Jack O'Brien

Jack O'Brien

Known for

Directing

Born

June 18, 1939 (age 87)

Birthplace

Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Biography

Jack O'Brien (born June 18, 1939) is an American director, producer, writer and lyricist. He has won three Tony Awards and been nominated for seven more, and won five Drama Desk Awards.

O'Brien has directed and produced musicals, including The Full Monty and Hairspray, contemporary dramas such as The Piano Lesson, The Invention of Love and The Coast of Utopia, Shakespeare classics, including Hamlet and Henry IV (a combination of Part 1 and Part 2), and operas, including Il trittico at the Metropolitan Opera.

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Best known work

Becoming Mike Nichols
Becoming Mike Nichols
2016
Every Act of Life
Every Act of Life
2018
American Playhouse
American Playhouse
1982
On Broadway
On Broadway
2019
The Good Doctor
The Good Doctor
1978
The Nance
The Nance
2014
I Never Sang for My Father
I Never Sang for My Father
1988
The Skin of Our Teeth
The Skin of Our Teeth
1983
An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People
1990
All My Sons
All My Sons
1987

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Shucked

    Executive Producer

  2. 2019

  3. 2018

  4. 2016

  5. 2014

    The Nance

    Stage Director

  6. 2001

  7. 1990

  8. 1988

  9. 1987

    All My Sons

    Director

  10. 1983

  11. 1982

    American PlayhouseTV

    Director

  12. 1978

  13. 1956

    Tony AwardsTV

    as Self - Winner (1 episode)

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