Name:
Jim Walters
Year Graduated:
June, 1969
Degree:
MFA in Directing
Influential Professors or Classes:
Dr. Francis Hodge, Dr. Paul Reinhardt, Coleman Jennings.
Current Hometown:
Valley Village, California
Current Profession:
Set Designer for Television Shows
Biography:
Worked as Assistant Director in charge of set design at Permian Playhouse of Odessa, Texas from 1970-1977; worked as Assistant Art Director at NBC in Burbank on "The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson", "The Wheel of Fortune", "The Sale of the Century", & the soap opera "Santa Barbara" and other shows from 1980 to 1988 as Art Director. From 1988 to present have worked as a Set Designer for such shows as "Boy Meets World", "Teen Angel" & "Smart Guy" for Disney and "The Drew Carey Show", "Wanda at Large" starring Wand Sykes, "The Center of the Universe" starring John Goodman, Jean Smart, Ed Asner & Olympia Dukakis & most recently "20 Good Years" starring John Lithgow all for Warner Bros. Television. Also this current season I Set Designed "My Boys" comedy series on Turner Broadcasting Station. Currently, the set designer for a hit show, "NCIS" (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) that is entering its 5th season. It stars Mark Harmon, David McCallum, Lauren Holly, Michael Weatherly, Pauley Perrette, Sean Murray, and Cote de Pablo.
