Stan Rogow

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Stan Rogow (November 30, 1948 – December 7, 2023) was an American music manager, writer, and producer of film and television. He received three Emmy nominations, one for 1982 NBC TV series Fame and two for Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire.

Early life and education

Rogow was born on November 30, 1948, in Brooklyn, New York.[1][2] According to Rogow, at the age of 5, Paramount Pictures offered him a contract because he could sing and dance, but his parents declined the offer.[2] He graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts and from the Boston University School of Law with a Juris Doctor. He also studied at the USC Gould School of Law.[3]

Career

Rogow worked as a lawyer in Roxbury, Boston. He worked as executive-in-charge of CBS television film Playing for Time.[2] He then moved to Los Angeles and worked on the TV series Fame.[2][4] By 1989, he formed Rogow Productions.[1]

His television credits include Lizzie McGuire, Shannon's Deal,[4] Flight 29 Down,[5] Darcy's Wild Life,[6] State of Grace,[7] Nowhere Man, Valemont,[7], South of Sunset.[3] He created 1992 CBS series Middle Ages.[2] He produced the television films Nowhere to Hide, Murder in High Places, Help Wanted: Kids, Rock 'N Roll Mom and Hardhat and Legs.[3][8] He also produced feature films The Clan of the Cave Bear,[9] All I Want For Christmas,[7] Men of War,[7] and The Lizzie McGuire Movie.[7]

Rogow earned three Emmy nominations, one in 1982 for NBC's Fame, and two for Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire.[1] He was an executive producer of Corbin Bleu's debut album Another Side.[10]

In 2007, he started the production company Electric Farm Entertainment. With Electric Farm, he produced internet series Gemini Division, Woke Up Dead and Afterworld.[7][11][12][13][3] He was known as the "king of tweens" due to his notable career in producing television programming for teenagers.[3] He was guest lecturer at the American Film Institute, USC Film School and UCLA Film School.[3]

Personal life and death

He was the father of actor Jackson Rogow.[14]

He died at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles on December 7, 2023, at age 75.[1]

Awards and nominations

As executive producer

Year Nominated work Award Result
1982 Fame Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Template:Nom [15]
2003 Lizzie McGuire Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program Template:Nom [15]
2004 Lizzie McGuire Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program Template:Nom [15]

References

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External links

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