John Whitesell
{{short description|American television and film director}}
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| birth_place = Iowa Falls, Iowa, U.S.
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| alma_mater = Simpson College
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| spouse = Jolie Barnett
| family = Sean Whitesell (brother)
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John Patrick Whitesell is an American television and film director. He has directed numerous films such as Calendar Girl, Big Momma's House 2 and Holidate. He started his career as a film director in 1993.
Early life and education
Whitesell is the son of Patricia and John Patrick "Jack" Whitesell.[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10F79446411081B8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Chicago Sun-Times: "Celebrity Status: Like Rest of Family, Whitesell at Home on Stage -- Only His Is Gentile Center" by Toni Ginnetti] January 30, 2006 He has five brothers Sean Whitesell, Christopher Whitesell, Thomas, Patrick Whitesell, and James Whitesell.[https://deadline.com/2015/12/television-writer-sean-whitesell-brother-of-wme-agent-patrick-whitesell-dies-at-52-following-battle-with-cancer-1201674530/ Deadline: "Sean Whitesell Dies: Television Writer-Producer And Brother Of WME’s Patrick Whitesell Was 52" by Ross A. Lincoln] December 31, 2015[https://www.thewrap.com/sean-whitesell-tv-writer-and-brother-of-wmes-patrick-whitesell-dead-at-52/ The Wrap: "Sean Whitesell, TV Writer and Brother of WME’s Patrick Whitesell, Dead at 52" by Jeff Sneider] December 31, 2015[http://wcfcourier.com/iowa-falls-family-finds-ties-to-show-business/article_06a06047-7fa4-5d26-a520-e0adfdb7b0c5.html The Courier: "Iowa Falls family finds ties to show business" by Jessica Miller] Mar 12, 2001 Originally from Iowa Falls, Iowa, Whitesell attended Simpson College,{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/94/best-colleges-10_Simpson-College_94351.html|title = Forbes List Directory|website = Forbes}}{{cite web |url=http://simpson.edu/past-recipients-of-alumni-awards-5/ |title=Past Recipients of Alumni Awards – Simpson College |access-date=2013-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119074121/http://simpson.edu/past-recipients-of-alumni-awards-5/ |archive-date=2013-01-19 |url-status=dead }}http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-whitesell/13/a3/13 {{Self-published source|date=June 2022}} before moving to New York City to study acting and directing at Circle in The Square.
Career
His credits include Law & Order, Roseanne, Doctor, Doctor, A Different World, Baby Boom, Coach and Tattingers.
He won a Daytime Emmy Award (Outstanding Direction For A Daytime Drama Series - John Whitesell, Bruce S. Barry, Matthew Diamond, Irene M. Pace, Robert D. Kochman, Joanne Rivituso, and Joanne Sedwick) for his work on CBS Daytime's Guiding Light, and worked on Another World (NBC Daytime), Texas and Search for Tomorrow (as executive producer from November 1985 - December 1986)."{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-02-24-ca-11602-story.html|title=Archives|website=Los Angeles Times|date=24 February 1986 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2012/01/13/.../20120113hbo03/ |title=Breaking News | TheFutonCritic.com - The Web's Best Television Resource |publisher=TheFutonCritic.com |date=2012-01-13 |accessdate=2022-05-05}}
Theatre
His theater credits include Happily Ever After, And That's the Way It Was, Solo for Two Voices, Towards Zero, and The Glass Menagerie.
Personal life
He is married to Jolie Barnett.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jan-02-re-49846-story.html Los Angeles Times: "Hot property to the Hollywood Hills and Beyond" by Ruth Ryon] January 02, 2000[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=robert-louis-barnett&pid=1199235 Los Angeles Times: "Obituary - Robert Louis Barnett"] July 30, 2003 They are members of Kehillat Israel.[http://ourki.org/commitment-to-community-list/ Kehillat Israel: "COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125112308/http://ourki.org/commitment-to-community-list/ |date=2016-11-25 }} retrieved December 5, 2016
Filmography as director
- Calendar Girl (1993)
- See Spot Run (2001)
- Malibu's Most Wanted (2003)
- Big Momma's House 2 (2006)
- Deck the Halls (2006)
- Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)
- Thunderstruck (2012)
- Holidate (2020)
References
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External links
- http://www.luc.edu/umc/newsroom/inthenews/021306_5.pdf {{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- http://www.easterntalent.net/talent/bill-berner/ {{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- http://www.emmys.com/shows/john-larroquette-show
- {{IMDb name|925870|John Whitesell}}
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Category:American television directors
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:People from Iowa Falls, Iowa
Category:Film directors from Iowa