Ozzie Alfonso
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| Born | August 14, 1945 Cuba |
Ozzie Alfonso(born August 14, 1945) was the director and one of three Senior Producers of3-2-1 Contactfrom season 2 to 8 when the series stopped production. He was also one of the writers for the series from season 3 through 8. Following production of the daily series, Alfonso was the director of all the3-2-1 Contact Specials,and3-2-1 Classroom.His work at3-2-1 Contactgarnered twoEmmy Awards– forcinematography(contributing cinematographer), and for outstanding directing.[1][2]
Prior to joining3-2-1 Contact,Alfonso was a contributing director forSesame Streetwhere he started in the series second season aspost-productionsupervisor andvideo editor.He was nominated for a nighttime Emmy for his directing in "Sesame Street in Puerto Rico".He left Sesame Street in 1979 and returned to theChildren's Television Workshop(now known asSesame Workshop) to work in 3-2-1 Contact. After leaving Sesame Workshop, Alfonso freelanced as director and writer of numerous specials for PBS, Nickelodeon, and NBC.
From 1991 until 2008, Alfonso headed his own video production and consulting company, Terra Associates, now "Ozzie Alfonso Media"[3]and from 2005 to 2019 he was an adjunct professor atSt. John's Universityin Queens, New York where he taught courses on media, television production, and writing. He is still an active director/writer working on selected projects.[4][5][6]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Cuba, he came to the US at age 10 when political turmoil in his homeland forced his parents to leave the country. Ozzie followed a few years later accompanied by his grandmother. He lives in New York with his wife, teacher and children book author, Maura Gouck, and son, David.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"'Amigos' Brings Hispanic Culture to TV ".The New York Times.August 28, 1989.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedSeptember 20,2011.
- ^"Ozzie Alfonso – Awards".imdb.com.2011.RetrievedSeptember 20,2011.
- ^"Ozzie Alfonso Media".www.ozziealfonso.com.
- ^"Brooklyn College 75th Anniversary Web Site".brooklyn.cuny.edu.2011.RetrievedSeptember 20,2011.
Ozzie Alfonso, M.A., '69
- ^"St. John's University Faculty".stjohns.edu.2011.RetrievedSeptember 20,2011.
Oswald Alfonso, Adjunct Associate Professor of Mass Communications, Journalism, TV and Film
- ^Children's Television Workshop (1998).What kids want to know about sex and growing up.Woodstock, ON: Canadian Learning Company.ISBN1-56111-182-1.
External links
[edit]- "Ozzie Alfonso".IMDb.
- "Curriculum vitae"(PDF).
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