Schlamme, Thomas 1950–

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SCHLAMME, Thomas 1950–

(Tommy Schlamme)

PERSONAL

Full name, Thomas David Schlamme; born May 22, 1950, in Houston, TX; married Christine Lahti (an actress), September 4, 1983; children: Wilson, Joseph, Emma. Education: Attended University of Texas.

Addresses:

Office—Shoe Money Productions, 4000 Warner Blvd., Building 138, Room 1101, Burbank, CA 91522. Agent—Ariel Emanuel, Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Third Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Manager—Rosalie Swedlin, Industry Entertainment, 955 South Carrillo Dr., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Career:

Director and producer. Perpetual Motion (animation company), began as messenger, became editor, then director of live action television commercials; Schlamme Productions (producers of commercials for stage plays), founder, 1980; Berner/Schlamme Productions (producers of television specials), founder; Shoe Money Productions, Burbank, CA, president. Also known as Tommy Schlamme.

Member:

Directors Guild of America.

Awards, Honors:

Annual CableACE Award (with others), best variety special or series, National Cable Television Association, 1996, for Tracey Takes On … ; Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding variety, music, or comedy special, 1996, for The Best of Tracey Takes On … ; Emmy Award (with others), outstanding variety, music, or comedy series, 1997, for "Las Vegas," Tracey Takes On … ; Directors Guild of America Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in a musical or variety program, 1997, for "Romance," Tracey Takes On … ; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding individual achievement in directing for a variety or music program, 1997, and Directors Guild of America Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in a musical or variety program, 1998, both for "1976," Tracey Takes On … ; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding directing for a drama series, 1998, for "Ambush," ER; Emmy Award, outstanding directing for a comedy series, and Directors Guild of America Award (with others), outstanding directorial achievement in a comedy series, both 1999, for the pilot of Sports Night; Golden Satellite awards, best television drama series, International Press Academy, 1999 and 2000, Golden Globe Award, best television drama series, 2000, Emmy awards, outstanding drama series, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2003, nominations for Norman Felton Television Producer of the Year Award, episodic category, Golden Laurel awards, Producers Guild of America, 2000, 2003, and 2004, and Norman Felton Television Producer of the Year awards, episodic category, 2001 and 2002, all with others, all for The West Wing; Emmy Award, outstanding directing for a drama series, and Directors Guild of America Award nomination, outstanding directorial achievement in a nighttime dramatic series, both 2000, for the pilot of The West Wing; Directors Guild of America Award (with others), outstanding directing in a comedy series, 2000, for "Small Town," Sports Night; nomination for Norman Felton Television Producer of the Year Award (with others), episodic category, 2000, for Sports Night; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding directing for a comedy series, 2000, for "Quo Vadimus," Sports Night; Emmy Award, outstanding directing for a drama series, 2001, for "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen: Parts 1 & 2," The West Wing; Directors Guild of America Award (with others), outstanding directorial achievement in a nighttime dramatic series, 2001, for "Noel," The West Wing; Emmy Award (with others), outstanding special class program, 2002, for The West Wing Documentary Special; Directors Guild of America Award nomination, outstanding directing in a nighttime dramatic series, 2002, for "Two Cathedrals," The West Wing.

CREDITS

Television Executive Producer; Series:

Sports Night, ABC, 1998–2000.

The West Wing, NBC, 1999–2003.

Jack & Bobby, The WB, 2004–2005.

Invasion, ABC, beginning 2005.

Television Producer; Series:

(With others) Tracey Takes On…, HBO, beginning 1996.

Television Director; Series:

Mad about You (also known as Loved by You), NBC, multiple episodes, 1993–96.

Sports Night, ABC, multiple episodes, 1998–2000.

The West Wing, NBC, multiple episodes, 1999–2002.

Television Director; Movies:

Crazy from the Heart, TNT, 1991.

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long, TNT, 1995.

Television Director; Specials:

Bette Midler: Art or Bust!, HBO, 1984.

Whoopi Goldberg—Direct from Broadway, HBO, 1985.

"Can a Guy Say No?," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1986.

"The Gift of Amazing Grace," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1986.

A Prairie Home Companion, PBS, 1986.

Robert Klein on Broadway, HBO, 1986.

Gilbert Gottfried … Naturally, Cinemax, 1987.

High School Video Yearbook with Franken and Davis, Cinemax, 1987.

Carol Doesn't Leifer Anymore, Cinemax, 1988.

Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure, HBO, 1988.

"Mambo Mouth," HBO Comedy Theatre, HBO, 1991.

Rowan Atkinson Live (also known as Rowan Atkinson: Not Just a Pretty Face and Rowan Atkinson on Location in Boston), HBO, 1992.

(And producer) "Charity,""Family," and "Romance," segments of The Best of Tracey Takes On…, HBO, 1996.

Television Executive Producer; Specials:

Bette Midler: Art or Bust!, HBO, 1984.

"The Gift of Amazing Grace," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1986.

The West Wing Documentary Special, NBC, 2002.

Television Director; Episodic:

"Sledgepoo," Sledge Hammer!, ABC, 1987.

Wish You Were Here, CBS, 1990.

"Soccer," The Wonder Years, ABC, 1991.

"Of Mastodons and Men," The Wonder Years, ABC, 1992.

"Road Test," The Wonder Years, ABC, 1992.

"Detour Ahead," If Not for You, CBS, 1995.

"Growth Pains," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995.

"The Quarantine," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995.

"The Secret Sharer," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1995.

"Charity," Tracey Takes On…, HBO, 1996.

"Family," Tracey Takes On…, HBO, 1996.

"Getting over the Hump," Ink, CBS, 1996.

"The Match Game," ER (also known as Emergency Room), ABC, 1996.

"Mind Games," Almost Perfect, CBS, 1996.

"The One with Russ," Friends, NBC, 1996.

"The One with the Lesbian Wedding," Friends, NBC, 1996.

"Paper Cuts," Ink, CBS, 1996.

"Romance," Tracey Takes On…, HBO, 1996.

"Three Men and a Lady," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1996.

"Ambush," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1997.

"Betrayal," The Practice, ABC, 1997.

"Boy to the World," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1997.

"Las Vegas," Tracey Takes On…, HBO, 1997.

"1976," Tracey Takes On…, HBO, 1997.

"Overtime," Arsenio, ABC, 1997.

Dellaventura, CBS, 1997.

"Another List," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998.

"Happy Birthday, Baby," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998.

"Boy to the World," Ally (abridged version of Ally Mc-Beal), Fox, 1999.

"An Innocent Man" (also known as "You're No Jack Mc-Callister"), Jack & Bobby, The WB, 2004.

Director of episodes of other series, including It's Garry Shandling's Show, Showtime and Fox; and Sessions, HBO. Director of short film segments for such programs as That Thing on ABC (also known as That Thing), ABC; Weekend, NBC; and productions of NBC Sports.