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In the first decade of the 2000s, Kwapis directed nineteen episodes of Fox's Malcolm in the Middle, earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his work as a producer-director. In 2001, Kwapis helped develop The Bernie Mac Show for Fox, directing the pilot and ten additional episodes, including the series finale, "Bernie's Angels".
Ken Kwapis is an award-winning director of motion pictures and television. He has directed eleven feature films, among them A Walk In The Woods, based on Bill Bryson's acclaimed comedic memoir; He's Just Not That Into You, inspired by the New York Times bestselling advice book; and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, adapted from the beloved ...
- January 1, 1
- Director, Producer, Writer
- Belleville, Illinois, USA
- Ken Kwapis
Kwapis studied filmmaking at Northwestern University and the University of Southern California. He won the Student Academy Award in Dramatic Achievement for his USC thesis film "For Heaven's Sake," an adaptation of Mozart's one-act comic opera Der Schauspieldirektor ("The Impresario").
- August 17, 1957
NBC. Produced by Deedle-Dee Productions and Reveille LLC in association with Universal Media Studios. Outstanding Comedy Series - 2001. Nominee. Ken Kwapis, Producer. Malcolm In The Middle. FOX. The Television Academy database lists prime-time Emmy information. Click here to learn more.
Sep 2, 2015 · When Ken Kwapis was a cinema student at USC, he ran the school’s film society and programmed retrospectives that enabled him to not only study the classics but also to meet several of the directors who made them – among his guests were Orson Welles, John Cassavetes, and Don Siegel.
Oct 29, 2020 · Award-winning director to share tales of success in film, TV business. Mark Hughes Cobb. The Tuscaloosa News. His name might not leap out, but Ken Kwapis is an award-winning director who has...
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Year: Award: 1998: Emmy (Primetime) Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - Won 1997: Emmy (Primetime) Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series - Nominated