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Jack Hofsiss

Film Director / Theatre Director / Television Director | * 09/28/1950 († 65, 09/13/2016) | Brooklyn, New York (United States of America (USA))
John Bernard Hofsiss (September 28, 1950 – September 13, 2016) was an American theatre, film, and television director. He received a Tony Award for his direction of The Elephant Man on Broadway, the youngest director to have ever received it at the time. The production also garnered him a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Obie Award, and New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Director of Family Secrets in the year 1984; starring Melissa Gilbert, James Spader, Stefanie Powers, and Maureen Stapleton. ()
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

A taped version of the stage play about a hideously deformed 19th-century London man and how he managed to triumph over his disease. ...

The Elephant Man

Certification unknown

1982 | 2.8/5 | 1h 30min
TV Movie, Drama
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Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC for 35 years from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. Set in the fictional town of Bay City, the show in its early years opens with announc ...

Another World

TV-14

1964 | 2.9/5 | 1h per episode
Soap / Telenovela
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The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performan ...

Great Performances

TV-14

1971- | 2.6/5 | 2h per episode
Comedy, Documentary, Drama
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Lovers and Friends is a short-lived American soap opera that premiered on NBC on January 3, 1977 and ended on September 29, 1978. The show was created by Harding Lemay and Paul Rauch, both of whom wer ...

Lovers and Friends

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1977 | 30min per episode
 
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Awards & Nominations for Jack Hofsiss

Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play
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Movies with Jack Hofsiss as Crew(8)

Directing/Director1984 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Directing/Director1984 Family Secrets
Directing/Director1982 I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
Directing/Director1982 The Elephant Man
Directing/Director1980 The Oldest Living Graduate
Directing/Director1979 The Sorrows of Gin
Directing/Director1978 Out of Our Fathers' House
Writing/Writer1978 Out of Our Fathers' House

Born: Thursday, 09/28 1950 (September) in Brooklyn, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 09/13 2016 (September) in Manhattan (aged: 65)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Educated at: Georgetown University, Brooklyn Preparatory School
Jack Hofsiss frequently works together with these people:
Julie Weiss (5x, Crew)
Stefanie Powers (3x, Actress)
David Jenkins (3x, Crew)
John Lithgow (2x, Actor)
Dianne Wiest (2x, Actress)
Leonora Thuna (2x, Crew)
Tennessee Williams (2x, Crew)
David Rabe (2x, Crew)
Penny Fuller (2x, Actress)
Eve Merriam (2x, Crew)
Charlotte Moore (2x, Actress)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:476984, Added: 10/02/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024