Klausen, Ray 1939- (Raymond Jens Klausen)

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Klausen, Ray 1939- (Raymond Jens Klausen)

PERSONAL

Full name, Raymond Jens Klausen; born May 29, 1939, in Jamaica, Queens, New York, NY; son of Jens (a cabinetmaker) and Ane Kathrine (maiden name, Jensen) Klausen. Education: Hofstra University, B.A., 1961; New York University, M.A., art, 1963; Yale University, M.F.A., theatre design, 1967.

Addresses:

Contact—514 West End Ave., Apt. 9B, New York, NY 10024; 203 West 90th St., Apt. 7B, New York, NY 10024-1227; 325 South Swall Dr., Apt. 503, Los Angeles, CA 90048-3078.

Career:

Art director, production designer, set designer, and scenic designer. The Repertory Theatre, St. Louis, MO, set designer, 1967-68 and 1968-69 seasons; Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, designer, 1968-69 season; New Theatre for Now, New York City, designer, 1969-70 season; freelance television art director and production designer, beginning 1970; set designer for various artists and productions, including the national tours of Kenny Rogers and Lionel Richie, 1984, and Travis Tritt, 1992; Florida State University Drama School, Hoffman eminent scholar chair, beginning 1993. Sculptor, with work exhibited at galleries, including the McKenzie Gallery, Los Angeles, 1970-73; Multiple Gallery, New York City, 1971; Gallery Moos, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1973; Upstairs Gallery, Long Beach, CA, 1974; Dirks Perri Gallery, Studio City, CA, 1976-77; Wade Gallery, Los Angeles, 1991; Gallery Sanyo, Tokyo, Japan, 1991 and 1992; Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Los Angeles, 1992 and 1995, and Florida State University Museum, Tallahassee, FL, 1993. Work exhibited in group exhibitions, including ones at the Zantman Galleries, Carmel, CA, 1991; Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA, 1992; Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York City, 1992; Ettinger Gallery, Long Beach, CA, 1993; Boise State University Art Gallery, Boise, ID, 1993; LACE, Los Angeles, 1993; Alder Gallery, Eugene, OR, 1993; Clara Kott Von Storch Gallery, MI, 1993; Michael Stone Collection, VA, 1993; San Diego Art Institute, CA, 1993; Roy G. Biv Gallery, Palm Springs, CA, 1994; Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA, 1994; La Quinta Sculpture Park, La Quinta, CA, 1994; Quietude Garden Gallery, East Brunswick, NJ, 1995; Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN, 1995, State University of New York College at Plattsburgh, 1995; San Bernardino County Museum, CA, 1995; Paris Gibson Museum, Great Falls, MT, 1995; Eva Cohen Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1995; and the D.O.C.S. Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 1997. Military service: U.S. Army, 1962-63.

Awards, Honors:

Bates travel fellow (Europe), 1967; Emmy Award, outstanding art direction for a comedy-variety or music series, 1975, for Cher; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding individual achievement—special events, 1980, for The 52nd Annual Academy Awards; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding art direction for a variety or a music program, 1981, for Lynda Carter's Celebration; Emmy Award, outstanding art direction for a variety or music program, 1982, for The 54th Annual Academy Awards; Emmy Award (with others), outstanding art direction for a variety or music program, 1983, for The 55th Annual Academy Awards; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding art direction for a variety or music program, 1984, for The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding art direction for a variety or music program, 1985, for The American Music Awards; Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding art direction for a variety or music program, 1986, for The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts; Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding art direction for a variety or music program, 1987, for Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood!; Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding art direction for a variety or music program, 1990, for The American Music Awards; Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding art direction for a variety or music program, 1991, for The 63rd Annual Academy Awards; grants from the TDK Corporation, 1991 and 1992; Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstand- ing individual achievement in art direction for a variety or music program, 1996, for The 68th Annual Academy Awards; Excellence in Production Design Award nominations (with others), variety or awards show, music special or documentary, Art Directors Guild, 1998 and 1999, for different presentations of The American Music Awards; some sources cite Daytime Emmy awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

CREDITS

Television Art Director; Series:

Cher, CBS, 1975-76.

The Monte Carlo Show, syndicated, 1980.

Inside America, ABC, 1982.

Love Connection, syndicated, 1983-93.

Let's Make a Deal, syndicated, 1984-85.

Rock 'n' Roll Summer Action, NBC, 1985.

Perfect Match, syndicated, beginning 1986.

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, CBS, 1988-89.

America's Funniest People (also known as AFP and The New America's Funniest People), ABC, 1990-94.

Television Production Designer; Series:

Show Business, ABC, beginning 1981.

America's Funniest People (also known as AFP and The New America's Funniest People), ABC, 1990-94.

Vibe, syndicated, 1997-98.

Television Art Director; Specials:

Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii—Rehearsal Concert (concert; also known as The Alternative Aloha Concert and Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite), 1973, re-edited version featured in Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii—Deluxe Edition (DVD box set), Sony BMG Feature Films, 2006, footage shown in Aloha from Sweden, Elvis Unlimited, 2006.

Sandy in Disneyland, CBS, 1974.

The John Davidson Christmas Show, NBC, 1975.

The Dorothy Hamill Special, ABC, 1976.

Ted Knight Musical Comedy Variety Special Special, CBS, 1976.

The John Davidson Christmas Show, ABC, 1977.

Paul Anka … Music My Way, ABC, 1977.

The Muppets Go Hollywood, CBS, 1979.

The Beatrice Arthur Special, CBS, 1980.

John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together, ABC, 1980.

Lynda Carter: Encore (also known as Encore!), CBS, 1980.

Lynda Carter Special (also known as Lynda Carter's Special), CBS, 1980.

Omnibus, ABC, 1980.

Jubilee, 1981.

Lynda Carter's Celebration (also known as Celebration), CBS, 1981.

Small World, 1981.

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show, ABC, 1982.

Lynda Carter: Street Lights, CBS, 1982.

Texaco Star Theater: Opening Night (also known as Texaco Salutes Broadway), NBC, 1982.

Hollywood's Private Home Movies, ABC, 1983.

Hollywood Stars' Screen Tests, NBC, 1984.

You Are the Jury (series of specials), NBC, c. 1984-86.

Miss Hollywood, 1986, ABC, 1986.

Nell Carter—Never Too Old to Dream, NBC, 1986.

Motown Merry Christmas, NBC, 1987.

Friday Night Surprise! (also known as Surprise!), NBC, 1988.

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Special, CBS, 1988.

The Smothers Brothers Thanksgiving Special, CBS, 1988.

Friday Night Surprise!, NBC, 1989.

Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), NBC, 1990.

Totally Animals, 1996.

Totally Animals II, 1996.

Television Production Designer; Specials:

Magic with the Stars, NBC, 1982.

NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1986.

Whatta Year … 1986, 1986.

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood! (also known as Happy Birthday, Hollywood!), ABC, 1987.

Superstars and Their Moms (also known as Superstars and Their Moms—1987), ABC, 1987.

Superstars and Their Moms (also known as Superstars and Their Moms—1988), ABC, 1988.

Fifty Years of Television: A Golden Celebration, CBS, 1989.

Neil Diamond's Christmas Special, 1992.

An American Reunion: New Beginnings, Renewed Hope, 1993.

A Gala for the President at Ford's Theatre, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998.

"Carnegie Hall Salutes the Jazz Masters," Great Performances, PBS, 1994.

The Miss America Pageant, NBC, 1994.

The Miss America Pageant, NBC, 1996.

The College of Comedy with Alan King, broadcast on Great Performances, PBS, c. 1997.

"Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall" (also known as "Ira Gershwin at 100"), Great Performances, PBS, 1997.

The Miss America Pageant (also known as The 77th Annual Miss America Pageant and The 77th Miss America Pageant), NBC, 1997.

The Miss America Pageant (also known as The 78th Annual Miss America Pageant), NBC, 1998.

Quincy Jones … The First 50 Years, ABC, 1998.

The Miss America Pageant (also known as The 79th Annual Miss America Pageant), ABC, 1999.

"My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies," Great Performances, PBS, 1999.

The Miss America Pageant (also known as The 80th Annual Miss America Pageant), ABC, 2000.

"My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs," Great Performances, PBS, 2001.

"Three Mo' Tenors" (also known as "Live in Concert Three Mo' Tenors" and "Three Mo' Tenors in Concert"), Great Performances, PBS, 2001.

Amici Forever in Concert, PBS, 2005.

The Best of Nature: 25 Years, PBS, 2007.

Television Set Designer; Specials:

"Natalie Cole's Untraditional Christmas," Great Performances, PBS, 1994.

The College of Comedy with Alan King, broadcast on Great Performances, PBS, c. 1997.

The College of Comedy with Alan King, Part II (also known as The College of Comedy II with Alan King), broadcast on Great Performances, PBS, 2000.

The College of Comedy III with Alan King (also known as The College of Comedy 3 with Alan King), broadcast on Great Performances, PBS, c. 2001.

Worked on other television specials.

Television Director; Specials:

Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas, NBC, 1971.

Television Art Director; Awards Presentations:

The American Film Institute Salute to John Ford (also known as The AFI Salute to John Ford and American Film Institute Salutes John Ford), CBS, 1973.

The 49th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1977.

The American Film Institute Salute to Henry Fonda (also known as The AFI Salute to Henry Ford and American Film Institute Salutes Henry Fonda), CBS, 1978.

The 52nd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1980.

The American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra (also known as The AFI Salute to Frank Capra and American Film Institute Salutes Frank Capra), CBS, 1982.

The 54th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1982.

The 55th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1983.

The American Film Institute Salute to Lillian Gish (also known as The AFI Salute to Lillian Gish and American Film Institute Salutes Lillian Gish), CBS, 1984.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (also known as The Sixth Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts), CBS, 1984.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (also known as The Seventh Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts), CBS, 1985.

The 39th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1985.

The American Music Awards (also known as The 1986 American Music Awards and The 13th Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 1986.

The 40th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1986.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (also known as The Eighth Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts), CBS, 1986.

The American Music Awards (also known as The 1987 American Music Awards and The 14th Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 1987.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (also known as The Ninth Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts), CBS, 1987.

The American Film Institute Salute to Jack Lemmon (also known as The AFI Salute to Jack Lemmon and American Film Institute Salutes Jack Lemmon), CBS, 1988.

The American Music Awards (also known as The 1989 American Music Awards and The 16th Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 1989.

Television Production Designer; Awards Presentations:

The American Music Awards (also known as The 1985 American Music Awards and The 12th Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 1985.

The American Music Awards (also known as The 1986 American Music Awards and The 13th Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 1986.

The 38th Annual Emmy Awards, NBC, 1986.

The American Music Awards (also known as The 1987 American Music Awards and The 14th Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 1987.

The American Music Awards (also known as The 1988 American Music Awards and The 15th Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 1988.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (also known as The 10th Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts), CBS, 1988.

The American Music Awards (also known as The 1989 American Music Awards and The 16th Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 1989.

The 61st Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1989.

The American Music Awards (also known as The 1990 American Music Awards and The 17th Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 1990.

The ACE Awards (also known as The 12th Annual ACE Awards), 1991.

The American Music Awards (also known as The 1991 American Music Awards and The 18th Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 1991.

The 18th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1991.

The 63rd Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1991.

The ACE Awards (also known as The 13th Annual ACE Awards), TNT, 1992.

The American Music Awards (also known as The 1992 American Music Awards and The 19th Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 1992.

The 19th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1992.

The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor (also known as The AFI Salute to Elizabeth Taylor and American Film Institute Salutes Elizabeth Taylor), ABC, 1993.

Jim Thorpe Pro Sports Awards Presented by Footlocker, ABC, 1993.

The American Music Awards (also known as The 1994 American Music Awards and The 21st Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 1994.

The Jackson Family Honors, 1994.

Jim Thorpe Pro Sports Awards, ABC, 1994.

The American Music Awards (also known as The 1995 American Music Awards and The 22nd Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 1995.

The 22nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, NBC, 1995.

The American Music Awards (also known as The 1996 American Music Awards and The 23rd Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 1996.

The 68th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1996.

The 23rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1996.

The American Music Awards (also known as The 1997 American Music Awards and The 24th Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 1997.

The American Music Awards (also known as The 1998 American Music Awards and The 25th Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 1998.

The American Music Awards (also known as The 1999 American Music Awards and The 26th Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 1999.

Fifth Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as Screen Actors Guild Fifth Annual Awards), TNT, 1999.

The 26th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1999.

The American Music Awards (also known as The 2000 American Music Awards and The 27th Annual American Music Awards), ABC, 2000.

Sixth Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as Screen Actors Guild Sixth Annual Awards), TNT, 2000.

Seventh Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as Screen Actors Guild Seventh Annual Awards), TNT, 2001.

Eighth Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as Screen Actors Guild Eighth Annual Awards), TNT, 2002.

Ninth Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as Screen Actors Guild Ninth Annual Awards), TNT, 2003.

Television Set Designer; Awards Presentations:

The 39th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1985.

The 40th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1986.

Original sets designer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (also known as The 11th Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts), CBS, 1991.

Basic set designer, The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (also known as The 12th Annual Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts), CBS, 1992.

Television Work; Other; Awards Presentations:

The American Film Institute Salute to Bette Davis (also known as The AFI Salute to Bette Davis and American Film Institute Salutes Bette Davis), CBS, 1977.

The American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock (also known as The AFI Salute to Alfred Hitchcock and American Film Institute Salutes Alfred Hitchcock), CBS, 1979.

The American Film Institute Salute to James Stewart (also known as The AFI Salute to James Stewart and American Film Institute Salutes James Stewart), CBS, 1980.

The American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire (also known as The AFI Salute to Fred Astaire and American Film Institute Salutes Fred Astaire), CBS, 1981.

The American Film Institute Salute to John Huston (also known as The AFI Salute to John Huston and American Film Institute Salutes John Huston), CBS, 1983.

Worked on other awards presentations.

Television Art Director; Pilots:

Eddie and Herbert, CBS, 1977.

Television Production Designer; Pilots:

America's Funniest People (also known as AFP and The New America's Funniest People), ABC, 1990.

Stage Art Director:

Hello, Hollywood, Hello!, Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, 1978-88.

Jubilee!, Bally's Las Vegas, beginning 1981.

Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1990.

Waiting in the Wings, Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, 1999-2000, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 2000.

Stage Set Designer:

(With Brian Bartholomew) Hello, Hollywood, Hello!, Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, 1978-88, and MGM Grand Reno (later known as the Grand Sierra Resort), Reno, NV, 1978-89.

Jubilee!, Bally's Las Vegas, beginning 1981.

(And prop designer) Brothers of the Knight (musical), John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Family Theater, Washington, DC, 1998 (two engagements).

A Few Good Men … Dancin' (dance production), Broadway Cares, New Victory Theatre, New York City, 1999, 2000, 2002, tour of U.S. cities, 2004, tour of European cities, 2004.

My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs, City Center Theatre, New York City, 2000.

Pete 'n' Keely (musical), John Houseman Theatre, New York City, 2000-2001.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (musical), "Broadway's Best" series, Reprise!, University of California, Los Angeles, Freud Playhouse, Macgowan Hall, Los Angeles, 2002.

The Weight on the Roof (solo show), Court Theatre, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, c. 2003.

The Night of the Hunter, Willows Theatre Company, Concord, CA, 2004.

My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy!, Little Shubert Theatre, New York City, 2006-2007, Westside Theatre (Downstairs), New York City, beginning 2007.

Stage Scenic Designer:

(As Raymond Jens Klausen) The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Loretto Hilton Center, Mainstage, St. Louis, MO, 1967.

(As Raymond Jens Klausen) The Time of Your Life, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Loretto Hilton Center, Mainstage, 1967.

(As Raymond Jens Klausen) The Miser, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Loretto Hilton Center, Mainstage, 1967 and c. 1968.

Jubilee!, Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, beginning 1981.

Comedy Tonight! (revue), Stamford Center for the Arts, Rich Forum, Stamford, CT, and Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, both 1994.

Waiting in the Wings, Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, 1999-2000, and Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 2000.

Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (musical; also known as Big River), Deaf West Theatre, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, 2001-2002, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, beginning 2002, Roundabout Theatre Company, American Airlines Theatre, New York City, 2003, tour of U.S. cities, 2004-2005, and Ford's Theatre, Washington, DC, 2005.

Follies (musical), "Broadway's Best" series, Reprise!, Wadsworth Theatre, Brentwood, CA, 2002.

Pearl (musical), Geffen Playhouse, Brentwood Theatre, Brentwood, CA, and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, both 2002.

Brooklyn (musical; also known as Brooklyn the Musical), Plymouth Theatre (later known as Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre), New York City, 2004-2005, and tour of U.S. cities, c. 2006.

On Golden Pond, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2004, Cort Theatre, New York City, 2005, and tour of U.S. cities, beginning 2006.

Stage Scenic Consultant:

Bea Arthur on Broadway: Just between Friends (solo show; also known as Bea Arthur on Broadway and Just between Friends; originally known as An Evening with Bea Arthur or And Then There's Bea), Booth Theatre, New York City, 2002.

Yank! A New Musical (musical), The Gallery Players, Brooklyn, New York City, 2007.

Stage Set and/or Scenic Designer:

The Golden Fleece, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, c. 1968.

The Moths, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, c. 1968.

The Dance Next Door, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, c. 1969.

Rosebloom, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, c. 1970.

Pepito's Story (dance production), John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 1996 and 2004, and Wadsworth Theatre, Brentwood, CA, 2003.

My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies (concert), Carnegie Hall, New York City, 1998.

Soul Possessed (musical), John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 1999.

Dreams, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2000, and University of California, Los Angeles, Freud Playhouse, Macgowan Hall, Los Angeles.

The Spirit of Harlem, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, c. 2001.

Set and/or scenic designer for Gypsy (musical), John Drew Theater, East Hampton, NY; Jazz Legs (also known as Jazzlegs), Berlin, Germany; Johnny Johnson, Yale University, New Haven, CT; Private, Private, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum; and Summer and Smoke, Palmer Theatre, New Haven, CT. Also the set and/or scenic designer for other productions, including How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying (musical), Mary, Mary, Scenes from the Life of Galileo, and The Subject Was Roses. Worked on other productions, including ones at the Prince Musical Theater, Philadelphia, PA; and Town Hall, New York City.

RECORDINGS

Video Work:

Art director of re-edited footage from Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii—Rehearsal Concert (concert; also known as The Alternative Aloha Concert and Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite), Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii—Deluxe Edition (DVD box set), Sony BMG Feature Films, 2006.

Art director of footage from Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii—Rehearsal Concert (concert; also known as The Alternative Aloha Concert and Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite), Aloha from Sweden, Elvis Unlimited, 2006.