Chuck Rallen Vinson (born July 14, 1956, in Elkhart,

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and producer.

Career

Vinson began his career as a

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on the sitcom ''

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'',Stage Manager Chuck Vinson directs 'Cosby Show' episode
'' Jet'' magazine dated February 1, 1998 - via Google Books going on to stage manage for the sitcom ''

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''. In 1985, he began stage managing for ''

The Cosby Show ''The Cosby Show'' is an American television sitcom co-created by and starring Bill Cosby, which aired Thursday nights for eight seasons on NBC between September 20, 1984, until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on an upper middle-class African- ...

'', going on to direct his first episode entitled "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" co-directing with

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. His other sitcom directing credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Thea'', ''

The Sinbad Show ''The Sinbad Show'' is an American sitcom starring comedian David "Sinbad" Adkins that was premiered on September 16 of 1993 on Fox. The show's main plot is about a bachelor taking in two orphaned children. Chuck Brown performed this sitcom's th ...

'', ''

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'', '' Sister, Sister'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''One World'' and ''

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''.Chuck Vinson at FilmReference.com
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specials for Sinbad,

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, Mark Curry and

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. He also directed numerous episodes of ''

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''. His professional awards include. Winner of an EMMY for Outstanding Directing for SESAME STREET-HBO. 2 NAACP IMAGE AWARD for Sinbad Summer Jam-HBO. Cable Ace award for Sinbad Summer Jam-HBO

Personal life

Vinson currently resides in Atlanta, GA with his daughter Spencer.Chuck Vinson, Director / Producer
- revivalproductions.tv

Filmography

*Debbie does Dallas (1978) * '' Sinbad and Friends: All the Way Live... Almost!'' (1991) * ''

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'' (1993) * '' All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!'' (1994) * '' Sinbad: Son of a Preacher Man'' (1994) * ''

The Right Connections The Right Connections is a 1997 television film directed by Chuck Vinson and starring Melissa Joan Hart and her four real life siblings. Plot A rap singer helps four siblings form a singing group to win a talent contest in order to raise money ...

'' (1997) * '' Sinbad: Nuthin' But the Funk'' (1998) * '' Classic Rock: The Tubes and Night Ranger'' (2001) * '' Steve Harvey: One Man'' (2001) * '' Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2003) * '' Tess: Looking for My Next Ex-Husband'' (2005) * '' Gary Gulman: Boyish Man'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2005) * '' ANT: America's Ready'' (2005) * ''

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: Tall, Dark, and Funny'' (2005) * '' Sinbad: Where U Been?'' (2010)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vinson, Chuck 1956 births African-American television directors American television directors Living people People from Elkhart, Indiana 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people Television producers from Indiana