Lance Gentile
Lance Gentileis an American doctor, and television technical advisor, writer and producer.
Career
[edit]Gentile graduated with a BA degree in psychology from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He was a medical student at New York Medical College and completed his residency in theemergency departmentat Maine Medical Center in Portland. He later moved to Los Angeles, and practiced emergency medicine at several community hospitals, including the San Dimas Community Hospital and the Santa Monica Hospital Medical Center. In 1986, Gentile entered the MFA program at USC Film School. He wrote and directedSTAT,an autobiographical film about his life in a hospital emergency department. The film received many awards, including the Cine Colden Eagle and Nissan Focus Awards for best documentary. He graduated in 1990 and went on to direct music videos and documentaries before working in television.
Gentile began working in television as a technical advisor because of his experience as a medical professional. He wrote, co-produced and served as the technical advisor for a television movie calledState of Emergency.Gentile was nominated for aHumanitas Prizein 1994 for his work onState of Emergency.This led to technical advisor positions on another television movie namedDonorand on Wes Craven's filmNew Nightmare.
Gentile was technical advisor for the pilot episode ofERand had a cameo in the episode. He became technical advisor for the first season of and wrote several episodes. He was made medical consultant before the end of the season. Gentile's episode "Love's Labor Lost"won him anEmmy AwardforOutstanding Writing for a Drama Seriesat the1995 ceremony.Gentile also won aWriters Guild of America Awardfor his work on the episode.
Gentile became astory editorfor the second season ofERand continued to write episodes and serve as medical consultant. He was promoted to executive story editor mid-season. Gentile made his television directing debut with a second-season episode ofER.Gentile became a co-producer on the third season and retained his writing and medical consultant responsibilities. The third season ofERwas nominated for anEmmy AwardforOutstanding Drama Seriesat the1997 awards.The producers shared the nomination for their work on the season. Gentile was promoted to producer for the fourth season and continued to write and direct episodes and serve as the season's medical consultant. The season was again nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series at the1998 awardsand Gentile shared the nomination for a second time.
Gentile left the crew ofERfollowing the fourth season and became a supervising producer and writer on the first season ofProvidence.Gentile also worked as a consulting producer and writer for the first and second seasons ofThird Watch.He was a producer for the short-lived medical dramaDr. Vegasand wrote two episodes for that series.
Gentile served as a medical technical advisor for the pilot ofHouse M.D.and has recently completed writing and executive producing a television movie entitledAustin Golden Hour.
Filmography
[edit]Writer
[edit]Year | Show | Episode | Notes |
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1994 | State of Emergency | N/A | Television movie |
ER | "Another Perfect Day" | Story -season 1,episode 7 | |
"Blizzard" | Season 1, episode 10 | ||
1995 | "Love's Labor Lost" | Season 1, episode 19 | |
1996 | "True Lies" | Season 2,episode 12 | |
"Fear of Flying" | Season 3,episode 6 | ||
1997 | "Tribes" | Season 3, episode 17 | |
"Obstruction of Justice" | Season 4,episode 9 | ||
1999 | Providence | "Sisters" | Season 1, episode 4 |
"Taste of Providence" | Season 1, episode 9 | ||
Third Watch | "Impulse" | Season 1, episode 7 | |
2000 | "Men" | Season 1, episode 18 | |
"Jimmy's Mountain" | Season 2, episode 4 | ||
"History" | Season 2, episode 10 | ||
2004 | Dr. Vegas | "Limits" | Season 1, episode 5 |
2005 | "Babe in the Woods" | Season 1, episode 9 | |
2008 | Austin Golden Hour | N/A | Television movie |
Technical advisor
[edit]Year | Production | Season | Notes |
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1990 | Donor | Television movie | Technical advisor |
1994 | State of Emergency | Television movie | Technical advisor |
New Nightmare | Film | Medical technical advisor | |
1994 | ER | Season 1 | Technical advisor |
1995 | Medical Consultant | ||
Season 2 | |||
1996 | |||
Season 3 | |||
1997 | |||
Season 4 | |||
1998 | |||
2003 | Something's Gotta Give | Film | Technical Advisor |
2004 | House M.D. | Season 1, episode 1 | Medical technical advisor |
Director
[edit]Year | Show | Episode | Notes |
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1996 | ER | "A Shift in the Night" | season 2,episode 18 |
1998 | "Shades of Gray" | season 4,episode 19 |