Funk, Dan 1953–

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FUNK, Dan 1953–

(Daniel E. Funk)

PERSONAL

Born October 7, 1953, in Cleveland, OH.

Addresses:

AgentWilliam Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career:

Producer, director, and writer.

CREDITS

Television Executive Producer; Series:

E! on O.J., E! Entertainment Television, 1995.

World Gone Wild, Fox Family, 1998.

Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer, NBC, 1998.

Rockin' Bowl, TNN, 2000.

The Other Half, syndicated, 2001.

Livin' Large, syndicated, 2002.

Cut to the Chase, TBS, 2004.

Television Work; Series:

Co–executive producer, Star Search, syndicated, 1983.

Producer, Hollywood Reporter, syndicated, 1985.

Producer, Flip!, CBS, 1988.

Creator, The Other Half, syndicated, 2001.

Live producer, Cupid, ABC, 2003.

Co–executive producer, Extreme Reunion, NBC, 2004.

Co–executive producer, Fire Me … Please, CBS, 2005.

Television Executive Producer; Movies:

What about You, 1996.

Television Executive Producer; Miniseries:

Spotlight with Phyllis George, TNN, 1995.

Television Coproducer; Specials:

Fantasies, ABC, 1991.

Television Producer; Specials:

Super Model Search: Look of the Year, ABC, 1988.

The Valvoline National Driving Test, CBS, 1989.

Best Catches, CBS, 1989.

The American Red Cross Emergency Test, ABC, 1990.

The 2nd Annual Valvoline National Driving Test, CBS, 1990.

A User's Guide to Planet Earth: The American Environment Test, ABC, 1991.

Television Executive Producer; Specials:

The Tube Test, ABC, 1990.

Tube Test Two, ABC, 1991.

The American Memory Test, CBS, 1992.

The Ultimate Driving Challenge, CBS, 1992.

A Healthy Challenge: The National Nutrition Test, Lifetime, 1993.

Miss America: Their Untold Stories (documentary), NBC, 1994.

Miss America: Beyond the Crown (documentary), NBC, 1994.

In a Split Second, NBC, 1994.

After the Headlines (documentary), NBC, 1994.

America's Junior Miss Pageant, NBC, 1994.

Where Are They Now?, CBS, 1995.

The Ultimate TV Trivia Challenge, ABC, 1995.

Happy New Year, America (also known as Happy New Year, America—1996), CBS, 1995.

Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women of '96, CBS, 1996 Very Personal with Naomi Judd, The Family Channel, 1996.

Where Are They Now? Part 2, CBS, 1996.

Very Personal with Naomi Judd, The Family Channel, 1996.

From the Moon to Mars (documentary), The Family Channel, 1996.

Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women of '97, CBS, 1997.

American Originals, 1997.

Where Are They Now?, CBS, 1997.

Most Fascinating Women of 1998, CBS, 1998.

The 47th Annual Miss USA Pageant, CBS, 1998.

(Blanki & Bodi) The National Hate Test, USA Network, 1998.

Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women of '98, CBS, 1998.

The 47th Miss Universe Pageant, CBS, 1998.

The 1998 Miss Teen USA Pageant, CBS, 1998.

Miss Universe Pageant (also known as The 48th Annual Miss Universe Pageant), CBS, 1999.

The 1999 Miss Teen USA Pageant, CBS, 1999.

The Ultimate Auction, Fox, 2000.

Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women of '99, CBS, 2000.

Miss USA Pageant (also known as The 49th Annual Miss USA Pageant), CBS, 2000.

The 2000 Miss Teen USA Pageant, CBS, 2000.

Miss Universe Pageant (also known as The 49th Annual Miss Universe Pageant), CBS, 2000.

Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women to Watch, CBS, 2001.

Televisions Director; Specials:

The Valvoline National Driving Test, CBS, 1989.

Best Catches, CBS, 1989.

The Tube Test, ABC, 1990.

The American Red Cross Emergency Test, ABC, 1990.

The 2nd Annual Valvoline National Driving Test, CBS, 1990.

A User's Guide to Planet Earth: The American Environment Test, ABC, 1991.

Tube Test Two, ABC, 1991.

Fantasies, ABC, 1991.

The American Memory Test, CBS, 1992.

The Ultimate Driving Challenge, CBS, 1992.

The American Memory Test, CBS, 1992.

In a Split Second, NBC, 1994.

Miss America: Their Untold Stories (documentary), NBC, 1994.

Miss America: Beyond the Crown (documentary), NBC, 1994.

In a Split Second, NBC, 1994.

After the Headlines (documentary), NBC, 1994.

Where Are They Now?, CBS, 1995.

Where Are They Now? Part 2, CBS, 1996.

Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women of '96, CBS, 1996. Where Are They Now?, CBS, 1997.

Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women of '97, CBS, 1997.

Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women of '98, CBS, 1998.

Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women of '99, CBS, 2000.

Miss USA Pageant (also known as The 49th Annual Miss USA Pageant), CBS, 2000.

The 2000 Miss Teen USA Pageant, CBS, 2000.

Miss Universe Pageant (also known as The 49th Annual Miss Universe Pageant), CBS, 2000.

Televise Segment Director; Specials:

99 Ways to Attract the Right Man, ABC, 1985.

Television Segment Director; Pilots:

People Do the Craziest Things, ABC, 1984.

Television Director; Episodic:

Extreme Reunion, NBC, 2004.

Fire Me … Please, CBS, 2005.

Directed The Tomorrow Show (also known as Tomorrow and Tomorrow Coast to Coast), NBC; Good Morning America, ABC; Entertainment Tonight (also known as E.T., ET Weekend, Entertainment This Week, and This Week in Entertainment), syndicated; Television: Inside and Out, NBC; People Do the Craziest Things, ABC; Flip!, CBS; Fame, Fortune & Romance, ABC; Hollywood Reporter, syndicated.

WRITINGS

Television Specials:

The Valvoline National Driving Test, CBS, 1989.

The Tube Test, ABC, 1990.

The American Red Cross Emergency Test, ABC, 1990.

The 2nd Annual Valvoline National Driving Test, ABC, 1990.

The American Memory Test, CBS, 1991.

The Ultimate Driving Challenge, CBS, 1993.

Miss America: Their Untold Stories (documentary), NBC, 1993.

Miss America: Beyond the Crown (documentary), NBC, 1994.

In a Split Second, NBC, 1994.

Where Are They Now?, CBS, 1995.

Where Are They Now? Part 2, CBS, 1996.

Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women of '96, CBS, 1996.

Where Are They Now?, CBS, 1997.

Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women of '97, CBS, 1997.

Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women of '98, CBS, 1998.

Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women of '99, CBS, 2000.

Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women to Watch, CBS, 2001.

Television Episodes:

The Other Half, syndicated, 2001.