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Jay Daniel(I)

  • Producer
  • Production Manager
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Jay Daniel was a producer and production manager, known for Moonlighting (1985), Roseanne (1988) and CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984). He was married to Vicky. He died on 27 May 2026 in Tarzana, California, United States.
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (1985)
Moonlighting
7.6
TV Series
  • Producer
John Goodman, Roseanne Barr, Sara Gilbert, Michael Fishman, Alicia Goranson, and Laurie Metcalf in Roseanne (1988)
Roseanne
7.1
TV Series
  • Producer
CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
CBS Schoolbreak Special
6.9
TV Series
  • Producer
CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1978)
CBS Afternoon Playhouse
7.4
TV Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Nicole Sullivan, Sofía Vergara, Christina Moore, and Gail O'Grady in Hot Properties (2005)
    Hot Properties
    6.1
    TV Series
    • co-executive producer
    • 2005
  • Vicki Davis, Reagan Dale Neis, Julia Sweeney, and Fred Willard in Maybe It's Me (2001)
    Maybe It's Me
    7.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2001–2002
  • Legal Aid
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1999
  • Téa Leoni, George Wendt, Jonathan Penner, Mark Roberts, Darryl Sivad, and Holland Taylor in The Naked Truth (1995)
    The Naked Truth
    6.8
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1997
  • Cybill Shepherd in Cybill (1995)
    Cybill
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1995–1996
  • John Goodman, Roseanne Barr, Sara Gilbert, Michael Fishman, Alicia Goranson, and Laurie Metcalf in Roseanne (1988)
    Roseanne
    7.1
    TV Series
    • assistant producer
    • consulting producer
    • consulting executive producer ...
    • 1990–1994
  • The Making of Me
    7.5
    Short
    • producer
    • 1989
  • Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (1985)
    Moonlighting
    7.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • co-executive producer
    • producer
    • 1985–1989
  • Michael Keaton in Clean and Sober (1988)
    Clean and Sober
    6.7
    • co-producer
    • 1988
  • Long Time Gone (1986)
    Long Time Gone
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1986
  • Concrete Beat (1984)
    Concrete Beat
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1984
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
    CBS Schoolbreak Special
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • produced by
    • 1984
  • CBS Children's Mystery Theatre (1980)
    CBS Children's Mystery Theatre
    7.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1983
  • Patrick Duffy in Cry for the Strangers (1982)
    Cry for the Strangers
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1982
  • CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1978)
    CBS Afternoon Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • executive producer
    • 1982

Production Management

  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    7.5
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1975–1976
  • Anthony Franciosa and Laraine Stephens in Matt Helm (1975)
    Matt Helm
    6.0
    TV Series
    • unit production manager
    • 1975
  • Lloyd Bridges and Dane Clark in Cop on the Beat (1975)
    Cop on the Beat
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • unit production manager
    • 1975

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Susan Clark in Babe (1975)
    Babe
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1975
  • Anthony Franciosa and Laraine Stephens in Matt Helm (1975)
    Matt Helm
    6.0
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1975
  • Lloyd Bridges and Dane Clark in Cop on the Beat (1975)
    Cop on the Beat
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • assistant director
    • 1975
  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    7.5
    TV Series
    • assistant director
    • 1973–1975
  • Together Brothers (1974)
    Together Brothers
    6.5
    • second assistant director
    • 1974
  • W (1974)
    W
    4.7
    • second assistant director
    • 1974
  • Stella Stevens and Norman Stuart in Arnold (1973)
    Arnold
    5.9
    • second assistant director
    • 1973

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Jay Daniels
  • Died
    • May 27, 2026
    • Tarzana, California, United States(pneumonia-related illness)
  • Spouse
    • Vicky1980 - May 28, 2026 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Got into the DGA trainee program, leading to a stint as an assistant director on ABC's The Brady Bunch.

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