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Michael Lembeck

Directing

Born June 25, 1948 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also known as Mike Lembeck · Kaptain Kool · Kaptain Kool and the Kongs

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Lembeck (born June 25, 1948) is an actor, television and film director. Lembeck was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Caroline and Harvey Lembeck, an actor and comedian. He began acting in the late-1960s and directing in the 1970s. His most notable acting role was as Julie Cooper's husband, Max Horvath, on the sitcom, One Day at a Time. He also played "Kaptain Kool" of Kaptain Kool and the Kongs on The Krofft Supershow from 1976 to 1978. He is also known for his role in The Boys in Company C in 1978. Lembeck works now as a full-time film and TV director. He won an Emmy for his work as a director on the Friends episode "The One After the Superbowl", and directed 20 other episodes of the series. He is married to actress Lorna Patterson. He made his feature film debut with The In-Laws. He directed The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, as well as the Nia Vardalos movie Connie and Carla. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Lembeck,  licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Directing for a Comedy Series · 1996

Filmography41 titles

Friends

1994Director

Californication

2007Director

Happy Days

1974

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Arnie Wakeman

Barney Miller

1975as Det. Paul Gardeno

NewsRadio

1995Director

Hot in Cleveland

2010Director

The J Team

2021Director

Baby Daddy

2012as Director

L.A. Law

1986as Mitchell Schein

Side by Side

1988as Tony Mercer

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

1987as Abbie Hoffman

The Rookies

1972

The Partridge Family

1970as Marc

Everybody Loves Raymond

1996Director

One Day at a Time

1975as Max Horvath

Greek

2007Director

Mad About You

1992as Mr. Shapiro (uncredited)

Coach

1989Director

The In-Laws

1979as Tommy Ricardo

According to Jim

2001Director

Major Dad

1989Director

The Boys in Company C

1978as Pvt. Vinnie Fazio

Snow Day

2022Director

Love & War

Director

A Nutcracker Christmas

2016Director

My Two Dads

1987Director

The Love Boat

1977as Nicholas Nelson

Ellen

1994Director

The Dream Team

1989as Ed

Queen Bees

2021Director

Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure

2011Co-Producer, Director

The Santa Clause 2

2002Director

The Clique

2008Director

Connie and Carla

2004Director

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

2006Director

Tooth Fairy

2010Director

#Xmas

2022Executive Producer

The Bling Ring

2011Director

Mr. Robinson

Director

Gorp

1980as Kavell