Thomas Schlamme Biography (1950-)

Full name, Thomas David Schlamme; born May 22, 1950, in Houston, TX; marriedChristine Lahti (an actress), September 4, 1983; children: Wilson, Joseph, Emma. Addresses: Office: Shoe Money Productions, 4000 Warner Blvd., Building 138, Room 1101, Burbank, CA 91522.; Agent: Ariel Emanuel, Endeavor, 9601Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: Rosalie Swedlin, Industry Entertainment, 955 South Carrillo Dr., Suite 300, Los Angeles,CA 90048.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer
Birth Details: May 22, 1950; Houston, Texas, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Executive Producer
Series
Sports Night, ABC, 1998-2000
The West Wing, NBC, 1999-2003
Jack & Bobby, The WB, 2004-2005
Invasion, ABC, beginning 2005
Television Producer
Series
(With others) Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, beginning 1996
Television Director
Series
Mad about You (also known as Loved by You), NBC, multiple episodes, 1993-96
Sports Night, ABC, multiple episodes, 1998-2000
The West Wing, NBC, multiple episodes, 1999-2002
Movies
Crazy from the Heart, TNT, 1991
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long, TNT, 1995
Specials
Bette Midler: Art or Bust!, HBO, 1984
Whoopi Goldberg--Direct from Broadway, HBO, 1985
"Can a Guy Say No?," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1986
"The Gift of Amazing Grace," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1986
A Prairie Home Companion, PBS, 1986
Robert Klein on Broadway, HBO, 1986
Gilbert Gottfried ... Naturally, Cinemax, 1987
High School Video Yearbook with Franken and Davis, Cinemax, 1987
Carol Doesn't Leifer Anymore, Cinemax, 1988
Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure, HBO, 1988
"Mambo Mouth," HBO Comedy Theatre, HBO, 1991
Rowan Atkinson Live (also known as Rowan Atkinson: Not Just a Pretty Face and Rowan Atkinson on Location in Boston), HBO, 1992
(And producer) "Charity," "Family," and "Romance," segments of The Best of Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1996
Television Executive Producer
Specials
Bette Midler: Art or Bust!, HBO, 1984
"The Gift of Amazing Grace," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1986
The West Wing Documentary Special, NBC, 2002
Television Director
Episodic
"Sledgepoo," Sledge Hammer!, ABC, 1987

Wish You Were Here, CBS, 1990
"Soccer," The Wonder Years, ABC, 1991
"Of Mastodons and Men," The Wonder Years, ABC, 1992
"Road Test," The Wonder Years, ABC, 1992
"Detour Ahead," If Not for You, CBS, 1995
"Growth Pains," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
"The Quarantine," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
"The Secret Sharer," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1995
"Charity," Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1996
"Family," Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1996
"Getting over the Hump," Ink, CBS, 1996
"The Match Game," ER (also known as Emergency Room), ABC, 1996
"Mind Games," Almost Perfect, CBS, 1996
"The One with Russ," Friends, NBC, 1996
"The One with the Lesbian Wedding," Friends, NBC, 1996
"Paper Cuts," Ink, CBS, 1996
"Romance," Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1996
"Three Men and a Lady," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1996
"Ambush," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1997
"Betrayal," The Practice, ABC, 1997
"Boy to the World," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1997
"Las Vegas," Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1997
"1976," Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1997
"Overtime," Arsenio, ABC, 1997
Dellaventura, CBS, 1997
"Another List," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998
"Happy Birthday, Baby," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998
"Boy to the World," Ally (abridged version of Ally McBeal),Fox, 1999
"An Innocent Man" (also known as "You're No Jack McCallister"), Jack & Bobby, The WB, 2004
Director of episodes of other series, including It's Garry Shandling'sShow, Showtime and Fox; and Sessions, HBO. Director of short filmsegments for such programs as That Thing on ABC (also known as That Thing), ABC; Weekend, NBC; and productions of NBC Sports.
Pilots
Bette Midler's "Mondo Beyondo" (also known as Mondo Beyondo), HBO, 1988
What's Alan Watching? (also known as What's Alan Watching Now?), CBS, 1989
Steel Magnolias, CBS, 1990
Man of the People, NBC, 1991
Pride & Joy, NBC, 1995
"Above the Fold," Ink, CBS, 1996
Spin City (also known as Spin), ABC, 1996
Modern Man, ABC, 1997
Sports Night, ABC, 1998
The West Wing, NBC, 1999
"Chapter One," Boston Public, Fox, 2000
Invasion, ABC, 2005
The Nice Guys, CBS, 2005
Other
Wayside School (animated), ABC, 1986
Television Appearances
Episodic
Himself, Intimate Portrait: Christine Lahti, Lifetime, 1998
The Best Damn Sports Show Period, Fox Sports Network, 2003
Film Director
Miss Firecracker, Corsair Pictures, 1989
So I Married an Axe Murderer, TriStar, 1993
You So Crazy (also known as Martin Lawrence! You So Crazy),Samuel Goldwyn, 1994
(And co-executive producer) The Farnsworth Invention, New Line Cinema, 2005
Stage Director
Robert Klein on Broadway (solo show), Nederlander Theatre, New York City, beginning 1986
Director of other productions, including Signature.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Playboy, October, 2001, pp. 71-82, 153-54

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