Asaad Kelada (; born May 11, 1940) is an Egyptian-American television director of many American television sitcoms.
Early life Kelada was born in Cairo, Egypt and he studied drama under Youssef Chahine at the American University in Cairo. In 1961, he emigrated to the United States and studied directing at the Yale School of Drama.
Career After directing stage plays and teaching drama in the 1960s and 1970s, he landed his first opportunity to direct for television in 1976, with an episode of the sitcom Rhoda, "Rhoda Questions Her Life and Flies to Paris". Since that time, he has directed episodes of several well-known sitcoms including Benson, WKRP in Cincinnati, The Facts of Life, Family Ties, and Who's the Boss?, where he directed 117 episodes and was also listed as producer on 51 episodes.
Kelada spoke with DGA Magazine and said that good casting is essential to the success of a comedy, because "you cannot make the actor be funny". He said that where drama is "analytical," comedy is "much more technical. It's about rhythm, timing, pace, and energy."
Filmography Year TV series Notes1976PhyllisDirected 2 episodes1976–1978RhodaDirected 7 episodes1977Busting LooseDirected 1 episodeWe've Got Each OtherDirected 1 episode1977–1978The Tony Randall ShowDirected 5 episodes1978Baby, I'm BackDirected 1 episode1978–1982WKRP in CincinnatiDirected 15 episodes1979–1980The Last ResortDirected 15 episodes1980BensonDirected 2 episodes1980–1985The Facts of LifeDirected 77 episodes1981One Day at a TimeDirected 1 episodeThe Two of UsDirected 4 episodesPark PlaceDirected 1 episode1982Report to MurphyDirected 1 episodeThe Facts of Life Goes to ParisDirector, Television movie1982–1988Family TiesDirected 8 episodes1984 Night CourtDirected 2 episodes1984–1990Who's the Boss?Directed 117 episodes, producer, 51 episodes1985No Complaints!Directed 1 episode, executive producer1986ValerieDirected 5 episodesCharmed LivesDirected 1 episode1987Karen's SongDirected 3 episodes1988Frank's PlaceDirected 1 episode1988–1989Day by DayDirected 2 episodes1989The Ed Begley Jr. ShowDirected 1 episode1990Married PeopleDirected 12 episodes1991Designing WomenDirected 1 episodeThe New WKRP in CincinnatiDirected 10 episode1992Frannie's TurnDirected 4 episodes1993–1994GeorgeDirected 9 episodes1995–1996In the HouseDirected 12 episodes1996The Louie ShowDirected 3 episodes1996–1997Sister, SisterDirected 16 episodes1999–2002Dharma & GregDirected 14 episodes2000The Michael Richards ShowDirected 4 episodes2000–2001Everybody Loves RaymondDirected 2 episodes2003Sabrina the Teenage WitchDirected 2 episodes2004Good Morning, MiamiDirected 1 episodeStill StandingDirected 1 episode2005Two and a Half MenDirected 2 episodes2006Courting AlexDirected 3 episodes2008Happy HourDirected 1 episode2009The OfficeDirected 1 episodeRuby & The RockitsDirected 2 episodes2016My AmericaDirected 2 episodes (TV series short)
See also List of Copts Lists of Egyptians
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