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Clay Jacobsen(I)

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  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Additional Crew
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Clay Jacobsen is known for Jeopardy! (1984), The All-New Dating Game (1986) and Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time (2020).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Ken Jennings in Jeopardy! (1984)
    Jeopardy!
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    Jeff MacGregor in The All-New Dating Game (1986)
    The All-New Dating Game
    4.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
    Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time (2020)
    Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    David Paymer, CCH Pounder, and Fred Willard in The 1st Annual Carney Awards (2015)
    The 1st Annual Carney Awards
    • Director
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Director

    • Arrival Featuring Russ Miller, Soul Mind and Body Live
      Video
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Global Livestream: Locash (2023)
      Global Livestream: Locash
      Video
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Stephen Kramer Glickman in The Guest List with Stephen Kramer Glickman (2023)
      The Guest List with Stephen Kramer Glickman
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Gary Chapman's Pickin' & Grinnin' (2022)
      Gary Chapman's Pickin' & Grinnin'
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • A Salute to the Big Band Greats - Day 2 (2022)
      A Salute to the Big Band Greats - Day 2
      Video
      • Director
      • 2022
    • A Salute to the Big Band Greats - Day 1 (2022)
      A Salute to the Big Band Greats - Day 1
      Video
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Ken Jennings in Jeopardy! (1984)
      Jeopardy!
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018–2022
    • Hacking the Rockstar Attitude, Mark Schulman (2022)
      Hacking the Rockstar Attitude, Mark Schulman
      Video
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Jeopardy! National College Championship (2022)
      Jeopardy! National College Championship
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time (2020)
      Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Fred Willard in The 2nd Annual Carney Awards (2016)
      The 2nd Annual Carney Awards
      8.2
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2016
    • David Paymer, CCH Pounder, and Fred Willard in The 1st Annual Carney Awards (2015)
      The 1st Annual Carney Awards
      • Director
      • 2015
    • JD Roberto, Constantine Maroulis, and Gina Glocksen in American Idol Extra (2006)
      American Idol Extra
      4.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006–2009
    • Florence Henderson in The Florence Henderson Show (2007)
      The Florence Henderson Show
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Prime Time Country (1996)
      Prime Time Country
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1996

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Russ Miller in Developing Your Sound with Russ Miller (2024)
      Developing Your Sound with Russ Miller
      Video
      • technical director
      • 2024
    • Gala Night with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra ft. Haley Reinhart and Tony Succar (2023)
      Gala Night with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra ft. Haley Reinhart and Tony Succar
      Video
      • technical director
      • 2023
    • Global Record Release Performance: Luke Holland, Jason Richardson (2022)
      Global Record Release Performance: Luke Holland, Jason Richardson
      Video
      • technical director
      • 2022
    • Ken Jennings in Jeopardy! (1984)
      Jeopardy!
      8.3
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • assistant director
      • 2006–2018
    • Robert Schimmel: Guilty as Charged (1994)
      Robert Schimmel: Guilty as Charged
      7.8
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 1994

    Additional Crew

    • Ken Jennings in Jeopardy! (1984)
      Jeopardy!
      8.3
      TV Series
      • technical director
      • 2006
    • Arsenio Hall in The Arsenio Hall Show (1989)
      The Arsenio Hall Show
      6.5
      TV Series
      • technical director
      • 1993
    • Christine Ebersole, Danny Cooksey, Peter Michael Goetz, Barnard Hughes, Parker Jacobs, John Short, and Mary Tanner Bailey in The Cavanaughs (1986)
      The Cavanaughs
      7.6
      TV Series
      • technical director
      • 1988
    • Jeff MacGregor in The All-New Dating Game (1986)
      The All-New Dating Game
      4.8
      TV Series
      • technical director
      • 1988
    • Mary-Kate Olsen, John Stamos, Andrea Barber, Candace Cameron Bure, Dave Coulier, Lori Loughlin, Bob Saget, Jodie Sweetin, Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit, Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, and Scott Weinger in Full House (1987)
      Full House
      6.8
      TV Series
      • technical director
      • 1987
    • Deborah Jenssen and Darcel Wynne in Solid Gold (1980)
      Solid Gold
      6.8
      TV Series
      • technical director
      • 1984–1987
    • Paul Fusco and Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros in ALF (1986)
      ALF
      7.4
      TV Series
      • technical director
      • 1987
    • $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime
      6.7
      TV Series
      • technical director (1986)
      • 1986–1987
    • Headline Chasers (1985)
      Headline Chasers
      6.8
      TV Series
      • technical director
      • 1985–1986
    • Sarah Purcell in America (1985)
      America
      TV Series
      • technical director
      • 1985
    • Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas (1984)
      Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas
      7.9
      TV Special
      • technical director
      • 1984
    • Gambit
      5.7
      TV Series
      • technical director
      • 1980

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