Bruce Gowers(1940-2023)
- Director
- Producer
- Camera and Electrical Department
Top television director Bruce Gowers has been awarded Emmys, the DGA
Award, a Grammy Award and many other shiny trophies for his stylish and
groundbreaking work on high-profile productions. His resume includes
directing nine seasons of
American Idol (2002),
earning him an Emmy Award and five nominations for Outstanding
Directing and a nomination for the Directors Guild Award.
Bruce is often found calling the shots on the biggest award shows
including The Emmys, The MTV Awards, The American Music Awards, The MTV
Movie Awards, The Academy of Country Music Awards, The Espy Awards, The
Comedy Awards, People's Choice Awards and The Billboard Awards. He has
helmed many of the biggest event specials including Live Earth, Live 8,
Woodstock Revisited,
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001),
The Grammy Nomination Concerts, Miss America, and single artist music
specials for The Rolling Stones,
Rod Stewart,
Fleetwood Mac and
Prince. His work on
Genius: A Night for Ray Charles (2004)
was recognized with a DGA Award win and an Emmy Award nomination for
Outstanding Direction. Specials for
Britney Spears, Prince and
Barry Manilow were critical and ratings
successes.
His career goes beyond his work on music and live event productions,
with extensive credits in the comedy arena, such as the long-running
series
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1998)
and specials for Robin Williams,
Billy Crystal,
Richard Lewis,
Eddie Murphy and
Jerry Seinfeld. Gowers' forays into kids
programming has brought major successes to Nickelodeon, Disney Channel
and PBS, where his name appears on the hit shows Teen Choice Awards,
Kid's Choice Awards,
Roundhouse (1992), the "Kidsongs"
TV shows,
The Amanda Show (1999) and
All That (1994).
As an Executive Producer and Show Creator, Bruce is credited with the
long-running hit "Kidsongs" videos, TV series and music franchise in
addition to these successful television series:
America's Funniest People (1990),
"Spectacular World of Guinness Records",
Dancin' to the Hits (1986)
and "The Essence Awards". His best-known work is his landmark music
video "Bohemian Rhapsody" for Queen and he
is least known for his remarkable documentary on
Salvador Dalí, "Hello Dali", which won him
his first Emmy Award.
Award, a Grammy Award and many other shiny trophies for his stylish and
groundbreaking work on high-profile productions. His resume includes
directing nine seasons of
American Idol (2002),
earning him an Emmy Award and five nominations for Outstanding
Directing and a nomination for the Directors Guild Award.
Bruce is often found calling the shots on the biggest award shows
including The Emmys, The MTV Awards, The American Music Awards, The MTV
Movie Awards, The Academy of Country Music Awards, The Espy Awards, The
Comedy Awards, People's Choice Awards and The Billboard Awards. He has
helmed many of the biggest event specials including Live Earth, Live 8,
Woodstock Revisited,
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001),
The Grammy Nomination Concerts, Miss America, and single artist music
specials for The Rolling Stones,
Rod Stewart,
Fleetwood Mac and
Prince. His work on
Genius: A Night for Ray Charles (2004)
was recognized with a DGA Award win and an Emmy Award nomination for
Outstanding Direction. Specials for
Britney Spears, Prince and
Barry Manilow were critical and ratings
successes.
His career goes beyond his work on music and live event productions,
with extensive credits in the comedy arena, such as the long-running
series
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1998)
and specials for Robin Williams,
Billy Crystal,
Richard Lewis,
Eddie Murphy and
Jerry Seinfeld. Gowers' forays into kids
programming has brought major successes to Nickelodeon, Disney Channel
and PBS, where his name appears on the hit shows Teen Choice Awards,
Kid's Choice Awards,
Roundhouse (1992), the "Kidsongs"
TV shows,
The Amanda Show (1999) and
All That (1994).
As an Executive Producer and Show Creator, Bruce is credited with the
long-running hit "Kidsongs" videos, TV series and music franchise in
addition to these successful television series:
America's Funniest People (1990),
"Spectacular World of Guinness Records",
Dancin' to the Hits (1986)
and "The Essence Awards". His best-known work is his landmark music
video "Bohemian Rhapsody" for Queen and he
is least known for his remarkable documentary on
Salvador Dalí, "Hello Dali", which won him
his first Emmy Award.