Thomas
Carter - Director
Thomas
Carter was born on 17th July 1953 in Austin Texas and Studied at
Texas State University. He is a writer, producer and actor but his main
profession is directing.
Throughout his 40 plus year career he has
directed many popular U.S. TV Shows including: “Hill Street Blues”, “St Elsewhere”,
“Miami Vice”, “Remington Steel”, “A Year in the Life (with Morgan Stevens), “Nashville”
and “New Amsterdam” to name just a few.
He has
also directed films such as “Save The Last Dance and “Coach Carter”.
To
date his directing has won him 3 Emmys, 1 Black Movie award and 1 Directors
Guild of America Award.
On Fame he was one of the first directors to
come on board when the TV Series first went into production in 1981.
He directed
three Season One episodes:
-
Tomorrow’s Farewell
-
The Sell Out
-
The Strike
He
was also involved in directing the new scenes that were filmed to insert into
the pilot.
Thomas on Directing Fame:
Thomas on Debbie Allen
Thomas on Facing Racism in his career
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