Jay Karas

Jay Karas
Residence Los Angeles, California
Alma mater University of Southern California
Occupation Film director, television director
Years active 1994–present
Spouse(s) Monica
Children Leo
Awards Newport Beach Film Festival, Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking (2014)
Website http://www.jaykaras.com

Jay Karas is an American film and television director and producer.

Career

Karas's resume primarily consists of directing live telecasts and stand-up comedy specials. In recent years he moved on to directing episodic television, directing episodes of Parks and Recreation, Raising Hope, Awkward, The Fosters, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Workaholics.[1] In 2014, Karas made his feature film directing debut with the film Break Point, starring Jeremy Sisto and David Walton.[2]

Karas's episode of Dice was one of The Hollywood Reporter's "Critics' Picks: The 15 Best TV Episodes of 2016"[3] and Teachers made Vanity Fair's "5 Underrated TV Shows You Should Watch Right Now".[4]

Filmography

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1997 The Jenny McCarthy Show Associate director, coordinating producer 22 episodes
2007 The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show Director, co-executive producer 8 episodes
2007 MADtv Director 3 episodes
2007-2008 Frank TV Director 18 episodes
2009 NESN Comedy All-Stars Director 8 episodes
2011 Eagleheart Director 2 episodes
2012-2013 The Burn with Jeff Ross Director 12 episodes
2011-2013 After Lately Director, executive producer, co-executive producer 16 episodes
2013 Parks and Recreation Director 1 episode
2014 Awkward Director 2 episodes
2014 Unstrung Director Television movie, ABC Family
2015 About a Boy Director 1 episode
2015 The Fosters Director 1 episode
2015 Sirens Director 1 episode
2015 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Director 1 episode
2015 Finding Carter Director 1 episode
2015 Impastor Director 2 episodes
2015 Married Director 2 episodes
2015 Switched at Birth Director 1 episode
2015 Kevin from Work Director 1 episode
2016 Deadbeat Director 3 episodes
2016 The Swap Director Television movie, Disney Channel
2015-2017 Kirby Buckets Director 6 episodes
2011-2017 Workaholics Director 8 episodes
2017 Lopez Director 2 episodes
2016-2017 Dice Director 4 episodes
2018 Alone Together Director 2 episodes
2018 Great News Director 1 episode
2018 Ghosted Director 1 episode
2018 Siren Director 1 episode
2018 Splitting up Together Director 1 episode
2016-2018 Those Who Can't Director 4 episodes
2017-2018 Teachers Director, producer 16 episodes
Forthcoming The Extraditers Co-writer In partnership with Dean Ward
Forthcoming Rewrite of Man Up Co-writer In partnership with Dean Ward for CBS Films[5]

Comedy

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 D.L. Hughley: Reset Director, executive producer D.L. Hughley special
2013 Doug Stanhope: Beer Hall Putsch Director, executive producer Doug Stanhope special
2014 Bill Burr: I'm Sorry You Feel That Way Director Bill Burr special
2015 Demetri Martin: Live (At the Time) Director Demetri Martin special
2014 Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats Chelsea Peretti special
2015 Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted Director Tig Notaro special
2016 Tom Segura: Mostly Stories Director Tom Segura specially
2016 Not Safe with Nikki Glaser Director Nikki Glaser special
2016 Ali Wong: Baby Cobra Director Ali Wong special
20176 Jeff Foxworthy & Larry the Cable Guy: We've Been Thinking Director Jeff Foxworthy & Larry the Cable Guy special
2017 Bill Burr: Walk Your Way Out Director, executive producer Bill Burr special
2017 Christina P: Mother Inferior Director Christina Pazsitzk special
2018 Tom Segura: Disgraceful Director Tom Segura special
2018 Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife Director Ali Wong special
2018 Demetri Martin: The Overthinker Director Demetri Martin special

Advertising

Karas has directed spots for brands including Ford, Target, Coke Zero, and Fandango, as well campaigns for ABC, Disney, E!, A&E, and TBS, including Conan's launch campaigns and the viral "Desk Wash" spot.[6]

Awards

Year Nominee/work Award Result
2013 Parks and Recreation Online Film & Television Association, OFTA Television Award, Best Direction in a Comedy Series Nominated
2014 Break Point Newport Beach Film Festival, Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking Won
20104 Break Point SXSW Film Festival, Narrative Spotlight Nominated

Personal life

Jay grew up in Maryland, Virginia, and Connecticut. He attended Bloomfield High School and graduated from the University of Southern California.[7] He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Monica, their son Leo, and a dog named Rosie.

References

  1. ↑ "INTERVIEW: Director Jay Karas Talks To Me About The More Than Just a Sports Movie, 'Break Point' | Rama's Screen". www.ramascreen.com. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  2. ↑ "Interview: Director 'Jay Karas' Talks His Feature Film Directorial Debut Break Point - RedCarpetCrash.com". RedCarpetCrash.com. 2015-08-22. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  3. ↑ Goodman, Tim; Fienberg, Daniel (21 December 2016). "Dice - Critics' Picks: The 15 Best TV Episodes of 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Wolcott, James (18 January 2017). "5 Underrated TV Shows You Should Watch Right Now". HWD. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  5. ↑ N'Duka, Amanda (28 April 2017). "Jay Karas & Dean Ward Tapped To Rewrite Comedy 'Man Up' For CBS Films". Deadline. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Dahl, Oscar (9 November 2010). "Conan is back — all is right with the world". TODAY.com. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Two BHS Alums Making Their Mark at Disney". Courant Community. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2018.


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