Glenn Weiss
Glenn Weiss is an American producer and director of television and live events. He has won 14 Emmy Awards and eight Directors Guild of America awards as a director and producer for various awards shows and reality shows including the Tony Awards, Kennedy Center Honors, and Academy Awards.
Also recorded as Glenn P. Weiss
Glenn Weiss
- Born
- 1961
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- film director · film producer · celebrity · television producer
- Education
- University of Maryland
- Honours
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
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Glenn Weiss is an American producer and director of television and live events. He has won 14 Emmy Awards and eight Directors Guild of America awards as a director and producer for various awards shows and reality shows including the Tony Awards, Kennedy Center Honors, and Academy Awards.
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Early life
Early life
Weiss was raised in a Jewish family. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 1983.
Career
Career
Weiss started his career working at the Washington, D.C., bureau of CNN while still a full-time University of Maryland student before becoming a producer and director at Fox affiliate WTTG. His first national credit was America's Most Wanted, followed by other shows including Studs, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Gladiators 2000, and talk shows hosted by Jane Pratt and Tempestt Bledsoe in the years since. As of 2018, Weiss has won 14 Emmy Awards, and, as of 2015, five Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement, and has been nominated for Producers Guild of America Awards. Weiss has also directed numerous televised events, including the Tony Awards, Academy Awards, for which he has garnered three directing Primetime Emmys and has directed and produced Primetime Emmy Awards. Other directing credits include the Kennedy Center Honors, CableACE Awards, Billboard Music Awards, BET Awards, Peter Pan Live!, The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage!, Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, the Primetime Emmy Awards, Live from Lincoln Center, and the American Music Awards. He also directed the 2020 DNC. Among the Academy Awards ceremonies that Weiss was the director of was the 94th Academy Awards. According to executive Rob Mills in a Variety article referring to the Chris Rock–Will Smith slapping incident,
Personal life
Personal life
During the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 18th, 2018, Weiss made headlines by proposing to long-time girlfriend Jan Svendsen during his acceptance speech for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special for his work on that year's Academy Awards. He proposed by saying, "You wonder why I don’t like to call you my girlfriend? Because I want to call you my wife." The ring previously belonged to his mother, who had died two and a half weeks prior. The moment was widely shared on social media platforms Twitter and Instagram. They got married on 14 February 2023, with Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi officiating.
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Awards
• Award — Year — Category — Work — Result • Daytime Emmy Awards — 2000 — Outstanding Special Class Directing — Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon • Directing in a Talk Show/Morning Program — Donny & Marie • 2006 — Outstanding Special Class Directing — The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS • 2007 • 2008 • Directors Guild of America Awards — 2002 — Musical Variety — The 55th Annual Tony Awards • 2003 — The 56th Annual Tony Awards • 2006 — The 59th Annual Tony Awards • 2007 — The 60th Annual Tony Awards • 2008 — The 61st Annual Tony Awards • 2009 — The 62nd Annual Tony Awards • 2011 — The 64th Annual Tony Awards • 2012 — The 65th Annual Tony Awards • 2013 — The 66th Annual Tony Awards • 2014 — Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials — The 67th Annual Tony Awards • 2015 — The 68th Annual Tony Awards • 2017 — The 70th Annual Tony Awards • 2018 — The 89th Annual Academy Awards • 2019 — The 72nd Annual Tony Awards • 2020 — The 91st Annual Academy Awards • 2022 — The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors • 2023 — The 75th Annual Tony Awards • 2024 — The 95th Annual Academy Awards • 2025 — The 77th Annual Tony Awards • Primetime Emmy Awards — 2003 — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series — The 56th Annual Tony Awards • 2005 — Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming — The Apprentice: "Season 2 Finale" • 2007 — Outstanding Variety Special (Live) — The 60th Annual Tony Awards • Prince: Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show • 2008 — The 61st Annual Tony Awards • 2009 — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special — The Neighborhood Ball: An Inauguration Celebration • Outstanding Variety Special (Live) — The 62nd Annual Tony Awards • 2010 — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special — The 63rd Annual Tony Awards • Outstanding Variety Special (Live) • 2011 — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special — The 64th Annual Tony Awards • Outstanding Variety Special (Live) • 2012 — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special — The 65th Annual Tony Awards • Outstanding Variety Special (Live) • 2013 — Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming — Survivor • 2013 — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special — The 66th Annual Tony Awards • 2014 — The 67th Annual Tony Awards • Outstanding Variety Special (Live) • 2015 — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special — The 68th Annual Tony Awards • Outstanding Variety Special (Live) • 2016 — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special — The Kennedy Center Honors • Outstanding Variety Special (Live) — The 69th Annual Tony Awards • 2017 — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special — The Oscars • Outstanding Variety Special (Live) — The 70th Annual Tony Awards • 2018 — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special — The Oscars • Outstanding Variety Special (Live) — Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs • 2019 — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special — The Oscars • Outstanding Variety Special (Live) • The 72nd Annual Tony Awards • 2020 — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special — The 73rd Annual Tony Awards • Outstanding Variety Special (Live) • 2021 — Celebrating America – An Inauguration Night Special • 2022 — The Tony Awards Present: Broadway's Back! • 2023 — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special — The Oscars • Outstanding Variety Special (Live) • The 75th Annual Tony Awards • 2024 — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special — The 76th Annual Tony Awards • Outstanding Variety Special (Live) • 2025 — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special — The 77th Annual Tony Awards • 2026 — Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special — The Final Show • The 78th Annual Tony Awards • Outstanding Variety Special (Live) — The 83rd Annual Golden Globes • The 78th Annual Tony Awards
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- 1.Bloom, Nate. Jewish entertainers well-represented at Emmy Awards. Saint Louis Jewish Light. September 14, 2017.
- 2.Zitrin, Richard. The Five Spot: Glenn Weiss. Broadcasting & Cable. February 22, 2016.
- 3.Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Glenn Weiss.
- 4.TheaterMania. Tony Awards Director Glenn Weiss Earns His 12th Directors Guild Award Nomination.
- 5.Oscars: Glenn Weiss Returning as Ceremony Director. The Hollywood Reporter.
- 6.Evans, Greg. Primetime Emmys Tap Glenn Weiss & Ricky Kirshner To Exec Produce Awards. Deadline Hollywood. 2017-05-25.
- 7.GLENN WEISS RETURNS AS DIRECTOR FOR 94TH OSCARS®. Oscars.org Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2022-01-10.
- 8.Schneider, Michael. Oscars: What Was Happening in the ABC Control Room as Will Smith Slapped Chris Rock. Variety. 2022-03-28.
- 9.DeSantis, Rachel. See It: Oscars director Glenn Weiss proposes to girlfriend during Emmys acceptance speech. Daily News. September 18, 2018.
- 10.Moniuszko, Sara M. First-ever Emmy Award marriage proposal sends Twitter into a frenzy: 'Best speech ever!'. USA TODAY. 2018-09-18.
- 11.Chuba, Kirsten. Glenn Weiss, Who Proposed During 2018 Emmys, Finally Gets Married — With Help From Nancy Pelosi. The Hollywood Reporter. 2023-02-24.
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