Matthew Diamond Biography (1951-)

Full name, Matthew Philip Diamond; born November 26, 1951, in New York, NY; son of Irwin and Pearl (maiden name, Ziffer) Diamond. Addresses: Agent:Broder/Webb/Chervin/Silbermann, 9242 Beverly Blvd., Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, choreographer, dancer
Birth Details: November 26, 1951; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Choreographer
3 of Diamond's, 1977
Handful of Diamond's, 1978
3 by Matthew Diamond, 1978
Choreographer of productions that have appeared at various venues.
Stage Appearances
Love Me, Love My Children (musical), Mercer Arts Center, New YorkCity, 1971-72
Appeared in other stage productions.
Television Producer
Series
Shining Time Station (live action and animated), PBS, c. 1989-2000
Consulting producer, Working Girl, NBC, 1990
Out All Night, NBC, 1992-93
Member of production staff, Martin, Fox, 1992-97
Television Director
Movies
These Old Broads, ABC, 2001
Specials
The Designing Women Special: Their Finest Hour, CBS, 1990
"Paul Taylor's `Speaking in Tongues,'" Great Performances: Dance in America, PBS, 1991
The Hard Nut, PBS, 1992
"Not My Girl," Great Performances' 20th Anniversary Special, PBS,1992
On the Ledge, HBO, 1992
Ballanchine Celebration, PBS, 1993
Between Mother and Daughter, CBS, 1995
Crash the Curiousaurus, ABC, 1995
Garth Fagan's "Griot New York," PBS, 1995
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II (also known as Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II), PBS, 1995
Victor/Victoria, 1995
A Renaissance Revisited, PBS, 1996
The Wrecker's Ball: Three Dances by Paul Taylor, PBS, 1996
The College of Comedy with Alan King, PBS, 1997
Merry Christmas, George Bailey, PBS, 1997
Stomp, Slide and Swing with Savion Glover in Performance in the WhiteHouse (also known as Stomp, Slide and Swing with Savion Glover), PBS, 1998
"American Ballet Theatre in Le Corsaire" (also known as "Le Corsaire withAmerican Ballet Theatre"), Great Performances: Dance in America, PBS,1999
The Blues--In Performance at the White House, PBS, 1999
CeCe Winans, Glorious Gospel, PBS, 1999
"Gershwins' Crazy for You" (also known as "Crazy for You"), Great Performances, PBS, 1999
The College of Comedy with Alan King, Part II, PBS, 2000
Piano Grand! A Smithsonian Celebration, PBS, 2000
The College of Comedy with Alan King, III, PBS, 2001
Fosse, PBS, 2001
Broadway's Best, Bravo, 2002
"From Broadway: Fosse," Great Performances: Dance in America, PBS,2002
Episodic
"Heart Attacks," Designing Women, CBS, 1987
"Never a Bridesmaid," My Sister Sam, CBS, 1987
"Oh, Suzannah," Designing Women, CBS, 1987
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Schultz?," My Sister Sam, CBS, 1987
Family Ties, NBC, episodes from 1987-89
"Careers," The Cavanaughs, CBS, 1988

"Coastal Disturbance," The Cavanaughs, CBS, 1988
"Fever," Coming of Age, CBS, 1988
"Friends of the Family," My Two Dads, NBC, 1988
"The Incredibly Elite Bona Fide Blue-Blood Beaumont Driving Club," Designing Women, CBS, 1988
"The Kids Are Coming," Coming of Age, CBS, 1988
"Mr. Hillman," A Different World, NBC, 1988
"Strange Bedfellows," The Cavanaughs, CBS, 1988
Raising Miranda, CBS, 1988
Day by Day, NBC, episodes from 1988-89
"Blood and Remembrance," Doogie Howser, M.D., ABC, 1989
"Finders Keepers," Shining Time Station (live action and animated), PBS, 1989
"Brightman SATyricon," The Marshall Chronicles, ABC, 1990
"Missed Popularity," Down Home, NBC, 1990
"Mr. Mom," Anything but Love, ABC, 1990
"My Cheatin' Heart," The Marshall Chronicles, ABC, 1990
Working Girl, NBC, multiple episodes in 1990
The Golden Girls, NBC, episodes from 1990-91
Drexell's Class, Fox, 1991
Stand by Your Man, Fox, 1992
"Cold Feet," Monty, Fox, 1994
"Love the One You're With," Cafe Americain, NBC, 1994
"There's No Ship Like Kinship," Living Single (also known as MyGirls), Fox, 1994
The Preston Episodes, Fox, 1995
Homeboys in Outer Space, UPN, episodes from 1996-97
"Gigolo Guy," Head over Heels, UPN, 1997
"My Guy," Sister Sister, The WB, 1997
"One Down," Head over Heels, UPN, 1997
"Witness Guy," Head over Heels, UPN, 1997
The Naked Truth (also known as Wilde Again), NBC, 1997
Between Brothers, Fox, episodes from 1997-99
"Carpool," The Hughleys, ABC, 1998
The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer, UPN, 1998
"Confidence," Oh Baby, Lifetime, 1999
"Daddy's Girl," The Parkers, UPN, 1999
"Don't Quit Your Day Job," Maggie, Lifetime, 1999
"Guilt," Oh Baby, Lifetime, 1999
"Hello Goodbye," Just Shoot Me, NBC, 1999
"Jack Vents," Just Shoot Me, NBC, 1999
"Online Romance," Grown Ups, UPN, 1999
"Taking Tae-Bo with My Beau," The Parkers, UPN, 1999
"Why Can't We Not Be Friends?," Grown Ups, UPN, 1999
"Launch," Oh Baby, Lifetime, 2000
"What It Should Be and What It Is," Oh Baby, Lifetime, 2000
Daddio, NBC, 2000
"My Nickname," Scrubs, NBC, 2001
"Dangerous Liaison," The Random Years (also known as Life as WeKnow It), UPN, 2002
"Don't Make Me Have Sex in the Hamptons," The Random Years (also known as Life as We Know It), UPN, 2002
"Men Behaving Sadly," The Random Years (also known as Life as We Know It), UPN, 2002
"My Student," Scrubs, NBC, 2002
"Driven to Insanity," That's So Raven, The Disney Channel, 2003
"Mother Dearest," That's So Raven, The Disney Channel, 2003
"Saturday Afternoon Fever," That's So Raven, The Disney Channel, 2003
"Ye Olde Dating Game," That's So Raven, The Disney Channel, 2003
Gilmore Girls, The WB, episodes from 2003-2005
Directed episodes of Dear John, NBC; Down the Shore, Fox; Favor & Family, Fox Family Channel; Guiding Light, CBS; Out All Night, NBC; The Pitts, Fox; Rude Awakening, Showtime; and Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (also known as Two Guys and a Girl), ABC. Directed "Do the Write Thing," an unaired episode of The Marshall Chronicles, NBC; and "Inherit the Windbreaker," an unaired episode of The Random Years (also known as Life as We Know It), UPN; and directed episodes of the unaired series The Grubbs, Fox.
Pilots
Working Girl, NBC, 1990
Belles of Bleecker Street, ABC, 1991
Clippers, CBS, 1991
In the House, NBC, 1991
Out All Night, NBC, 1992
Black Sheep, Fox, 1994
Girl's Best Friend, CBS, 1994
Film Director
Dancemaker, Artistic License, 1998
Film Choreographer
Phi Beta Rockers, 1982
Splitz, Film Ventures International, 1984
Maxie, Orion, 1985
Radio Director
Specials
Merry Christmas, George Bailey, 1997
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Episodic
"Otis' Last Day," Drexell's Class, Fox, 1991
Also wrote episodes of Martin, Fox.

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