Alan Mark Poul (born May 1, 1954) is an American film and television producer and director.

Career

Poul served as

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for the

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original series, '' Six Feet Under'', on which he made his directing debut. He directed four episodes of the series from seasons two through five. He later directed the pilot for

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' series '' Swingtown'', of which he directed a total of four episodes. He also directed the 2010

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The Back-Up Plan ''The Back-up Plan'' (previously known as ''Plan B'') is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Alan Poul, starring Jennifer Lopez and Alex O'Loughlin.Siegel, Tatiana, and Michael Fleming"Jennifer Lopez going with 'Plan B': CBS Films s ...

'', originally titled ''Plan B''. He signed a new deal with

in April 2011. He was an executive producer of

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's '' The Newsroom''. He also directed five episodes of the show in the first two seasons. Poul was an executive producer on ''

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'' and directed its final episode, ''Yoshino.''Rafael Motamayor
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''The Vulture'', May 31, 2022 He is fluent in

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. Poul has been nominated for 7

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, a

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, and won a

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in Outstanding Historical Program for The Pacific Century.

Credits

Theatre

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" 1978 (lyricist) Pre-

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: Berkshire Theatre Festival. Starring: Lewis Stadlen,

Marilyn Sokol Marilyn Roberta Sokol (born February 22, 1944) is an American actress, musician, comedian, and producer, perhaps best known for her roles as Lulu Brecht in ''Can't Stop the Music'' (1980) and as Ma Otter in '' Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas'' ...

, Robert M. Rosen aka

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Paul Kreppel Paul Kreppel (born June 20, 1947) is an American actor and director. On television, he was best known as pianist Sonny Mann on the show '' It's a Living''. In his work as theater director-producer-creator, he received the 2007 Tony Award for '' J ...

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* 1954 births American film directors American film producers American television directors American television producers LGBT film directors LGBT television directors Living people Yale University alumni 21st-century LGBT people {{US-tv-producer-stub