Oz Scott

Oz Scott
Born	Osborne E. Scott (1949-09-16) September 16, 1949 Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Residence	Sherman Oaks, California
Occupation	Film director, television director, television producer, theatre director
Years active	1970s–present
Website	ozscott.com

Osborne "Oz" E. Scott (born September 16, 1949) is an American film director, television director, television producer and theatre director.

Life and career

Born in Hampton, Virginia, Scott attended NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and earned a MFA before he began his career in Washington D.C.'s Arena Stage. While at the Arena Stage, he managed the improvisational touring company The Living Stage. He then moved on to directing on and off Broadway plays including For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf, which earned him a Drama Desk Award in 1977, in 1982 he also directed a television version. In 1981, he directed his first feature film, Bustin' Loose. During the 1980s and 1990s, Scott directed several television series and television movies including Gimme a Break!, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Crash Course, New Attitude, Civil Wars, American Gothic, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, and Providence.

In 2002, Scott directed the VH1 television movie Play’d – A Hip Hop Story starring Rashaan Nall and Toni Braxton. The series went on to become VH1's highest rated program. The following year, Scott directed the Disney channel original movie The Cheetah Girls. Since directing The Cheetah Girls, Scott has gone on to direct episodes of Strong Medicine, Everybody Hates Chris, Boston Legal, The Unit, Medium, CSI: NY, and NCIS. In addition to directing, Scott also wrote episodes of The Jeffersons and served as supervising producer on two episodes of The District.

In 2008, Scott was named the associate artistic director of the Negro Ensemble Company where he was also named to the board of directors.

Personal life

Scott lives in Sherman Oaks, California with his wife with whom he has three grown children.

Selected filmography

Director

• Bustin' Loose (1981)
• Hill Street Blues (1 episode, 1983)
• Archie Bunker's Place (1 episode, 1983)
• Alice (1 episode, 1984)
• The Jeffersons (41 episodes, 1983-1985)
• 227 (3 episodes, 1985–1988)
• Mr. Boogedy (1986)
• Fame (3 episodes, 1986)
• Bride of Boogedy (1987)
• Hotel (2 episodes, 1987)
• Dirty Dancing (1 episode, 1988)
• The Robert Guillaume Show (1 episode, 1989)
• The Cosby Show (2 episodes, 1990–1991)
• L.A. Law (4 episodes, 1992–1994)
• Picket Fences (3 episodes, 1992–1995)
• The Byrds of Paradise (1 episode, 1994)
• Northern Exposure (2 episodes, 1994)
• New York Undercover (1 episode, 1994)
• Party of Five (1 episode, 1996)
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1 episode, 1996)
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1 episode, 1996)
• Diagnosis: Murder (2 episodes, 1996–1997)
• Chicago Hope (2 episodes, 1996–1997)
• The Practice (6 episodes, 1997–1999)
• Any Day Now (2 episodes, 1998)
• Spanish Judges (1998)
• Soul Food (7 episodes, 2000–2001)
• Family Law (6 episodes, 2000–2002)
• Ally McBeal (2 episodes, 2001)
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 episode, 2001)
• Lizzie McGuire (1 episode, 2002)
• Ed (1 episode, 2002)
• Dr. Vegas (1 episode, 2004)
• Kevin Hill (1 episode, 2005)
• The 4400 (1 episode, 2005)
• Threshold (1 episode, 2006)
• Pepper Dennis (1 episode, 2006)
• Numb3rs (1 episode, 2006)
• Psych (1 episode, 2007)
• NCIS (1 episode, 2008)
• CSI: NY (8 episodes, 2006–2009)

Producer

• Bride of Boogedy (1987)
• The District (2 episodes, 2003–2004)

Award nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Works
1977	Nominated	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Director of a Play	For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf
2004	Nominated	Directors Guild of America Award	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs	The Cheetah Girls

External links

• Official website
• Oz Scott at the Internet Movie Database
• Oz Scott at AllMovie
• Oz Scott at the Internet Broadway Database