Melvin Damski (born July 21, 1946 in New York, New York) is an American film director and film producer.
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Damski was born in New York, New York having Russian Jewish heritage. He has two brothers and one sister. Damski grew up in New York and attended Colgate University on a football scholarship. He was a reporter for Long Island Newsday before moving to Los Angeles to attend The American Film Institute in 1972.
Currently Damski is the Producing-Director of "Psych" in addition to teaching film and television at NYU. He is also President of Lyrique Wine Company, a small family owned winery.
In 1998, Damski was nominated for an Academy Award for a best documentary, and short subjects for the film Still Kicking: The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies which was made in 1997, also he shared it with Andrea Blaugrund.
In 1981, Damski was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding directing in a drama series for the film American Dream.
In 1979, Damski was nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding directing in a drama series for the television series Lou Grant (1977) for the episode 'Murder'.
Filmography
Main article: Filmography of Mel Damski
External links
Mel Damski at the Internet Movie Database
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