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Michael Lembeck

 
Director: Michael Lembeck
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  • Born: Jun 25, 1948 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York
  • Occupation: Director, Actor
  • Active: '70s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Comedy
  • Career Highlights: Connie and Carla, The Santa Clause 2, That's Life
  • First Major Screen Credit: The Boys in Company C (1977)

Biography

The son of comedian Harvey Lembeck, Michael Lembeck started his career following his dad's footsteps as a comic character actor. The younger Lembeck made his TV movie debut in Gidget Grows Up. His subsequent small-screen gigs included Kaptain Kool in the Saturday morning extravaganza The Krofft Supershow (1977) and Max Horvath, the flight-steward husband of Julie Cooper (MacKenzie Phillips) in One Day at a Time (1979-84). He also played schoolteacher Peter Newman in the 1985 sitcom Foley Square, and, on a less comical note, was seen as Abbie Hoffman in the 1987 TV-movie special Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 7. In the past decade, Michael Lembeck has concentrated on directing such weekly series as Hope and Gloria, Mad About You and Everybody Loves Raymond; in 1996, he won an Emmy for his direction of the hit series Friends. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Michael Lembeck
Born Michael Lembeck
June 25, 1948 (1948-06-25) (age 61)
Brooklyn, New York
Occupation Actor
Years active 1960s-present
Spouse(s) Lorna Patterson

Michael Lembeck (born June 25, 1948) is an American actor and television 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 airline pilot, 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.

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 Claus 2 and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, as well as the Nia Vardalos movie Connie & Carla.

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Films directed by Michael Lembeck
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

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