LANEUVILLE, Eric (Gerard) 1952-

PERSONAL: Born July 14, 1952, in New Orleans, LA; son of Alexander and Mildred (a guidance counselor) Laneuville; children: Sean. Education: Attended Santa Monica City College, 1971-73, and University of California—Los Angeles Extension, 1974.

ADDRESSES: Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.

CAREER: Director, producer, actor, and screenwriter. Director of television series, including (all episodic) St. Elsewhere, National Broadcasting Company (NBC), beginning 1984; Head of the Class, 1986; "The Mighty Pawns," Wonderworks, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 1987; L.A. Law, NBC, 1988; A Brand New Life, 1989; Hooperman, 1989; Dream On, Home Box Office (HBO), "I'm in the Nude for Love," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990; Equal Justice, 1990-91; Doogie Howser, M.D., American Broadcasting Company (ABC), 1990-92; Reasonable Doubts, NBC, 1991; Pros and Cons, ABC, 1991; Quantum Leap, NBC, 1991; I'll Fly Away, NBC, 1991-92; Northern Exposure, 1991-92; Going to Extremes, ABC, 1992; McKenna, ABC, 1994; "Summer Run," ER, NBC, 1995; Under One Roof, CBS, 1995; Rescue 77, The WB, 1999; Bull, 2000; For the People, 2000; Midnight Caller, NBC; and NYPD Blue, ABC. Director of the television pilots The Untouchables, syndicated, 1993, and Push, ABC, 1998. Director of miniseries Pandora's Clock (also known as Doomsday Virus), NBC, 1996. Producer of television series Midnight Caller, NBC, 1990-91.

Director of made-for-television movies, including The George McKenna Story, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 1986; Secret Witness, CBS, 1988; (also supervising producer) Brand New Life: The Honeymooners, NBC, 1989; Staying Afloat, NBC, 1993; The Ernest Green Story, Disney Channel, 1993; Stolen Babies, Lifetime, 1993; M.A.N.T.I.S., Fox, 1994; Someone She Knows, The WB, 1994; If Someone Had Known, NBC, 1995; A Case for Life, ABC, 1996; Born into Exile, NBC, 1997; Trapped in a Purple Haze, ABC, 2000; and America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy, Jr. Story, 2003.

Actor in films, including (as Richie) The Omega Man, Warner Bros., 1971; (as Quincy) Black Belt Jones, Warner Bros., 1974; (as Lamont) Shoot It: Black; Shoot It: Blue, Levitt-Pickman, 1974; Death Wish, 1974; (as Gerald) A Piece of the Action, Warner Bros., 1977; (as Charlie Logan) A Force of One, American Cinema, 1979; (as Russell) Love at First Bite, American International Pictures, 1979; (as Frankie Purvis) The Baltimore Bullet, Avco-Embassy, 1980; (as pinball wizard) Back Roads, Warner Bros., 1981; Paramedics, 1987; and (as Jike Spingleton) Fear of a Black Hat, 1993.

Actor in made-for-television movies, including (as Max) Foster and Laurie, CBS, 1975; (as Fronie) The Manhunter (filmed in 1968), NBC, 1976; (as James) Scared Straight! Another Story, CBS, 1980; (as shelter attendant) Staying Afloat, NBC, 1993; and (as Detective Daniels) Twisted Desire, NBC, 1996. Actor in television series, including (as Larry) Room 222, ABC, 1971-73; (as Moose) The Cop and the Kid, NBC, 1975-76; (as Louie) Flo's Place, NBC, 1976; and (as Luther Hawkins) St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982-88. Actor in television pilots, including (as Junior) The First Family of Washington, ABC, 1973; and (as Lewis) Twice in a Lifetime, NBC, 1974. Guest star on television series, including Sanford and Son, The PartridgeFamily, Hill Street Blues, Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, McKenna, and Scrubs.

Director of television commercials for Directors' Chair. Appeared in stage production A Raisin in the Sun, Los Angeles, CA.

MEMBER: Directors Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Directors Guild Education and Benevolent Foundation, American Diabetes Association.

AWARDS, HONORS: Outstanding Director award, Directors Guild of America, 1987, 1992; Best Director of a Dramatic Nighttime Series award, Directors Guild of America, 1990, for the L.A. Law episode "I'm in the Nude for Love"; Christopher Award, 1987, 1996; Emmy award for best directing in a dramatic television series, Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, 1992, for I'll Fly Away.

WRITINGS:

(With others) Rescue 77 (television series), The WB, 1999.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

books

Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television, Volume 34, Gale (Detroit, MI), 2001.

periodicals

Back Stage, April 6, 1990, Robert Goldrich, "Hail to the 'Other' DGA Winner, Directors' Chair's Eric Laneuville," pp. 7-8.

Crisis, October, 1992, Ron Brewington, "The 44th Annual Emmy Awards: Disaster," p. 13.

Entertainment Weekly, January 29, 1993, Ken Tucker, review of The Untouchables, p. 48; January 21, 1994, review of M.A.N.T.I.S., p. 41.

Hollywood Reporter, January 9, 2003, Ray Richmond, review of America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story, pp. 14-15.

Jet, September 14, 1992, "Laneuville Gets Directing Emmy for 'I'll Fly Away,'" p. 55.

Multichannel News, December 21, 1992, Rod Granger, review of The Ernest Green Story, p. 9.

New York Times, November 11, 1986, John J. O'Connor, review of The George McKenna Story, pp. 21, C18; May 27, 1987, John J. O'Connor, review of St. Elsewhere, pp. 18, C22; November 8, 1996, John J. O'Connor, review of Pandora's Clock, p. B9, D16; November 11, 2002, Neil Genzlinger, review of America's Prince, pp. A31, B21. St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, FL), March 14, 2002, "NBC Brings Old, New Stars Together," p. 5D.

San Francisco Chronicle, January 10, 2003, Edward Guthmann, review of America's Prince, p. D3.

Variety, November 12, 1980, review of ScaredStraight! Another Story, p. 60; March 27, 1985, review of Eye to Eye, p. 62; November 19, 1986, review of The George McKenna Story, p. 62; October 5, 1988, review of Secret Witness, p. 118; October 4, 1989, review of Brand New Life, p. 100; July 4, 1990, review of Bar Girls, p. 42; September 23, 1991, Brian Lowry, review of Pros and Cons, p. 80; March 22, 1993, Tony Scott, review of Stolen Babies, p. 54; January 24, 1994, Adam Sandler, review of Mantis, p. 69; October 3, 1994, Tony Scott, review of Someone She Knows, p. 56; November 4, 1996, Jeremy Gerard, review of Pandora's Clock, p. 40; September 22, 1997, Julio Martinez, review of 413 Hope St., p. 88.*