It's typical for me that one of my most horribly shot and lit interviews should be of a guy who has won 5 Daytime Emmys (three for directing). Barry and his wife have been good friends of my wife's parents for 35 years. The son of an Indiana junkyard owner, his father's business became very successful during WWII because of the need for metals. But Barry wasn't interested in the junk business. Or at least not that kind of junk. He had his eye on entertainment and so he moved out West.
Although Barry says he missed out on directing movies, he knows TV directing has been very good to him and his family. He met his wife while producing The Dating Game where she was a contestant. They fell in love and had a daughter, now a successful theatrical agent. He's directed American Bandstand, New Years Rockin' Eve, Sunday Morning Shootout, and a ton of talk shows (The Wayne Brady Show, The Tony Danza Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, etc.) He still directs the Chabad Telethon - a fundraiser for a Hasidic Jewish sect which uses the money to help their charities - as well as red carpet specials for the American Music Awards and the Golden Globes.
Although directing reality TV may have put him in a figurative and literal box, it has afforded him the luxury to be able to retire whenever he'd like (he wouldn't like) and to be able to fund his own independent film if he ever chooses to direct one. I get the feeling he'd rather just kvetch about it.
Barry Glazer, TV Director.
Monday, August 17, 2009
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2 comments:
I love that he was grilling while talking to you. And I liked hearing what led him to his career as a director.
hi seth, i stumbled on your blog from urbandaddy today. just want to say i love that you're sharing the wisdom of all these old ppl! i feel like they're so underappreciated in our youth obsessed culture, but i know old people have so much knowledge to share and interesting stories about the times before internet and color tv.
a suggestion - maybe you could post a transcript of your little interviews in addition to the vids? sometimes, it's hard to look at vids with slow network connections or when you're at the office ;)
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