Bruce Gowers
Directing
Born 1940-12-21
Died 2023-01-15
West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
59 credits
Primetime Emmy Awards 1
Grammy Awards 1
Awards
Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award
Primetime Emmy Awards 1 won
- 2009 Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series Won American Idol
Grammy Awards 1 won
- — Grammy Awards Won
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Bruce Gowers was an English television director and producer, best known for work on large scale live music and event productions. He started his career in his native England where his landmark music video for Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" brought him international recognition leading to his relocation to the U.S. in the late 1970s.
Bruce’s varied career includes credits for the live episodes of American Idol (2001–2010) which he has directed from the start, and awards shows including the Emmys, The MTV Awards, the Billboard Awards and the American Music Awards, event specials including Live Earth, Live 8 and President Bill Clinton’s Inaugural Concert at the Lincoln Memorial and music specials for Michael Jackson and The Jacksons, The Rolling Stones, Ray Charles, Paul McCartney, Rod Stewart and Britney Spears. See credits below.
HBO and Showtime provided the opportunity to direct comedy specials with the biggest names in the business: Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Eddie Murphy and Jerry Seinfeld. For Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and PBS Bruce turned his attention to the popular kids series’ Roundhouse, The Kidsongs TV Show (co-creator), The Amanda Show, All That and the Teen Choice Awards.
In the first wave of reality shows, Bruce executive produced and directed The Spectacular World of Guinness Records, America’s Funniest People (co-creator) and This is Your Life.
Along the way Bruce has directed documentaries (for the Rolling Stones and Salvador Dali), ice shows, magic shows (Penn and Teller), comedy series (Whose Line is it Anyway), sports (wrestling, soccer and horse racing), talk shows (Tony Tenille), game shows (Family Feud), sitcoms (The Life and Times of Edgar Briggs) and interviews specials (David Frost with various heads of state).
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Filmography
Directing
55 credits
American Idol
Solid Gold
Kidsongs
Roundhouse
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Prince : Musicology Live 2004ever (Live in Los Angeles)
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
Larry Grayson
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
Celebrity Duets
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Jennifer Lopez | Feelin' So Good
Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential
Britney Spears: Live and More!
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
I Walk the Line: A Night for Johnny Cash
Queen: Live at the Rainbow '74
Rod Stewart Vagabond Heart Tour
Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted
This Is Your Life: 30th Anniversary Special
Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line
Woodstock 94
The Best British Rock Concert of All Time: Live at Knebworth
Kidsongs: Ride the Roller Coaster
Rod Stewart: Tonight He's Yours
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
Legends of Rock 'n' Roll
Harry Anderson's Sideshow
Fleetwood Mac: The Dance
Nine Inch Nails: Woodstock 94
American Idol: The Search For A Superstar
Rush: Through the Camera Eye
Kidsongs: Country Sing-Along
The Rolling Stones: The Marquee Club 1971
The Doobie Brothers: Live At The Greek Theatre
The 14th Annual Young Comedians Show
George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey?
Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard
Bob Welch & Friends: Live from the Roxy
The Best of All Star Band: Live in Concert
Paul McCartney: Unplugged
Kidsongs: Very Silly Songs
Kelly, Ruben & Fantasia: Home for Christmas
Prince: The Hits Collection
Sarah Brightman: La Luna - Live in Concert
The Cure: MTV Unplugged
Pete Townshend Live in New York Featuring Psychoderelict
Primus: Woodstock 94
Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops and Stuff
Huey Lewis and the News: The Heart of Rock and Roll
Kidsongs: A Day at Old MacDonald's Farm
Kidsongs: I Can Do It
Producing
5 credits
Kidsongs
Sing-Along Songs: Campout at Walt Disney World
Kidsongs: Ride the Roller Coaster
Kidsongs: Country Sing-Along
Kidsongs: I Can Do It
Acting
3 credits
The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson
The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Babylon Tour '97-98
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