Lev L. Spiro

• Name — Lev. L. Spiro • Birthplace — United States • Occupation — Director • Years Active — 1994–present

Spiro earned dual bachelor's degrees in Political Science and Communication Arts from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He then attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he received a master's degree in Film Production. His early work includes film adaptations of The Convict, a short story by James Lee Burke, and The Suicide Club, a story by Robert Louis Stevenson, which starred Jonathan Pryce and Paul Bettany.

Since beginning his career, Spiro has directed over 150 drama and comedy episodes, pilots and features for network and cable television. Episodic television work includes multiple episodes of Showtime's Weeds, ABC's Ugly Betty and CW's Everybody Hates Chris, as well as Arrested Development, The O.C., Gilmore Girls and many more. In 2008, Spiro directed the critically acclaimed family feature Minutemen, which garnered a DGA Award nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs. In 2009 he directed Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie which won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program. More recently Spiro has directed episodes of Netflix's Orange is the New Black and Amazon's The Tick.

Spiro is married to screenwriter/producer Melissa Rosenberg.

• Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (2019) • Insatiable (2018) • The Tick (2017) • Daytime Divas (2017) • Imaginary Mary (2017) • Still the King (2016–17) • Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland (2016) • Orange is the New Black (2015) • UnREAL (2015) • The Neighbors (2014) • Modern Family (2013) • Betas (2013) • Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012) • Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! (2012) • Jane by Design (Pilot) (2011) • Are We There Yet? (2011) • Supah Ninjas (2011) • Glory Daze (2010) • Blue Mountain State (2010) • Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009) • Jonas (2009) • Everybody Hates Chris (2008) • Minutemen (2008) • Weeds (2007) • Ugly Betty (2007) • Dirt (2007) • Psych (2006) • Pepper Dennis (2006) • Arrested Development (2005) • My Name Is Earl (2005) • Point Pleasant (2005) • Summerland (Pilot) (2004) • The O.C.(2004) • One Tree Hill (2004) • Everwood (2003) • Do Over (Pilot) (2002) • Dawson's Creek (2001) • Gilmore Girls (2001) • Popular (2000) • Arli$$ (2000) • The Jersey (Pilot) (1999) • Cousin Skeeter (1998) • Welcome to Planet Earth (1996)