US EditionTom Cherones Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘Seinfeld’ Producer, Director Was 86
Cherones directed 81 of Seinfeld's first 86 episodes, earning Emmy and Directors Guild awards before teaching television production for 12 years.
- Tom Cherones, director and producer, died Monday at his Florence, Oregon home after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease at age 86.
- During Seinfeld's initial five seasons Cherones, director and producer, helped shape its `show about nothing` tone and cinematic multicamera visual style.
- After leaving Seinfeld, Tom Cherones directed 23 episodes of Ellen, nine installments of Caroline in the City, worked on NewsRadio, and taught television production pro bono at the University of Alabama.
- Survivors include third wife Carol, daughter Susan and Daniel, son Scott and Linda, and grandchildren Jessa and Thomas; the family requested donations to the Tom Cherones and Joyce Keener Fund at Western Lane Community Foundation or Hilarity for Charity.
- His legacy includes mentoring and reshaping sitcom craft as Tom Cherones won a DGA Award for `The Contest` and earned multiple Emmy nominations for Seinfeld.
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Tom Cherones, director and producer of 'Seinfeld,' dies at 86
"Seinfeld" director and producer Tom Cherones died Jan. 5 at age 86. He won an Emmy for his work on the sitcom and had a hand in creating over 80 episodes throughout the first five seasons of legendary show.
Tom Cherones, Emmy-Winning ‘Seinfeld’ Director, Dies at 86
Tom Cherones, prominent director and producer of “Seinfeld,” died at 86. The Emmy Award winner was best known for directing 81 of the first 86 episodes of “Seinfeld,” during the series’ first five seasons, among many other credits. The producer died Monday at his home in Florence, Oregon, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a family spokesperson. Cherones was born in Tuscaloosa, Ala. and earned a degree in journalism from the U…
TV director and producer Tom Cherones, best known for his work in the first five seasons of the Emmy “Seinfeld” winning series, died. He was 86 years old. He died on January 5 at his home in Florence, Oregon, according to a statement from his family. He directed some of the most emblematic episodes of “Seinfeld”, including “The Chinese Restaurant”, “The Parking Lot” and “The Competition”. The first episode he directed was the second episode of t…
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