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Biography
Jerry Zaks (born September 7, 1946) is a German-born American stage and television director, and actor. He won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play and Drama Desk Award for directing The House of Blue Leaves, Lend Me A Tenor, and Six Degrees of Separation and the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical and Drama Desk Award for Guys and Dolls.
Awards & recognition
- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Musical · 1992
- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Play · 1991
- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Play · 1989
- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Play · 1986
- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Musical · 1996 · nominated
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- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Musical · 1995 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Direction of a Musical · 1988 · nominated
Filmography9 titles

All About the Andersons
Director
Director

M*A*S*H
1972as Cpl. Phil Walker
1972as Cpl. Phil Walker

Frasier
1993Director
1993Director

Two and a Half Men
2003Director
2003Director

Crimes and Misdemeanors
1989as Man on Campus
1989as Man on Campus

Everybody Loves Raymond
1996Director
1996Director

Marvin's Room
1996Director
1996Director

Outrageous Fortune
1987as Tobacco Clerk
1987as Tobacco Clerk

The Gentleman Bandit
1981as Carl Schnee
1981as Carl Schnee