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Don Scardino
Directing · Born 1949-02-17 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Don Scardino (born 17 February 1948) is an American television director and producer and a former actor. Born in New York City, Scardino began his career as an actor. His first Broadway credit was as an understudy in The Playroom in 1965. Additional Broadway acting credits include Johnny No-Trump, Godspell, and King of Hearts. Off-Broadway he appeared in The Rimers of Eldritch, The Comedy of Errors, Moonchildren, and I'm Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road, he was also the lead in a cult classic B horror movie titled Squirm in 1976. He served as Artistic Director at Playwrights Horizons from 1991-96. On television he appeared on the daytime soap operas The Guiding Light, All My Children, Love Is a Many Splendored Thing, and Another World and the primetime series The Ghost & Mrs. Muir and The Name of the Game. Feature film credits include Rip-off, Homer, Squirm and Cruising. Following his acting on the network soap operas, he began to direct them. He directed episodes of Another World, One Life to Live, and All My Children. He went on to direct plays on and off-Broadway, including the world premiere of Aaron Sorkin's A Few Good Men. He has directed extensively in television, most notably NBC's comedy 30 ROCK. Feature film directing work includes Me & Veronica (Venice Film Festival), and Advice From A Caterpillar, winner, best comedy, at Aspen Comedy Festival. Scardino was married to actress Pamela Blair from 1984 to 1991. He is currently married to painter Dana L. Williams.
Known for

Law & Order
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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The West Wing
Director

Young Sheldon
Director

New Amsterdam
Director

2 Broke Girls
Director

Only Murders in the Building
Director

30 Rock
Hermit

Homicide: Life on the Street
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The Mindy Project
Director
Filmography
- 2026You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...Self
- 2026Mineshaft: The Cruising MurdersSelf
- 2025A Break in the RainDirector
- 2023Our (Almost Completely True) Love StoryDon
- 2021The Bitch Who Stole ChristmasDirector
- 2021Only Murders in the BuildingDirector
- 2018The Cool KidsExecutive Producer
- 2018Murphy BrownDirector
- 2018New AmsterdamDirector
- 2018InstinctDirector
- 2017Young SheldonDirector
- 2016Angel from HellDirector
- 2015Crazy Ex-GirlfriendDirector
- 2015Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtDirector
- 2013BrowsersDirector
- 2013The Incredible Burt WonderstoneDirector
- 2012The Mindy ProjectDirector
- 20112 Broke GirlsDirector
- 2009Royal PainsDirector
- 2008Lipstick JungleDirector
- 2007The History of 'Cruising'Self
- 2007Exorcising 'Cruising'Self
- 2007The Knights of ProsperityDirector
- 200630 RockHermit
- 2004Rescue MeDirector
- 2003Hope & FaithDirector
- 2002George LopezDirector
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentDirector
- 2001The Education of Max BickfordDirector
- 2001100 Centre StreetDirector
- 2000DAGDirector
- 2000EdDirector
- 1999The West WingDirector
- 1999Advice From a CaterpillarDirector
- 1998Sports NightDirector
- 1998The DealDirector
- 1997Soul ManDirector
- 1996Public MoralsDirector
- 1996CosbyDirector
- 1996PearlDirector
- 1996The Big EasyDirector
- 1995Central Park WestDirector
- 1993Tracey Ullman Takes on New YorkDirector
- 1993Me and VeronicaDirector
- 1993Homicide: Life on the StreetDirector
- 1990Law & OrderDirector
- 1990Women and WallaceDirector
- 199027 Wagons Full of CottonDirector
- 1988TattingersDirector
- 1987The Days and Nights of Molly DoddSinger
- 1982American PlayhouseDirector
- 1981PurlieCharlie
- 1980He Knows You're AloneMarvin
- 1980CruisingTed Bailey
- 1977The Rubber Gun Squad
- 1976SquirmMick
- 1971Rip-OffMike
- 1970HomerHomer Edwards
- 1970The People Next DoorSandy Hoffman
- 1966CBS PlayhouseSandy Hoffman
- —After AllDirector
- —Mission ControlDirector
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