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Dave Cove

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Additional Crew
  • Director
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Dave Cove is known for The Oscars (2017), Liv and Maddie (2013) and Lab Rats (2012).
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Jimmy Kimmel in The Oscars (2017)
    The Oscars
    6.8
    TV Special
    • Additional Crew
    • 2017
    Liv and Maddie (2013)
    Liv and Maddie
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    Tyrel Jackson Williams, Kelli Berglund, William Brent, and Spencer Boldman in Lab Rats (2012)
    Lab Rats
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    Tim Allen and Nancy Travis in Last Man Standing (2011)
    Last Man Standing
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Carmen B. Sanchez, Lumi Pollack, and Ruby Marino in Electric Bloom (2025)
      Electric Bloom
      6.9
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • Night Court (2023)
      Night Court
      5.8
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • Harrison White, Peyton List, Cameron Boyce, Skai Jackson, Lily Mae Silverstein, Karan Brar, Tessa Netting, Raphael Alejandro, Kevin Quinn, Mallory James Mahoney, Nina Lu, and Will Buie Jr. in Bunk'd (2015)
      Bunk'd
      5.5
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2018–2024
    • Tim Allen and Nancy Travis in Last Man Standing (2011)
      Last Man Standing
      7.5
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2016–2021
    • Lost in Queens (2017)
      Lost in Queens
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2017
    • Liv and Maddie (2013)
      Liv and Maddie
      6.4
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2013–2017
    • Landry Bender and Lauren Taylor in Best Friends Whenever (2015)
      Best Friends Whenever
      6.0
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2015
    • Zendaya in K.C. Undercover (2015)
      K.C. Undercover
      6.5
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2015
    • Tyrel Jackson Williams, Kelli Berglund, William Brent, and Spencer Boldman in Lab Rats (2012)
      Lab Rats
      6.8
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • first assistant director
      • 2012–2014
    • Jennifer Stone, David Henrie, Selena Gomez, and Jake T. Austin in Wizards of Waverly Place (2007)
      Wizards of Waverly Place
      7.0
      TV Series
      • second assistant director
      • first assistant director
      • 2009–2012

    Additional Crew

    • Star Search (2026)
      Star Search
      4.2
      TV Series
      • stage manager
      • 2026
    • Nikki Glaser in 83rd Golden Globe Awards (2026)
      83rd Golden Globe Awards
      6.3
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2026
    • Nikki Glaser in 82nd Golden Globe Awards (2025)
      82nd Golden Globe Awards
      6.2
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2025
    • 59th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (2024)
      59th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
      6.7
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2024
    • 81st Golden Globe Awards (2024)
      81st Golden Globe Awards
      5.2
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2024
    • 55th Annual CMA Awards (2021)
      55th Annual CMA Awards
      6.2
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2021
    • 2021 MTV Video Music Awards (2021)
      2021 MTV Video Music Awards
      5.4
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2021
    • 2021 Billboard Music Awards (2021)
      2021 Billboard Music Awards
      5.6
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2021
    • Kate Reinders, Julia Lester, Larry Saperstein, Matt Cornett, Mark St. Cyr, Olivia Rodrigo, Frankie A. Rodriguez, Joshua Bassett, Sofia Wylie, Joe Serafini, and Dara Reneé in High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special (2020)
      High School Musical: The Musical: The Holiday Special
      5.6
      • stage manager
      • 2020
    • Jimmy Kimmel in The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2020)
      The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards
      5.1
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2020
    • Terry Crews at an event for The E! People's Choice Awards (2018)
      The E! People's Choice Awards
      6.9
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2018
    • 2018 Billboard Music Awards (2018)
      2018 Billboard Music Awards
      6.8
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2018
    • Jimmy Kimmel in The Oscars (2018)
      The Oscars
      5.8
      TV Special
      • stage manager
      • 2018
    • Ellen DeGeneres in Ellen's Game of Games (2017)
      Ellen's Game of Games
      5.3
      TV Series
      • stage manager
      • 2017–2018
    • The Gong Show (2017)
      The Gong Show
      7.0
      TV Series
      • stage manager
      • head stage manager
      • 2017

    Director

    • Harrison White, Peyton List, Cameron Boyce, Skai Jackson, Lily Mae Silverstein, Karan Brar, Tessa Netting, Raphael Alejandro, Kevin Quinn, Mallory James Mahoney, Nina Lu, and Will Buie Jr. in Bunk'd (2015)
      Bunk'd
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Tim Allen and Nancy Travis in Last Man Standing (2011)
      Last Man Standing
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019–2021
    • Liv and Maddie (2013)
      Liv and Maddie
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016

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