Oz Scott facts for kids

Oz Scott, born on September 16, 1949, is a talented American director and producer for TV shows and movies. He is famous for directing Mr. Boogedy, a short film that won an award.

About Oz Scott: A Director's Journey

Early Life and Career Beginnings

Oz Scott was born in Hampton, Virginia. He went to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and earned a special degree called an MFA. After college, he started his career in Washington D.C. at a place called the Arena Stage.

At the Arena Stage, he helped run a traveling theater group called The Living Stage. This group performed plays where actors made things up on the spot, which is called improvisational theater.

Directing on Stage and Screen

Oz Scott then started directing plays both on and off Broadway. ..... He even directed a TV version of this play in 1982.

In 1981, he directed his first full-length movie, Bustin' Loose. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Oz Scott directed many popular TV shows and movies. Some of these include Gimme a Break!, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Crash Course, and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.

Hit TV Shows and Movies

In 2002, Oz Scott directed a TV movie for VH1 called Play'd – A Hip Hop Story. This movie, starring Rashaan Nall and Toni Braxton, became VH1's most-watched show at the time.

The next year, in 2003, he directed The Cheetah Girls for the Disney Channel. This movie was a big hit with young audiences.

Since then, Oz Scott has directed episodes for many well-known TV series. These include Strong Medicine, Everybody Hates Chris, Boston Legal, The Unit, Medium, CSI: NY, and NCIS. Besides directing, he also wrote episodes for The Jeffersons. He was also a supervising producer for two episodes of The District.

In 2008, Oz Scott became an important leader at the Negro Ensemble Company. He was named their associate artistic director and joined their board of directors.

Personal Life

Oz Scott lives in Sherman Oaks, California. He lives there with his wife, and they have three grown children.

Selected Works

Director

• Bustin' Loose (1981)
• American Playhouse (1982)
• Hill Street Blues (1983)
• Archie Bunker's Place (1983)
• Gimme a Break! (1983)
• Dreamland (1983)
• The Mississippi (1983)
• The Jeffersons (1983)
• Alice (1984)
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1984)
• 227 (1985)
• The Family Martinez (1986)
• He's the Mayor (1986)
• Fame (1986)
• Walt Disney anthology television series (1986)
• Hotel (1987)
• Crash Course (1988)
• Dirty Dancing (1988)
• The Robert Guillaume Show (1989)
• Class Cruise (1989)
• New Attitude (1990)
• The Cosby Show (1990)
• Civil Wars (1991)
• L.A. Law (1992)
• Picket Fences (1992)
• South of Sunset (1993)
• Johnny Bago (1993)
• Against the Grain (1993)
• The Byrds of Paradise (1994)
• Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story (1994)
• Northern Exposure (1994)
• New York Undercover (1994)
• Chicago Hope (1994)
• Party of Five (1996)
• American Gothic (1996)
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996)
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1996)
• Diagnosis: Murder (1996)
• Leaving L.A. (1997)
• The Practice (1997)
• Spy Game (1998)
• Michael Hayes (1998)
• Timecop (1998)
• Any Day Now (1998)
• Providence (1999)
• Wonderland (2000)
• Spanish Judges (2000)
• Get Real (2000)
• Soul Food (2000)
• Family Law (2000)
• The District (2000)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2001)
• Ally McBeal (2001)
• The Guardian (2001)
• Play'd: A Hip Hop Story (2002)
• Lizzie McGuire (2002)
• Ed (2002)
• JAG (2002)
• American Dreams (2003)
• The Cheetah Girls (2003)
• Strong Medicine (2003)
• Clubhouse (2004)
• Dr. Vegas (2004)
• Kevin Hill (2005)
• The 4400 (2005)
• Boston Legal (2005)
• Threshold (2006)
• Pepper Dennis (2006)
• Just Legal (2006)
• Kidnapped (2006)
• Numbers (2006)
• Medium (2006)
• The Unit (2006)
• CSI: NY (2006)
• Psych (2007)
• NCIS (2008)
• Eureka (2008)
• Everybody Hates Chris (2009)
• The Forgotten (2009)
• 90210 (2010)
• CHAOS (2011)
• Home Run Showdown (2012)
• Are We There Yet? (2012)
• Unforgettable (2012)
• Blue Bloods (2013)
• Ironside (2013)
• Reed Between the Lines (2013)
• Star-Crossed (2014)
• The Tomorrow People (2014)
• NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
• Battle Creek (2015)
• The Messengers (2015)
• Dominion (2015)
• The Player (2015)
• Being Mary Jane (2015)
• Code Black (2015)
• Gotham (2015)
• Shadowhunters (2016)
• The Night Shift (2016–17)
• Scream (2016)
• Criminal Minds (2017)
• APB (2017)
• Black-ish (2017)
• Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (2017)
• The Blacklist: Redemption (2017)
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2017)
• Black Lightning (2018–20)
• Love Is... (2018)
• S.W.A.T. (2019–24)
• All American: Homecoming (2022)
• Good Sam (2022)
• Law & Order: Organized Crime (2023)
• The Rookie: Feds (2023)
• Chicago P.D. (2023)
• Alert: Missing Persons Unit (2024)

Producer

• Walt Disney anthology television series (1987)
• The District (2003)