- Peter O'Fallon
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birthplace =Denver ,Colorado ,United States
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yearsactive = 1989–present
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awards =Peter O'Fallon is an American director,
producer andwriter for commercial, television and film productions.O'Fallon grew up in
Denver, Colorado and graduated from theUniversity of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in Film Studies. He began his career in the industry by making small T.V. spots for localradio station s, funded and created completely on his own. The success of these small commercials allowed him to relocate toChicago and co-found one of the most prolific production companies in Chicago at that time.Peter has directed over two thousand commercials and has won multiple awards for his work including
Clio Awards , DNAD's and Golden Pencil Awards. After moving from Chicago toLos Angeles , O'Fallon began his career in television with the hit series "thirtysomething ". With "thirtysomething" he directed a ground breaking portrayal of ahomosexual relationship which culminated with the first homosexual kiss ever on television. His television directing career continued with "Northern Exposure ", "Party of Five ", "Profiler", "Odd Jobs " withPatrick Dempsey , and cult TV series pilot "American Gothic".In this time period he also served as
executive producer along with his directing credit for "Party of Five" and "Odd Jobs". Shortly after his success with the aforementioned series, O'Fallon directed another cult hit with the feature film "Suicide Kings ", staringChristopher Walken andDenis Leary . He went on to create the series "Mysterious Ways " while continually writing the script for "A Rumor of Angels " which was eventually produced in2000 with O'Fallon as director.Following "A Rumor of Angels", O'Fallon dove back into television with shows that include but are not limited to "Las Vegas", "
Prison Break ", "House", "Ghost Whisperer ", "Summerland", "Eureka", "Pushing Daisies ", and most recently "The Riches " withEddie Izzard andMinnie Driver . This was the twelfth pilot that O'Fallon has directed and he continues to direct and executive produce this new series on FX. Peter lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.External links
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