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Maltese-Canadian director and producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Francis "Jon" Cassar (born 27 April 1958) is a Maltese-Canadian television director and producer, known for his work on the first seven seasons of 24. In 2006, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for his work on the episode "Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.". In 2011, he produced and directed all episodes of the Canadian-American miniseries The Kennedys, for which he won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Television Film and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie.
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Born | John Francis Cassar 27 April 1958 |
Alma mater | Algonquin College |
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Years active | 1986–present |
Spouse | Kristina Kinderman |
Children | 2 |
Jon Francis Cassar was born in Malta on 27 April 1958, and immigrated to Canada in 1963 with his mother, Elda (née Segona), and father, Frank Cassar.[1] He has two younger siblings, Bernard Cassar and Kristine Palsis. Cassar is a graduate of Algonquin College in Ottawa, Ontario.[2]
After La Femme Nikita ended, for which he directed 14 episodes, Cassar began working as director and executive producer on the FOX drama-thriller series 24. In 2006, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the episode "Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.".[3] In addition, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series four years in a row (2003–06), winning one in 2006.[4] He directed the spin-off feature film, 24: Redemption, in 2008. Following the completion of the seventh season of 24, Cassar left the series to focus on other projects. He joined the FOX science fiction series Terra Nova in 2010, as a producer and director.[5]
In 2012, Cassar won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Television Film and the Directors Guild of Canada Award for Outstanding Direction – Television Movie/Miniseries for his work on the 2011 miniseries The Kennedys.[6][7] For producing the series, he was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie.[4] In 2014, it was announced that he would return for 24's follow-up event series, 24: Live Another Day, which debuted on 5 May 2014.[8] In 2015, Cassar joined the ABC anthology series Wicked City as an executive producer and director.[9]
Cassar is married to Kristina Kinderman with whom he has two children: photographer Zak Cassar and actor Alexis "Lex" Cassar.[1] Zak is married to singer Betty Who and Lex's wife is actress Sprague Grayden.
He is the co-founder of the Motion Picture Industry Charitable Alliance, which hosts an annual charity auction called "Lights, Camera, Auction".[10]
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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1998 | Gemini Awards | Best Direction in a Dramatic Series | La Femme Nikita | Nominated |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | 24 | Nominated |
2004 | Nominated | |||
Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television | Nominated | ||
Outstanding Directing – Drama Series | Nominated | |||
2005 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |
2006 | Won | |||
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Won | |||
Golden Nymph Awards | Best International Producer | Won | ||
Producers Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Nominated | ||
2007 | Nominated | |||
Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directing – Drama Series | Won | ||
2009 | Producers Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | 24: Redemption | Nominated |
2011 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Miniseries or Movie | The Kennedys | Nominated |
2012 | Directors Guild of Canada Awards | Outstanding Direction – Television Movie/Miniseries | Won | |
Outstanding Television Movie/Miniseries | Won | |||
Producers Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | Nominated | ||
Directors Guild of America Awards | Outstanding Directing – Television Film | Won | ||
2013 | Gemini Awards | Best Direction in a Dramatic Series | Continuum | Nominated |
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