Beth McCarthy-Miller (born September 3, 1963) is an American television director.[1] Shows she has directed include Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock.[2]
Beth McCarthy-Miller | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 3, 1963 Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland |
| Occupation | Television director |
| Known for | Saturday Night Live |
Early life edit
McCarthy-Miller was born on September 3, 1963, in Elizabeth, New Jersey. She attended the University of Maryland, where she was a DJ and majored in radio, television and film. While in college she interned at CNN and MTV.[3]
Career edit
McCarthy-Miller worked as a line producer's assistant and assistant director at MTV and began directing in 1988. During her nine years with MTV, she worked on MTV Unplugged with Nirvana, Neil Young, Elton John, Tony Bennett, and k.d. lang.[4] She worked for The Week in Rock and later The Jon Stewart Show.[3]
She was the director of NBC's Saturday Night Live for eleven years.[5] She left SNL in 2006 at the end of season 31, replaced as director by Don Roy King.[6] She became a director for Viacom's MTV again in 2003 when she directed the MTV Video Music Awards.
She currently works through her own companies, Catalyst Entertainment and McBeth Productions as a director and producer.[citation needed]
Director edit
- 30 Rock
- Abby's
- Adele Live in New York City
- America: A Tribute to Heroes
- black-ish
- Bob Hearts Abishola
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine
- Californication
- Call Me Kat
- The Colin Quinn Show
- Community
- Dave Attell: Captain Miserable
- Eagles: Hell Freezes Over
- Go On
- The Good Place
- Great News
- Important Things with Demetri Martin
- In the Motherhood
- The Jon Stewart Show
- Shania Twain: Up! Live in Chicago
- 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Kids' Choice Awards
- Happy Endings
- House of Lies
- The Kominsky Method
- LA to Vegas
- Lip Sync Battle
- Mad Love
- Man Up!
- The Marriage Ref
- Marry Me
- Match Game (2016 version)
- The Maya Rudolph Show
- The Mindy Project
- Modern Family
- Mr. Sunshine
- MTV Unplugged
- 1996–1999, 2001–2003, 2005 MTV Video Music Awards
- Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Event for Autism Education
- Nirvana: Live And Loud
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
- Parks and Recreation
- People Magazine Awards
- Samantha Who?
- Saturday Night Live
- The Sound of Music Live!
- Super Bowl 35 & 38 half-time shows
- Taina
- Trophy Wife
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
- Up All Night
- Veep
- Work It
- Young Sheldon
Awards and nominations edit
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| Award | Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| Primetime Emmy Awards | 1999 | Saturday Night Live | Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program | Nominated | [7] |
| 2000 | Nominated | ||||
| 2002 | America: A Tribute to Heroes | Nominated | |||
| 2003 | Saturday Night Live | Nominated | |||
| 2006 | Nominated | ||||
| 2009 | 30 Rock | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
| 2011 | Nominated | ||||
| 2013 | Nominated | ||||
| 2014 | The Sound of Music Live! | Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Adele Live in New York City | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | The Kominsky Method | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
References edit
- ^ "Beth McCarthy Miller Television Director, Producer". SheMadeIt.org. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (February 22, 2017). "'SNL' Vet Beth McCarthy-Miller to Direct Melissa McCarthy's Fox Pilot 'Amy's Brother' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ a b Harrington, Amy. "Foundation Archive: Beth McCarthy-Miller". Television Academy. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ^ Barrett, Pam. ""SNL" director Beth McCarthy Miller to speak at WFU". wfu.edu. Archived from the original on June 27, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
- ^ Profile, artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com; accessed May 10, 2015.
- ^ "Saturday Night Live". IMDB.
- ^ "Beth McCarthy-Miller | Television Academy". Television Academy. Retrieved January 16, 2017.