John Pasquin

About John Pasquin

Experienced TV director who broke into the field in the early 1980s and helmed episodes of many series, primarily sitcoms. Pasquin directed episodes of TV comedies including "Alice", "Family Ties", "Growing Pains" (including the series premiere), "The Cavanaughs" and "Roseanne". His earliest dramatic work, meanwhile, included credits on the NBC daytime soap, "Texas", and later dramas including the series "L.A. Law" and TV-movies like "Out on the Edge" (1989) and "Don't Touch My Daughter" (1991). Pasquin's first shot at producing came with the popular ABC sitcom, "Home Improvement" (1991- ) which he helped shape as both producer and director for the program's first two seasons. He formed a good working relationship with series star Tim Allen, and the two reteamed on the big screen for "The Santa Clause" (1994), which featured a dynamite box-office mix of child-pleasing humor and a touch of cynicism for adults. Pasquin is married to actress JoBeth Williams.

Partners

Wife

JoBeth Williams. Second wife; met in 1970; married 1982

Career Milestones

Directed episodes of such primetime TV series as "Alice", "Gimme a Break", "It's Your Move" and "Family Ties" as well as the daytime drama, "Texas", in the early and mid-1980s

1981

Directed the off-Broadway play, "The Captivity of Pixie Shedman"

1985

Directed the premiere episode of the ABC sitcom, "Growing Pains"

1989

Directed first TV-movie, "Out on the Edge"

1989

Received an Emmy nomination for directing an episode, "To Live and Diet in L.A.", Of the NBC drama series, "L.A. Law"

1991

TV producing debut, as one of the producers of the ABC sitcom, "Home Improvement"; stayed with the series for its first two seasons

1994

Made feature directing debut with "The Santa Clause"; also played a bit part as "the sixth Santa"

1997

Directed the Disney's family comedy "Jungle 2 Jungle" again starring Tim Allen

2001

Reunited again with Tim Allen to direct "Joe Somebody"

2003

Directed episodes of the ABC comedy "George Lopez"

2005

Directed Sandra Bullock in "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous"