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production company. McNamara has continued to produce and create shows for

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'' and '' 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain'', starring Hulk Hogan. McNamara briefly appeared as the singing cowboy in the ''

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'' musical episode "Influenza: The Musical", and as an alleged alien abductee in the episode "Close Encounters of the Beans Kind". McNamara also had a cameo appearance on ''

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''.

Crew work

Films

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Hollywood Chaos ''Hollywood Chaos'' is American film that was released in 1989.''Hollywood Chaos'' (1989)
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'' (1989) * ''

'' (1996) * '' Casper: A Spirited Beginning'' (1997) * ''

Casper Meets Wendy ''Casper Meets Wendy'' is a 1998 American fantasy comedy film based on the Harvey Comics cartoon characters Casper the Friendly Ghost and Wendy the Good Little Witch. The film is a sequel to '' Casper: A Spirited Beginning'', and is the second sp ...

'' (1998) * '' 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain'' (1998) * '' P.U.N.K.S.'' (1999) * ''

Treehouse Hostage ''Treehouse Hostage'' is a 1999 family film directed by Sean McNamara and starring Jim Varney and Joey Zimmerman. It was one of Varney's final on-screen roles; he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer during production of the film. Plot summar ...

'' (1999) * ''

Race to Space ''Race to Space'' is a 2001 fictional American family drama film. The film was shot on location at Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach and Edwards AFB in cooperation with NASA and the U.S. Air Force. Plot The film takes place during the 1960s spac ...

'' (2001) * ''

The Even Stevens Movie ''The Even Stevens Movie'' is a 2003 American Disney Channel Original Movie that is based on the Disney Channel Original Series ''Even Stevens''. It premiered on June 13, 2003, serving as the series finale. The movie drew an audience of 5.1 mil ...

'' (2003) * ''

Raise Your Voice ''Raise Your Voice'' is a 2004 American teen musical drama film directed by Sean McNamara and starring Hilary Duff. Canadian rock band Three Days Grace made a cameo appearance in the film, performing the songs "Are You Ready" and "Home". Pl ...

'' (2004) * '' The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold'' (2006) * ''McKids Adventures: Treasure Hunt with Ronald'' (2006) * ''McKids Adventures: Get Up and Go with Ronald'' (2006) * ''

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'' (director) (2007) * '' Into the Blue 2: The Reef'' (2009) * '' Bring It On: Fight to the Finish'' (2009) * ''

The Suite Life Movie ''The Suite Life Movie'' is a 2011 American science fiction comedy-drama television film directed by Sean McNamara, written by Michael Saltzman, and starring Dylan and Cole Sprouse, Brenda Song, Debby Ryan, Matthew Timmons, John Ducey, Matt ...

'' (2011) * ''

'' (director) (2011) * ''Baby Geniuses and the Mystery of the Crown Jewels'' (2013) * '' Robosapien: Rebooted'' (2013) * ''Space Warriors'' (2013) * ''Baby Geniuses and the Treasures of Egypt'' (2014) * ''

Field of Lost Shoes ''Field of Lost Shoes'' is a 2014 American war drama film directed by Sean McNamara and written by Dave Kennedy and Thomas Farrell. The film stars Nolan Gould, Lauren Holly, Jason Isaacs, Tom Skerritt, Keith David and David Arquette. It is base ...

'' (2014) * '' Spare Parts'' (2015) * ''Hoovey'' (2015) * ''Baby Geniuses and the Space Baby'' (2015) * ''Just in Time for Christmas'' (2015) * ''Love in Paradise'' (2016) * ''

Aliens Ate My Homework ''Aliens Ate My Homework'' is the first of a series of four books by Bruce Coville. The series is generally referred to as Bruce Coville's Alien Adventures or Rod Allbright's Alien Adventures. ''Aliens Ate My Homework'' was first published by Ala ...

'' (2018) * ''

'' (2018) * ''Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa'' (2018) * ''Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy'' (2019) * '' Mighty Oak'' (2020) * ''

Aliens Stole My Body ''Aliens Stole My Body'' is a children's science fiction novel by Bruce Coville that was first published in 1998. This is the fourth book in a series about the fictional character Rod Albright. The illustrations and the front cover were done by ...

'' (2020) * '' Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite!'' (2020) * ''Just Swipe'' (2021) * ''

Sister Swap ''Sister Swap'' is an American series of TV films, starring sisters Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Ashley Williams. The films were originally broadcast on Hallmark Channel, as part of the channel's "Countdown to Christmas" seasonal programming. I ...

'' (2021) * ''

The King's Daughter ''The King's Daughter'' (french: Jeanne, fille du Roy) is a historical novel for young adult readers by Suzanne Martel, first published in 1974. It follows the life of Jeanne Chatel, one of the King's Daughters of New France in the seventeent ...

'' (2022) * ''

On a Wing and a Prayer ''On a Wing & a Prayer'' is the seventh studio album by Gerry Rafferty. The album includes three tracks co-written with Rafferty’s brother Jim, also a singer-songwriter, who had been signed to Decca Records in the 1970s. The music was heavil ...

'' (2023) * ''

'' (2023)

Television

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'' (producer) (1984) *''

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'' (producer, director) (1994) *''

'' (executive producer, director) (2000–2003) *''

'' (executive producer, director) (2003–2006) *'' Just for Kicks'' (executive producer, director) (2006) *'' Beyond the Break'' (executive producer, director) (2006–2009) *'' Cake'' (executive producer, director) (2006) *''

Dance Revolution ''Dance Revolution'' (originally titled ''Dance, Dance, Dance!'' during planning stages) is a television series from CBS and DIC Entertainment Corporation, in association with Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., produced by Brookwell McNamara ...

'' (executive producer, director) (2006–2007) *''

Out of Jimmy's Head ''Out of Jimmy's Head'' (abbreviated as ''OOJH'') is an American teen sitcom. It was advertised as the first Cartoon Network original series in its genre, and is based on the network's 2006 film '' Re-Animated''. The series was produced by Cart ...

'' (2007–2008) (executive producer - 19 episodes) *''

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'' (director) (2009) *''

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'' (director) (2011) *'' Kickin' It'' (director) (2011–2012) *'' Jessie'' (director) (2012) *''

A.N.T. Farm ''A.N.T. Farm'' is an American teen sitcom which originally aired on Disney Channel from May 6, 2011 to March 21, 2014. It first aired on May 6, 2011, as a special one-episode preview and continued as a regular series starting on June 17, 201 ...

'' (director) (2012) *'' Gabby Duran & the Unsittables'' (director) (2019)

Personal life

McNamara is Catholic.

References

External links

Sean McNamara's Official Homepage
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Brookwell/McNamara Entertainment
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