Michael Lembeck
Born: 1948-06-25 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Directing
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Lembeck (born June 25, 1948) is an actor, television and film director. Lembeck was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Caroline and Harvey Lembeck, an actor and comedian. He began acting in the late-1960s and directing in the 1970s. His most notable acting role was as Julie Cooper's husband, Max Horvath, on the sitcom, One Day at a Time. He also played "Kaptain Kool" of Kaptain Kool and the Kongs on The Krofft Supershow from 1976 to 1978. He is also known for his role in The Boys in Company C in 1978. Lembeck works now as a full-time film and TV director. He won an Emmy for his work as a director on the Friends episode "The One After the Superbowl", and directed 20 other episodes of the series. He is married to actress Lorna Patterson. He made his feature film debut with The In-Laws. He directed The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, as well as the Nia Vardalos movie Connie and Carla. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Lembeck, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2021
- Queen Bees ... (Director)
- The J Team ... (Director)
2019
- Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary ... (Director)
2016
- A Nutcracker Christmas ... (Director)
2015
- Mr. Robinson ... (Director)
2012
- Baby Daddy as Director
2011
- Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure ... (Director)
- The Bling Ring ... (Director)
2010
- Hot in Cleveland ... (Director)
- Tooth Fairy ... (Director)
2008
- The Clique ... (Director)
2007
- Californication ... (Director)
- Greek ... (Director)
2006
- The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause ... (Director)
2004
- Connie and Carla ... (Director)
2002
- The Santa Clause 2 ... (Director)
2001
- According to Jim ... (Director)
- Off Centre ... (Director)
- Inside Schwartz ... (Director)
- What About Joan? ... (Director)
2000
- From Where I Sit ... (Director)
1999
- Stark Raving Mad ... (Director)
1998
- Two Guys and a Girl ... (Director)
- Jesse ... (Director)
1997
- Over the Top ... (Director)
- Chicago Sons ... (Director)
1996
- Everybody Loves Raymond ... (Director)
- Men Behaving Badly ... (Director)
- Party Girl ... (Director)
1995
- NewsRadio ... (Director)
- Caroline in the City ... (Director)
- The Naked Truth ... (Director)
- Hope and Gloria ... (Director)
- Double Rush ... (Director)
- High Society ... (Director)
- Pride & Joy ... (Director)
1993
- Good Advice ... (Director)
- Heartbeat as Ted
1992
- Mad About You as Mr. Shapiro (uncredited)
- Love & War ... (Director)
- Flying Blind ... (Director)
- Fish Police as Additional Voices (voice)
1991
- Acting Sheriff ... (Director)
1990
- Sugar and Spice ... (Director)
- The Marshall Chronicles ... (Director)
1989
- Coach ... (Director)
- Major Dad ... (Director)
- Doctor Doctor ... (Director)
- The Dream Team as Ed
1988
- Coming of Age ... (Director)
- Side by Side as Tony Mercer
1987
- My Two Dads ... (Director)
- Ultraman: The Adventure Begins as Scott Masterson
- Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 as Abbie Hoffman
1986
- L.A. Law as Mitchell Schein
1985
- Foley Square as Peter Newman
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Arnie Wakeman
- Crazy like a Fox as Dr. Andy Farr
1981
- Aloha Paradise
- On the Right Track as Frank Biscardi
1980
- Gorp as Kavell
- The Comeback Kid as Tony
1979
- The In-Laws as Tommy Ricardo
1978
- The Boys in Company C as Pvt. Vinnie Fazio
- Having Babies III as Russ Bridges
- The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars as Kaptain Kool
1977
- The Love Boat as Bill Burgess
- What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1976
- Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman as Clete Meizenheimer
- Donny & Marie as Self
- The Krofft Supershow as Kaptain Kool
1975
- Barney Miller as Det. Paul Gardeno
- One Day at a Time as Max Horvath
- It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! as Joe
1974
1973
- Blood Sport as Reuben
- A Summer Without Boys as Burt
1972
- The Rookies
- Haunts of the Very Rich as Johnny Delmonico
1971
- The Funny Side as Teenage Husband
1970
- The Partridge Family as Marc
1969
- Room 222
- Gidget Grows Up as Arnold