Gregg Champion

Biography

Date of Birth 20 November 1956, Los Angeles, California, USA Champion's feature directing credits include the action-comedy Short Time (1990) starring Dabney Coleman and Teri Garr (Fox) and the fish out of water action-comedy The Cowboy Way (1994) starring Woody Harrelson, Kiefer Sutherland and Dylan McDermott (Universal). Television directing credits include multiples of the one-hour western "The Magnificent Seven" (1998) (2 seasons) and producing and directing several CBS Special Presentations including Dodson's Journey (2001) (TV) with Ellen Burstyn and Penelope Ann Miller and the award winning and Emmy Nominated The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999) (TV) starring Sidney Poitier, Mary-Louise Parker and Dianne Wiest. Recently, Champion directed Stealing Christmas (2003) (TV) starring Tony Danza, Lea Thompson and Betty White, Miracle Run (2004) (TV), starring Mary-Louise Parker and Aidan Quinn, and is currently directing the TNT/Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentation 14 Hours (2005) (TV) starring JoBeth Williams, Kris Kristofferson and Rick Schroder. Gregg Champion is the son of Broadway director Gower Champion and dancer-choreographer Marge Champion, and resides in Los Angeles. Trivia Son of Gower Champion and Marge Champion. Stepbrother of Jean Sagal, Liz Sagal, Katey Sagal and Joe Sagal. Stepson of Boris Sagal.