- Richard Dubin
Infobox actor
name = Richard Dubin
birthname = Richard Dubin
birthdate = birth date and age|1945|4|25
location =New York City ,New York ,US flagicon|USA flagicon|New York
spouse = Kate Dubin__TOC__Biography
Richard Dubin is a writer/producer/director who joined the
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications faculty in the fall of 2000 after a long stint in network television. He has written, produced or directed primetime programs for ABC,CBS ,NBC andFOX . His studio affiliations includeDisney ,Warner Bros. ,Viacom ,TriStar ,HBO Productions ,Fox TV ,MTM ; and he has had long term, exclusive business relationships withMGM andColumbia Pictures Television .Professor Dubin has been honored with many awards. For his work on the landmark CBS program, Frank's Place, he received an Emmy nomination, and both The Humanitas and Mentor Awards. He was also a Bínai Brith Humanitarian Award winner, and was named Teacher of the Year by the Newhouse Class of 2003.
Prior to his television career, Professor Dubin was involved first in music and then in theater. As a professional trumpet player and protege of
Clark Terry , he appeared or recorded with, among many others, such diverse artists asOtis Redding ,The Crystals ,Ray Charles ,Lena Horne ,Tony Bennett andDizzy Gillespie , as well as Alvin and the Chipmunks.In the theater he participated prominently in the early Off-Off Broadway movement, acting and directing at Theater For A New City, Theater Genesis, Café Cino, Hunter Playwrights Project and La Mama. He was the co-founder and artistic director of the JazzTheater Workshop, and the director of its internationally acclaimed production, Bebop.
Concurrent with JazzTheater Workshop, Professor Dubin taught actors in his New York studio, and is a noted acting coach on both coasts. He has also been a consultant to business in the systematic application of the creative process for enhanced communication and innovation. His clients have included IBM and
Beth Israel Hospital /Harvard Medical School .His is a member of The
Writers Guild of America,Directors Guild of America ,American Federation of Television and Radio Artists ,Screen Actors Guild ,Actors Equity Association ,American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ; and he has been elected to TheAcademy of Television Arts and Sciences .As a "phone-a-friend" he completely fumbled a question on the 10 July 2008 episode of "Who wants to be a millionaire?" by saying "I'm stumped" and finally repeated a part of the question as his answer as time ran out.
Filmography
Writer
*The Good News
*Malcolm & Eddie
*Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
*Roc
*The Famous Teddy Z
*Frank's Place Director
*The Famous Teddy Z
*Doctor, Doctor
*Frank's Place Producer
*Malcolm & Eddie
*Roc
*The Famous Teddy Z
*Frank's Place External links
*imdb name|id=0239309|name=Richard Dubin
* [http://newhouse.syr.edu/bio.cfm?id=38 Syracuse University Biograpy]
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