Bruce Gowers - Television Specials

Television Specials

Music

• Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, The Solo Years (CBS) 2001
• Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve (ABC) 2007, 2008
• I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash (CBS) 2005
• An All-Star Salute to Patti LaBelle: Live From Atlantis (UPN) 2005
• Live 8 Philadelphia (MTV/VH1, ABC) 2005
• Genius: A Night for Ray Charles (CBS) 2004 – Winner of the 2004 DGA Award for Best Musical Variety Director. Emmy Award Nominee, Best Director
• Prince Musicology (PPV) 2004
• Ultimate Manilow (CBS) 2002
• All Star Tribute to Brian Wilson (TNT) 2001
• NSYNC - Atlantis Concert 2001
• Women Rock: Girls with Guitars (Lifetime) 2001, 2000
• Experience Music Project (VH1) 2000 (2 nights)
• Arista’s 25th Anniversary (NBC) 2000
• Sarah Brightman: La Luna Concert (PBS) 2000
• Britney Spears in Hawaii (FOX) 2000
• Britney Spears: There’s No Place Like Home (FOX) 2000
• A Home for the Holidays (CBS) 2001, 2000
• Radio City Grand Re-Opening (FOX) 1999
• Ricky Martin: One Night Only (CBS) 1999
• American Express Concert in Central Park (UPN) 1999
• L’Oreal Summer Music Mania (UPN) 1999
• Fleetwood Mac: The Dance (MTV) 1997 B DGA & EMMY Nominee for Best Director
• Rolling Stones: Bridges to Babylon (Pay Per View) 1997
• Woodstock (Pay Per View) 1994
• An American Reunion: The Lincoln Memorial Inaugural Concert (HBO) 1993
• MTV'S Inaugural Gala Ball (MTV) 1993
• Up-close: Paul McCartney (MTV & ABC) 1993
• Rod Stewart Valentine Vagabond (Live Pay Per View Concert) 1992
• Dwight Yokum (Live Pay Per View Concert) 1991
• MTV Unplugged With Paul McCartney (MTV) 1991—Ace Award Nominee
• Arista's 15th Anniversary "That's What Friends Are For" (CBS) 1990
• Huey Lewis and the News (Showtime) 1985—Grammy Award winner for Best Director
• Men at Work "Live in San Francisco" (HBO) 1984—Monitor Award winner
• Soul Session: James Brown & Friends (Cinemax) -- 1987 Ace Award for Best Director
• Harry Belafonte: Don’t Stop the Carnival (HBO) 1985
• The Doobie Brothers Farewell Concert (Showtime) 1985
• Rod Stewart, Tonight He’s Yours (Syndication) 1981
• Legends of Rock 'N Roll (Cinemax) 1989

Comedy

• 3 Cats From Miami (HBO) 1998
• Rodney Dangerfield’s 75th Birthday Toast (HBO) 1997
• Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard (HBO) 1995
• TV's All Time Classic Comedy (Fox) 1994
• Dame Edna's Hollywood I, II & III (NBC) (Three 1 Hour Specials) 1992, 1991
• Paul Rodriguez Special (Fox) 1992
• The 14th Annual Young Comedians Show (HBO) 1991 with Richard Lewis
• Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops and Stuff (HBO) 1990 -- Ace Award nominee 1991
• Richard Lewis "I'm Doomed" (HBO) 1990—Ace Award nominee 1990
• Harry Anderson's Sideshow (NBC) 1987
• This Is Your Life, 30th Anniversary Special (NBC) 1987
• Richard Lewis: "I'm Exhausted" (HBO) 1988
• George Carlin's "What Am I Doing in New Jersey?" (HBO) 1988
• The 11th Annual Young Comedian's Special (HBO) 1988
• Robin Williams, an Evening at The Met (HBO) -- 1988 Monitor Award nominee and 1987 Ace Award nominee, both for Best Director
• Harry Anderson "Hello Sucker" (Showtime) 1986
• Jerry Seinfeld Special (HBO) 1987
• Greater Tuna (HBO) 1984—Monitor Award Winner for Best Cable Program, Ace Award Nominee for Best Director
• Billy Crystal - A Comic’s Line (HBO) 1984
• Richard Belzer Caught in the Act (Cinemax) 1984
• Eddie Murphy Delirious (HBO) 1983

Miscellaneous specials

• Explosion! (ABC) 1997
• City Kids All-star Celebration (ABC) 1995
• World of Entertainment (Syndication) 1982
• All-Star Salute to Mother’s Day (NBC) 1981
• The II, III, IV & V International Guinness Book of World Records (ABC)
• David Frost with The Shah of Iran (ABC) 1980