Stan Zimmerman
Stan Zimmerman is an American television producer, director and screenwriter. Zimmerman has been a scriptwriter for such television series as The Golden Girls, Roseanne and Gilmore Girls and the 1996 feature film A Very Brady Sequel. Zimmerman is also the creator and executive producer of the sitcom ''Rita Rocks.''
Career
Zimmerman directed the music video for the song "All I Want" by pop band Whore's Mascara. The song was nominated for three Pill Awards, including Best Video and Best Director, and had a cameo appearance by Laverne Cox. Other television writing credits include Brothers, Just Our Luck, George Burns Comedy Week, Hooperman, Something Wilder, Fame, and Wanda at Large.In theater, Zimmerman directed "Gemini", "Spike Heels", "A Tuna Christmas", "Entertaining Mr Sloane", "Blink & You Might Miss Me", "Daughter Of", "Warm Cheese", "Synthesis", "Pledge", "Pinata" and a revival of Justin Tanner's "Heartbreak Help", starring Tony winner Marissa Jaret Winokur, Melissa Peterman, Teresa Ganzel and Sarah Gilman. He directed and co-wrote, in collaboration with Christian McLaughlin, "Meet & Greet", "Yes, Virginia", "Have A Good One" and the workshop productions of "It's On!", the TV theme song musical.
He created and has been acting in Right Before I Go., his suicide awareness play. He's been performing it across America with high school and college students, alongside such actors as Virginia Madsen, Hill Harper, and Vanessa Williams. Zimmerman has also directed nine iterations of his LatinX version of '"The Diary of Anne Frank"'.
Zimmerman appeared on Bravo's Situation: Comedy reality show, as TV host/showrunner. The show is produced by Sean Hayes. Together with Berg, he also wroteThe Brady Bunch Movie, though not credited, and rewrote the TV movie Annie for ABC.
In 2023, Zimmerman and Berg co-wrote the movie Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas, starring Loni Anderson, Morgan Fairchild, Linda Gray, Donna Mills, and Nicollette Sheridan. In 2024, Indigo River Publishing released Zimmerman's memoir, "The Girls: From Golden to Gilmore".
Filmography
Film
- A Very Brady Sequel
- Christmas Bounty
- ''Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas''
Television
- Brothers
- Fame
- Gilmore Girls
- George Burns Comedy Week
- The Golden Girls
- Hooperman
- Just Our Luck
- Pauly
- Roseanne
- Rita Rocks
- Something Wilder
- Secs & EXECS
- Skirtchasers
- Wanda at Large
- ''Brunch Date''
Awards and recognition
Stan Zimmerman and his associate James Berg have received two Writers Guild of America nominations, one for The Golden Girls, "Rose's Mother" and the other for the lesbian kiss episode of Roseanne, "Don't Ask, [Don't Tell (Roseanne)|Don't Ask, Don't Tell]".He also received several awards for his work in theatre, such as "Best Director" for "Blink & You Might Miss Me" by BroadwayWorld.com, Hollywood Fringe Encore Producers' Award and 3 StageSceneLA Awards, including Best Director for "Meet & Greet", 3 StageSceneLA Awards, including Best Director for "Spike Heels", 7 StageSceneLA Awards, including Best Director for "Entertaining Mr Sloane", and Hollywood Fringe Encore Producers' Award for "Suicide Notes".