Todd Holland

American director and producer

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Todd Holland

Born|  (1961-12-13) December 13, 1961 (age 63)

Kittanning, Pennsylvania, US

Occupation(s)| Film director
television director
television producer
Years active| 1985–present
Spouse|

Scotch Ellis Loring

(m. 2008)​

Children| 3

Todd Holland (born December 13, 1961) is an American film and television director and producer. He directed over 50 episodes of The Larry Sanders Show, for which he received an Emmy, and 26 episodes of Malcolm in the Middle, for which he received two Emmy Awards. His feature films include The Wizard (1989), Krippendorf's Tribe (1998), and Firehouse Dog (2007), and had also directed the TV movie Monster High: The Movie (2022) and its 2023 sequel.

## Early life and education

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Holland was born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania and raised in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He was an honor student, graduating from Meadville Area Sr. High School-M. A. S. H.[1] While there, he wrote, directed and produced several parodies of movies popular at the time. He graduated in 1985 from UCLA's school of Theater, Film and Television.

## Career

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Holland got his career break when Steven Spielberg saw his UCLA thesis film Chicken Thing—a 12-minute comedy horror short—and hired Holland to write and direct on the second season of Amazing Stories.

Holland directed 52 episodes of The Larry Sanders Show for HBO. He received an Emmy for the 1998 series finale "FLIP".

Holland then started working with Linwood Boomer on the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle where he directed 26 episodes and served as co-executive producer for the show. Holland earned two Emmy Awards for the show: both wins were for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series, his first one for the pilot episode of the series, the second for the season two episode "Bowling"—for which he also won the DGA award for excellence in comedy directing.

Holland co-created the 2004 television series Wonderfalls with Bryan Fuller, for which they received a WGA nomination.

He has also directed the feature films The Wizard, Krippendorf's Tribe and Firehouse Dog.

Holland has directed twice for the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. He directed the episode "Generalissimo," an episode for which he received his seventh Emmy Award nomination, but lost to Jeffrey Blitz for The Office.

Holland worked with Justin Berfield, with whom he had worked on Malcolm in the Middle, on Sons of Tucson, a 2010 Fox television sitcom. He directed five of the thirteen episodes and executive produced the series.

Two of his shows were named in TV Guide's "100 greatest Episodes of Television", the "Everybody Loves Larry" episode of The Larry Sanders Show and the "Life Of Brian" episode of My So-Called Life.

In 2022, Holland directed Monster High: The Movie (which is based on the Monster High franchise) and its 2023 sequel Monster High 2 which he co-wrote.

## Personal life

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Holland has been married to actor and singer Scotch Ellis Loring since 2008.[2] The couple are fathers to triplets, born in 2010 via a surrogate.[3][4]

## Filmography

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Feature films

* The Wizard (1989)
* Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)
* Firehouse Dog (2007)

TV movies

* Five Houses (1998)
* Kilroy (1998)
* Ball & Chain (2001)
* The Time Tunnel (2004)
* Amy Coyne (2006)
* Fugly (2007)
* Isabel (2012)
* The Pro (2014)
* Furst Born (2016)
* Charlie Foxtrot (2017)
* Steps (2018)
* Monster High: The Movie (2022)
* Monster High 2 (2023)

TV series

Year  | Title  | Notes

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1986 | Amazing Stories | 2 episodes
1987  | Max Headroom | Episode: "Dream Thieves"
1988  | Vietnam War Story | Episode: "Separated"
1990–1991  | Twin Peaks | 2 episodes
1991  | Tales from the Crypt | Episode: "Top Billing"
1992  | Eerie, Indiana | Episode: "The Broken Record"
1992  | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures | Episode: "Stand Up Guy"
1992–1998  | The Larry Sanders Show | 51 episodes
1994–1995  | My So-Called Life | 2 episodes
1996  | Relativity | Episode: "First Impressions"
1998  | Maximum Bob | Episode: "Wandalust"
1998–1999  | Felicity | 3 episodes
1999  | Tracey Takes On... | 6 episodes
Friends | Episode: "The One Where Rachel Smokes"
2000–2004  | Malcolm in the Middle | 26 episodes
2000  | D.C. | Episode: "Pilot"
FreakyLinks | 2 episodes
2002  | Girls Club | 2 episodes
2004  | Wonderfalls | 5 episodes
2007  | Miss Guided | 4 episodes
2009–2010  | 30 Rock | 2 episodes
2010  | Sons of Tucson | 5 episodes
2011  | Shameless | Episode: "Casey Casden"
2011–2012  | Free Agents | 3 episodes
2012–2013  | Go On | 7 episodes
2013  | The Michael J. Fox Show | Episode: "Christmas"
2014  | About a Boy | Episode: "About Total Exuberance"
Friends with Better Lives | 3 episodes
Selfie | Episode: "Even Hell Has Two Bars"
Red Band Society | Episode: "What I Did for Love"
2015  | Stitchers | Episode: "A Stitch in Time"
2015–2019  | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | 2 episodes
2016–2017  | The Real O'Neals | 10 episodes
2017  | Me, Myself & I | 2 episodes
2018  | Black-ish | 2 episodes
2019  | Fam | 3 episodes
The Unicorn | Episode: "No Small Parts"
2020  | Love, Victor | Episode: "Boys' Trip"
2021  | Mr. Mayor | Episode: "Pilot"
2022  | Grace and Frankie | Episode: "The Prediction"
2023  | Not Dead Yet | Episode: "Not a Tiger Yet"
2024  | So Help Me Todd | Episode: "Is The Jury Out Yet?"

## References

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1. ^ "Meadville Area Senior High School". Craw.org.
2. ^ "Todd Holland". Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
3. ^ Connelly, Chris. "Ultra Modern Family: Dad+Dad+Baby". ABC News.
4. ^ Todd Holland [@ToddHolland3] (April 11, 2015). "Our #triplets turn 5! #superhero blowout begins... @Scotcheloring" (Tweet) - via Twitter.

## External links

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* Todd Holland at IMDb

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Films directed by Todd Holland

* The Wizard (1989)
* Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)
* Firehouse Dog (2007)
* Monster High: The Movie (2022)
* Monster High 2 (2023)

Awards for Todd Holland

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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series

1971–2000|

* John Rich for "All in the Family" (1971)
* Gene Reynolds for "Pilot" (M*A*S*H) (1972)
* Gene Reynolds for "Deal Me Out" (1973)
* Hy Averback for "Alcoholics Unanimous" (1974)
* Hy Averback for "Bombed" (1975)
* Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1976)
* Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1977)
* Paul Bogart for "California, Here We Are" (1978)
* Charles S. Dubin for "Period of Adjustment" (1979)
* Noam Pitlik for "Fog" (1980)
* Alan Alda for "The Life You Save" (1981)
* Alan Alda for "Where There's a Will, There's a War" (1982)
* James Burrows for "Showdown: Part II" (1983)
* Jay Sandrich for "Pilot" (The Cosby Show) (1984)
* Jay Sandrich for "Pilot" (The Golden Girls) (1985)
* Terry Hughes for "Isn't It Romantic?" (1986)
* Will Mackenzie for "A, My Name is Alex" (1987)
* Steve Miner for "Pilot" (The Wonder Years) (1988)
* Barnet Kellman for "Brown Like Me" (1989)
* James Burrows for "Woody Interruptus" (1990)
* Peter Bonerz for "Uh Oh: Part II" (1991)
* Tom Cherones for "The Contest" (1992)
* James Burrows for "The Good Son" (1993)
* David Lee for "The Matchmaker" (1994)
* Gordon Hunt for "The Alan Brady Show" (1995)
* Andy Ackerman for "The Rye" (1996)
* Andy Ackerman for "The Betrayal" (1997)
* Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (Sports Night) (1998)
* Thomas Schlamme for "Small Town" (1999)
* James Burrows for "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" (2000)

2001–present|

* Todd Holland for "Bowling" (2001)
* Bryan Gordon for "Special Section" (2002)
* Tim Van Patten for "Boy Interrupted" (2003)
* Tim Van Patten for "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux" (2004)
* Marc Buckland for "Pilot" (My Name Is Earl) (2005)
* Richard Shepard for "Pilot" (Ugly Betty) (2006)
* Barry Sonnenfeld for "Pie-lette" (2007)
* Paul Feig for "Dinner Party" (2008)
* Jason Winer for "Pilot" (Modern Family) (2009)
* Michael Spiller for "Halloween" (2010)
* Robert B. Weide for "Palestinian Chicken" (2011)
* Lena Dunham for "Pilot" (Girls) (2012)
* Beth McCarthy-Miller for "Hogcock!" / "Last Lunch" (2013)
* Jill Soloway for "Best New Girl" (2014)
* Chris Addison for "Election Night" (2015)
* Becky Martin for "Inauguration" (2016)
* Beth McCarthy-Miller for "Chicklet" (2017)
* Bill Hader for "Chapter One: Make Your Mark" (2018)
* Bill Hader for "ronny/lily" (2019)
* Susanna Fogel for "In Case of Emergency" (2020)
* Lucia Aniello for "There Is No Line" (2021)
* Bill Hader for "710N" (2022)
* Christopher Storer for "Fishes" (2023)
* Lucia Aniello for "Bulletproof" (2024)

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

1950s|

* Peter Tewksbury for "Medal for Margaret" (1959)

1960s|

* Ralph Levy & Bud Yorkin for The Jack Benny Show (1960)
* Sheldon Leonard for The Danny Thomas Show (1961)
* Nat Hiken for Car 54, Where Are You? (1962)
* John Rich for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1963)
* Jerry Paris for The Dick Van Dyke Show (1964)
* No Award (1965)
* William Asher for Bewitched (1966)
* James Frawley for "Royal Flush" (1967)
* Bruce Bilson for "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye" (1968)
* Greg Garrison for "October 17, 1968" (1969)

1970s|

* Dwight Hemion for "The Sound of Burt Bacharach" (1970)
* Jay Sandrich for "Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists" (1971)
* John Rich for "Sammy's Visit" (1972)
* Jay Sandrich for "It's Whether You Win or Lose" (1973)
* Jackie Cooper for "Carry On, Hawkeye" (1974)
* Gene Reynolds for "O.R." (1975)
* Gene Reynolds for "Welcome to Korea" (1976)
* Alan Alda for "Dear Sigmund" (1977)
* Paul Bogart for "Edith's 50th Birthday" (1978)
* Noam Pitlik for "The Harris Incident" (1979)

1980s|

* James Burrows for "Louie and the Nice Girl" (1980)
* James Burrows for "Elaine's Strange Triangle" (1981)
* Alan Rafkin for "Barbara's Crisis" (1982)
* James Burrows for "Showdown: Part 2" (1983)
* Bill Persky for "A Very Loud Family" (1984)
* Jay Sandrich for "The Younger Woman" (1985)
* Jay Sandrich for "Denise's Friend" (1986)
* Terry Hughes for "Isn't It Romantic?" (1987)
* Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot (Hooperman)" (1988)
* Peter Baldwin for "Our Miss White" (1989)

1990s|

* Michael Dinner for "Good-bye" (1990)
* James Burrows for "Woody Interruptus" (1991)
* Barnet Kellman for "Birth 101" (1992)
* Betty Thomas for "For Peter's Sake" (1993)
* James Burrows for "The Good Son" (1994)
* David Lee for "The Matchmaker" (1995)
* Michael Lembeck for "The One After the Superbowl" (1996)
* David Lee for "To Kill a Talking Bird" (1997)
* Todd Holland for "Flip" (1998)
* Thomas Schlamme for "Pilot" (Sports Night) (1999)

2000s|

* Todd Holland for "Pilot" (Malcolm in the Middle) (2000)
* Todd Holland for "Bowling" (2001)
* Michael Patrick King for "The Real Me" (2002)
* Robert B. Weide for "Krazee-Eyez Killa" (2003)
* Anthony and Joe Russo for "Pilot" (Arrested Development) (2004)
* Charles McDougall for "Pilot" (Desperate Housewives) (2005)
* Marc Buckland for "Pilot" (My Name Is Earl) (2006)
* Richard Shepard for "Pilot" (Ugly Betty) (2007)
* Barry Sonnenfeld for "Pie-lette" (2008)
* Jeffrey Blitz for "Stress Relief" (2009)

2010s|

* Ryan Murphy for "Pilot" (Glee) (2010)
* Michael Spiller for "Halloween" (2011)
* Steven Levitan for "Baby on Board" (2012)
* Gail Mancuso for "Arrested" (2013)
* Gail Mancuso for "Las Vegas" (2014)
* Joey Soloway for "Best New Girl" (2015)
* Joey Soloway for "Man on the Land" (2016)
* Donald Glover for "B.A.N." (2017)
* Amy Sherman-Palladino for "Pilot" (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) (2018)
* Harry Bradbeer for "Episode 1" (2019)

2020s|

* Andrew Cividino and Dan Levy for "Happy Ending" (2020)
* Lucia Aniello for "There Is No Line" (2021)
* MJ Delaney for "No Weddings and a Funeral" (2022)
* Christopher Storer for "Review" (2023)
* Christopher Storer for "Fishes" (2024)

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