Bruce Gowers

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Bruce Gowers is an English television director and producer best known for work on large scale live music and event productions He started his career in his native England where his landmark music video for Queens Bohemian Rhapsody brought him international recognition leading to his relocation to the US in the late 1970s Bruces varied career includes credits for the live episodes of American Idol 20012010 which he has directed from the start and awards shows including the Emmys The MTV Awards the Billboard Awards and the American Music Awards event specials including Live Earth Live 8 and President Bill Clintons Inaugural Concert at the Lincoln Memorial and music specials for Michael Jackson and The Jacksons The Rolling Stones Ray Charles Paul McCartney Rod Stewart and Britney Spears See credits below HBO and Showtime provided the opportunity to direct comedy specials with the biggest names in the business Robin Williams Billy Crystal Eddie Murphy and Jerry Seinfeld For Nickelodeon Disney Channel and PBS Bruce turned his attention to the popular kids series Roundhouse The Kidsongs TV Show cocreator The Amanda Show All That and the Teen Choice Awards In the first wave of reality shows Bruce executive produced and directed The Spectacular World of Guinness Records Americas Funniest People cocreator and This is Your Life Along the way Bruce has directed documentaries for the Rolling Stones and Salvador Dali ice shows magic shows Penn and Teller comedy series Whose Line is it Anyway sports wrestling soccer and horse racing talk shows Tony Tenille game shows Family Feud sitcoms The Life and Times of Edgar Briggs and interviews specials David Frost with various heads of state Description above from the Wikipedia article  Bruce Gowers licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia