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NEW RESUME Current-9(5) DEEDEE BRADLEY CASTING DIRECTOR [email protected] 818-980-9803 X2 TELEVISION PILOTS * Denotes picked up for series SWITCHED AT BIRTH* One hour pilot for ABC Family 2010 Executive Producers: Lizzy Weiss, Paul Stupin Director: Steve Miner BEING HUMAN* One hour pilot for Muse Ent./SyFy 2010 Executive Producers: Jeremy Carver, Anna Fricke, Michael Prupas Director: Adam Kane UNTITLED JUSTIN ADLER PILOT Half hour pilot for Sony/NBC 2009 Executive Producers: Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Mitch Hurwitz, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Justin Adler, David Guarascio, Moses Port Directors: Joe Russo and Anthony Russo PARTY DOWN * Half hour pilot for STARZ Network 2008 Executive Producers: Rob Thomas, Paul Rudd Director: Rob Thomas BEVERLY HILLS 90210* One hour pilot for CBS/Paramount and CW Network. Executive Producers: Gabe Sachs, Jeff Judah, Mark Piznarski, Rob Thomas Director: Mark Piznarski MERCY REEF aka AQUAMAN One hour pilot for Warner Bros./CW 2006 Executive Producers: Miles Millar, Al Gough, Greg Beeman Director : Greg Beeman Shared casting..Joanne Koehler VERONICA MARS* One hour pilot for Stu Segall Productions/UPN 2004 Executive Producers: Joel Silver, Rob Thomas Director: Mark Piznarski SAVING JASON Half hour pilot for Warner Bros./WBN 2003 Executive Producer: Winifred Hervey Director: Stan Lathan NEWTON One hour pilot for Warner Bros/UPN 2003 Executive Producers: Joel Silver, Gregory Noveck, Craig Silverstein Director: Lesli Linka Glatter ROCK ME BABY* Half hour pilot for Warner Bros./UPN 2003 Executive Producers: Tony Krantz, Tim Kelleher Director: Barnet Kellman Shared casting…Meghan Branman LOST IN OZ One hour pilot for Warner Bros./WBN 2002 Executive Producers: Lawrence Bender, Kevin Brown, David Hayter, Joel Smith Director: Mick Garris JAMIE FOXX VARIETY SHOW Half hour sketch comedy Warner Bros./WBN 2001 Executive Producers: Marcus King, Jamie Foxx, Les Firestein Director: Gary Halvorson SMALLVILLE* One hour pilot for Warner Bros./WBN 2001 Executive Producers: Al Gough, Miles Millar, Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins, Joe Davola Director: David Nutter WALL TO WALL RECORDS One hour pilot for Warner Bros./WBN 2000 Executive Producers: Josh Schwartz,, Lisa Melamed Director: Josh Brand OPPOSITE SEX * One hour pilot for Warner Bros./FOX 1999 Executive Producers: Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein, Randy Zisk Director: Donald Petrie TWO OF A KIND * Half hour pilot for Warner Bros /ABC 1998 Miller/Boyett/Warren Productions Director: Gil Junger TASTY SENSATIONS Half hour pilot for Warner Bros /WBN 1998 Executive Producer: Bentley Kyle Evans Director: Shelly Jensen BUILT TO LAST* Half hour pilot for Warner Bros. /NBC 1997 Executive producers: David Duclon and Marcus King Director: Michael Zinberg JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA Two hour MOW/Pilot for Warner Bros. /CBS 1997 Executive producer: Scott Shepherd Director: Felix Alcala THE JAMIE FOXX SHOW* Half hour pilot for Warner Bros /WBN 1996 Executive producers: Bentley Kyle Evans and Marcus King Director: Steve Zuckerman LIFE WITH ROGER* Half hour pilot for Warner Bros /NBC 1996 Executive producers: Bob Griffard and Howard Adler Director: Barnet Kellman STATEN ISLAND 10309 Half hour pilot for Warner Bros /NBC 1995 Executive producers: Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore Director: Joel Zwick THE RALPH MACCHIO PROJECT* Half hour comedy for Warner Bros /NBC 1994 Executive Producer: Bruce Rasmussen Director: Will Mackenzie THE TOM ARNOLD SHOW* Half hour pilot for Warner Bros /CBS 1993 Executive producer: Tom Arnold Director: Will Mackenzie POINT MAN* Two hour MOW/Pilot for Lakeside Productions and Warner Bros 1993 Executive producer: Maurice Hurley Director: Robert Ellis Miller PROFILES One hour pilot for Warner Bros /ABC 1993 Executive producer: David Jacobs Director: Claudia Weill CRITICAL CONDITION Two hour MOW/Pilot for Warner Bros /NBC 1992 Executive producer: Michael Braverman Director: Jerrold Freedman THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY Half hour pilot for Warner Bros /NBC 1992 Executive producers: Del Shores and Rick Kellard Director: Jim Drake BELLES OF BLEECKER STREET Half hour pilot for Stephen J. Cannell/ABC 1990 Executive producers: Anne Beatts and Eve Brandstein Director: Matthew Diamond Shared casting..Joanne Koehler BEANPOLE Half hour pilot for New World/ABC 1990 Executive producer: Sy Rosen Director: Linda Day Shared casting..Joanne Koehler LIFE GOES ON* One hour pilot for Warner Bros /ABC 1989 Executive producer: Michael Braverman Director: Rick Rosenthal TELEVISION SERIES SWITCHED AT BIRTH One hour drama ABC Family Executive Producers: Lizzy Weiss, Paul Stupin, John Ziffren 2011/12 2012/13 BIG SHOTS One hour drama, WarnerBros/ABC Executive Producer: Jon Feldman 2007 VERONICA MARS One hour drama Stu Segall Productions/UPN Executive Producers: Joel Silver, Rob Thomas ‘04/’05 ‘05/’06 ‘06/’07 SMALLVILLE One hour drama Warner Bros /WBN Executive Producers: Millar/Gough, Tollin/Robbins ‘01/’02, ‘02/”03 ‘03/’04 ‘04/’05 ‘05/’06 ‘06/’07 ‘07/’08 ‘08/’09 ‘09/’10 ‘10/’11 Shared Casting/Coreen Mayrs (Vancouver) BIRDS OF PREY One hour drama Warner Bros /WBN Executive Producers: Ron Koslow, Michael Katleman and Tollin/Robbins 2002 WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY Half hour comedy Warner Bros /ABC Executive Producers: Dan Patterson, Drew Carey and Ryan Stiles Director: Arthur Forrest ‘01/’02 THE OBLONGS Half hour animation Warner Bros /WBN Executive Producers: Shared Casting/Tony Sepulveda 2001 OPPOSITE SEX One hour drama Warner Bros /FBC Executive Producers: Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein, Randy Zisk and Rick Kellard 1999 KATIE JOPLIN Half hour comedy Warner Bros /WBN Executive Producers: Norm Gunzenhauser and Tom Seeley ‘98/’99 THE JAMIE FOXX SHOW Half hour comedy for Warner Bros /WBN Executive producers: Bentley Kyle Evans and Marcus King '96/'97 '97/'98 ’98/’99 99/’00 ‘00/’01 BUILT TO LAST Half hour comedy for Warner Bros /NBC Executive producers: David Duclon and Marcus King '97/'98 LIFE WITH ROGER Half hour comedy for Warner Bros /WBN Executive producers: Bob Griffard and Howard Adler '96/'97 THE WAYANS BROTHERS Half hour comedy for Warner Bros /WBN Executive producer: Rick Hawkins '95/'96 HANGIN' WITH MR. COOPER Half hour comedy for Warner Bros /ABC Executive producers: Bill Bickley, Michael Warren, Barry O'Brien and Cheryl Alu '94/'95 '95/'96 POINTMAN One hour action adventure drama for Lakeside Productions and Warner Bros Executive producer: Maurice Hurley '93/'94 TOM Half hour comedy for Warner Bros /CBS Executive producer: Tom Arnold '93/'94 GETTING BY Half hour comedy for Warner Bros /ABC Executive producers: Bill Bickley, Michael Warren, Tom Miller, Bob Boyett, Barry O'Brien and Cheryl Alu '92/'93 '93/'94 BAGDAD CAFÉ Half hour comedy for CBS Executive producers: Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen 1990 Shared casting..Joanne Koehler LIFE GOES ON One hour drama for Warner Bros /ABC Executive producer: Michael Braverman '89/'90 '90/'91 '91/'92 MOVIES OF THE WEEK IT WAS HIM OR US Warner Bros /CBS 1996 Executive Producer: Daniel H. Blatt Director: Robert Iscove Starring: Richard Grieco, Ann Jillian, Richard Masur A BROTHER'S PROMISE Warner Bros /CBS 1996 DAN JANSEN Executive Producer: Daniel H. Blatt Director: Bill Corcoran Starring: Matthew Keesler, Justin Louis and Jayne Brook MEN DON'T TELL Warner Bros /CBS 1993 Executive Producer: Daniel H. Blatt Director: Harry Winer Starring: Judith Light and Peter Strauss THERE WAS A LITTLE BOY Lorimar Television/CBS 1993 Executive Producer: Craig Anderson Director: Mimi Leder Starring: Cybill Shephard, John Heard and Scott Bairstow DEADLY BLESSING Warner Bros /ABC 1992 Executive Producers: David Wolper and Bernie Sofronski Director: Billy Graham Starring: Susan Dey and Chris Cooper Shared casting..Marcia Ross FEATURE FILMS DREAM TRAP Orlando Film Partners Ltd. 1988 Executive Producer: Hugh Parks Director: Tom Logan HALLOWEEN V Magnum Pictures 1988 Executive Producer: Moustapha Akkad Director: Dominique Othenin-Girard THE SPRING Orlando Film Partners Ltd. 1988 Executive Producer:Hugh Parks Director: John Patterson TENNESSEE WALTZ Condor Film 1987 Executive Producers: Peter Christian-Feuter, Bernard Lang QUICKER THAN THE EYE Condor Film 1987 Executive Producer: Hugh Parks Director: John Patterson DEADLY INNOCENTS Orlando Film Partners Ltd. 1987 Executive Producer: Hugh Parks Director: John Patterson .
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