Phil Joanou

AKA:
Phillip Joanou
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
11/20/1961
Birthplace:
La Canada, California
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biography
Fresh out of USC's film school, this assured director of features and TV captured the attention of Steven Spielberg with his student film, "Last Chance Dance". Joanou made his commercial directing debut with "Santa '85" (NBC, 1985), an amusing episode of Spielberg's fantasy anthology series, "Amazing Stories", about St. Nick's unfortunate arrest for breaking and entering. Joanou was invited back to the series to direct John Lithgow's Emmy Award-winning performance in "The Doll" (NBC, 1986), a sentimental romantic fantasy. He segued to features with "Three O'Clock High" (1987), a likable teen Continued
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milestones
Year
Milestone
1984 
"Discovered" by Steven Spielberg who was impressed by his student film "Last Chance Dance" (date approximate)
1985 
TV directing debut, "Santa '85", an episode of NBC's "Amazing Stories" executive produced by Spielberg
1986 
Directed John Lithgow in an Emmy Award-winning performance in "The Doll", an episode of "Amazing Stories"
1987 
Feature directing debut, "Three O'Clock High", a teen comedy
1988 
Directed, edited, and served as a camera operator for the documentary, "U2 Rattle and Hum", a concert film
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