregory, Steve Landesberg, Hal Linden, and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)
      Barney Miller
      8.3
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 1977–1978
    • Abe Vigoda, Todd Bridges, Len Bari, John Cassisi, Barry Gordon, Denise Miller, Sarah Natoli, and Florence Stanley in Fish (1977)
      Fish
      6.4
      TV Series
      • assistant director (as Jeffrey Melman)
      • 1977

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