Alexander, Jace 1964-

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Alexander, Jace 1964-

PERSONAL

Full name, Jason Alexander; born April 7, 1964, in New York, NY; son of Robert (a stage director) and Jane (an actress) Alexander; married Maddie Corman (an actress), September 6, 1998; children: three. Education: Attended New York University; studied at American Film Institute, 1992-94.

Addresses:

Agent—Jack Tantleff, William Morris Agency, 1 William Morris Pl., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Ross Fineman, Fineman Entertainment, 9437 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 206, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career:

Actor and director. Naked Angels (theatre company), New York City, founding member and director.

CREDITS

Television Director; Series:

Law & Order, NBC, multiple episodes, between 1994 and 2005.

Rescue Me, FX Network, multiple episodes, between 2004 and 2006.

Burn Notice, USA Network, 2007.

Television Director; Movies:

Jenifer (also known as The Jenifer Estess Story), CBS, 2001.

Carry Me Home, Showtime, 2004.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Hooves and Harlots," Xena: Warrior Princess, syndicated, 1995.

"The Damage Done," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as Homicide), NBC 1996.

Players, NBC, 1997.

Crisis Center, 1997.

"It's My Party," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998.

"Reasons to Believe," The Practice, ABC, 1998.

"History," Third Watch, NBC, 2000.

"The Self-Importance of Being Carlos," Third Watch, NBC, 2001.

"Lizzie's Nightmares," Lizzie McGuire, Disney Channel, 2001.

"The Old Head," Prison Break (also known as Prison Break: Manhunt and Prison Break: On the Run), Fox, 2005.

"Bluff," Prison Break (also known as Prison Break: Manhunt and Prison Break: On the Run), Fox, 2006.

"Failure to Communicate," House M.D. (also known as House), Fox, 2006.

"Nice Package," Love Monkey, CBS, 2006.

(And producer) "What Are the Odds?," Six Degrees, ABC, 2006.

Also directed episodes of Arli$$, HBO; Early Edition, CBS; The Expert; M.Y.O.B.; New York Undercover (also known as Uptown Undercover), Fox; Now and Again, CBS; Phil of the Future, Disney Channel; and Queens Supreme, CBS.

Television Director; Other:

Swift Justice (pilot), 1996.

IFP Gotham Awards, Bravo, 2001.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Dan, George Washington, CBS, 1984.

Carl Flynn, Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills, CBS, 1994.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Nick, Open Admissions, 1988.

Alex Twining, When We Were Young (also known as That Magic Moment), NBC, 1989.

Patrick Sixbury, Follow Your Heart (also known as Walk Me to the Distance), NBC, 1990.

Alan's father, For Caroline, Independent Film Channel, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Sole, Roanoak, PBS, 1986.

Intimate Portrait: Jane Alexander, Lifetime, 1999.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"For What It's Worth," Tour of Duty, CBS, 1989.

Larry Philbert, "Deceit," Law & Order, NBC, 1996.

Film Appearances:

Hillard Elkins, Matewan, Cinecom, 1987.

Rat, the gang leader, "Crocodile" Dundee II, Paramount, 1988.

Dickie Kerr, Eight Men Out, Orion, 1988.

M. K./M. J., High Score, Royal, 1990.

Bobby, City of Hope, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1991.

Stuart Stratland, Jr., Mistress (also known as Hollywood Mistress), Rainbow Releasing, 1992.

Creepy Cody, Love and a .45, Trimark Pictures, 1994.

Robber, Clueless (also known as I Was a Teenage Teenager and No Worries), Paramount, 1995.

Film Work:

Director, Benders, 1994.

Stage Appearances:

Junius Urban, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1983.

Gilley, I'm Not Rappaport, American Place Theatre (some sources cite Booth Theatre), New York City, 1985-88.

Man, The Good Coach, Workshop of the Players Art Theatre, New York City, 1989.

Pooch/Poochkov, Heart of a Dog, Classic Stage Company, East Thirteenth Street Theatre, New York City, 1989.

Lee Harvey Oswald, Assassins (musical), Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1990-91.

Stage Director:

Snakebit, Grove Street Playhouse, New York City, 1998, then Century Center for the Performing Arts, New York City, 1999, and Hudson Guild Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 2000.

Once Around the Sun, Zipper Theatre, New York City, 2005.

Directed a production of Home, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City; also directed productions at Coast Theatre, Los Angeles, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, and West Bank Cafe.

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