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Alan Poul
Born	Alan Mark Poul (1954-05-01) May 1, 1954 (age 58)^[1] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.^[1]
Alma mater	Yale University ^[2]
Occupation	Director, producer, activist

Alan Mark Poul (born May 1, 1954) is an American film and television producer and director.

Contents

1 Career
2 Credits
3 References
4 External links

Career

Poul^[3] served as executive producer for the HBO original series, Six Feet Under, on which he made his directing debut. He directed four episodes of the series from seasons two through five.

He later directed the pilot for CBS' series Swingtown, of which he directed a total of four episodes. He also directed the 2010 CBS Films romantic comedy The Back-Up Plan, originally titled Plan B.^[4]

He signed a new deal with HBO in April 2011. He is set to executive produce Aaron Sorkin's The Newsroom.[1]

Credits

Producer

Film

Black Rain (1989)
Candyman (1992)
Inside Out (1992)
Woman on Top (2000)

Television

Television director

Six Feet Under (2001) 4 episodes:
- episode 2.10 "The Secret" (2002)
- episode 3.04 "Nobody Sleeps" (2003)
- episode 4.05 "That's My Dog" (2004)
- episode 5.04 "Time Flies" (2005)
Rome (2005), 2 episodes:
- episode 1.06 "Egeria", (2005)
- episode 2.03 "These Being the Words of Marcus Tullius Cicero" (2007)
Big Love (2006) 2 episodes:
- episode 1.11 "Where There's a Will (Big Love)", (2006)
- episode 2.03 "Reunion" (2007)
Swingtown (2008) 4 episodes:
- episode 1.01 "Pilot", (2008)
- episode 1.02 "Love Will Find a Way", (2008)
- episode 1.08 "Puzzlerama", (2008)
- episode 1.13 "Take It To The Limit", (2008)

Theatre

"Vagabond Stars" 1978 (lyricist) Pre-Broadway: Berkshire Theatre Festival. Starring: Lewis Stadlen, Marilyn Sokol, Robert M. Rosen aka Robert Ozn, Paul Kreppel

References

^ ^a ^b Alan Mark Poul Biography (1954–)
^ Association of Yale Alumni lists Poul 76 as Gold Host
^ Buchanan, Kyle (December 18, 2007). "The gigolo grows up". The Advocate. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_999/ai_n24215675/pg_2. Retrieved April 2, 2008 ^{[dead link]}
^ Siegel, Tatiana (February 2, 2009). "Alan Poul picks 'Plan B'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999458.html?categoryid=14&cs=1.

External links

Alan Poul at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Poul, Alan
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Date of birth	May 1, 1954
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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