Alan Ball(I)

Producer
Writer
Additional Crew

Alan Ball at an event for Towelhead (2007)

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Alan Ball is an American writer, director, and producer who is known for writing the acclaimed film American Beauty and creating the HBO series True Blood starring Anna Paquin. He also wrote the films Towelhead and Uncle Frank. He also created Here and Now, Six Feet Under, and Banshee. He won awards for American Beauty and True Blood.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 23 wins & 36 nominations total

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Known for

American Beauty

8.3

Producer

1999

Six Feet Under

8.7

TV Series

Producer

True Blood

7.9

TV Series

Producer

Uncle Frank

7.3

Producer

2020

Credits

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Producer

The Suit
Short
- executive producer
- 2023
Uncle Frank
7.3
- producer
- 2020
Here and Now
6.8
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2018
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
6.4
TV Movie
- executive producer
- 2017
Banshee
8.4
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2013–2015
True Blood
7.9
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2008–2014
The American Tetralogy
5.6
Video
- producer
- 2012
All Signs of Death
6.2
TV Movie
- executive producer
- 2010
True Blood: Webisodes
8.0
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2010
Towelhead
6.9
- producer
- 2007
Six Feet Under
8.7
TV Series
- executive producer
- producer (showrunner)
- 2001–2005
The Parlor
8.1
Short
- executive producer
- 2001
Oh, Grow Up
6.5
TV Series
- executive producer
- 1999
American Beauty
8.3
- co-producer
- 1999
Cybill
6.9
TV Series
- co-executive producer
- supervising producer
- co-producer
- 1995–1998

Writer

Radio Play Revival
6.2
Podcast Series
- Writer
- 2022
Uncle Frank
7.3
- written by
- 2020
Here and Now
6.8
TV Series
- created by
- creator
- written by (creator)
- 2018
5 Women Wearing the Same Dress
Short
- based on a play
- 2015
True Blood
7.9
TV Series
- creator
- written by
- 2008–2014
True Blood: Webisodes
8.0
TV Series
- creator
- written by (uncredited)
- 2010
Tru: A XXX Parody
6.2
Video
- based on the characters created by
- 2010
Towelhead
6.9
- written for the screen by
- 2007
Six Feet Under
8.7
TV Series
- creator
- written by
- 2001–2005
The M Word
6.5
Short
- Based on
- 2004
Oh, Grow Up
6.5
TV Series
- creator
- written by
- 1999
American Beauty
8.3
- written by
- 1999
Cybill
6.9
TV Series
- teleplay by
- written by
- story by
- 1995–1998
Grace Under Fire
6.4
TV Series
- written by
- teleplay by
- story by
- 1994–1995

Additional Crew

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"Six Feet Under" | Series Supercut

Clip 3:15

Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis Reveal Why They Were Drawn to 'Uncle Frank'

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Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis Reveal Why They Were Drawn to 'Uncle Frank'

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Why 'Uncle Frank' Is a Deeply Personal Film for Director Alan Ball

Personal details

Height
- 6′ (1.83 m)
Born
- May 13, 1957
- Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Parents
Relatives
- Mary Ann Ball(Sibling)
Other works
Alan Ball earned his BA at the Florida State University School of Theatre. One of his first written works was a play entitled "Five women wearing the same dress"
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Trivia
He is outspokenly gay and his work often includes gay issues or characters such as "David Fisher" in Six Feet Under (2001); "Lafayette Reynolds" in True Blood (2008); and "Frank Bledsoe" and "Wally" in Uncle Frank (2020).

Quotes
On his early TV career: "The shows I were on were all about serving the star's egos. I had this free-floating rage... It's factory work. I had no emotional connection with what I was writing."