David Kendall (director)
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David Kendall is an American television director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...

, producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...

 and writer.

He has directed, produced, and written for a number of television series, namely Growing Pains
Growing Pains
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, Boy Meets World
Boy Meets World
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, Smart Guy
Smart Guy
Smart Guy is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis. The series ran on The WB for three seasons from April 2, 1997 to May 16, 1999.-Premise:The show centers on the misadventures of boy genius T.J...

, Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana
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, Zoey 101
Zoey 101
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iCarly
ICarly
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, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
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, Big Time Rush
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Big Time Rush is a Nickelodeon television series created by Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from Minnesota—Kendall, Logan, James, and Carlos, after they are selected to form a boy band. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time...

, Imagination Movers
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, Melissa & Joey
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, among other series.

Kendall has also worked in films. He directed the 2005 film Dirty Deeds
Dirty Deeds (2005 film)
Dirty Deeds is a 2005 American comedy film directed by David Kendall, produced by Bill Civitella and Dan Kaplow; written by Jon Land and Jonathan Thies...

starring Milo Ventimiglia
Milo Ventimiglia
Milo Anthony Ventimiglia is an American television actor best known for his role of Peter Petrelli on the TV series Heroes...

 and Lacey Chabert
Lacey Chabert
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, among other projects. He wrote the screenplays for the films The New Guy
The New Guy
The New Guy is a 2002 American teen comedy directed by Ed Decter. The film tells the story of high school loser Dizzy Gillespie Harrison. Dizzy is an unpopular, high school band geek going through a hellish senior year...

and Revenge of the Bridesmaids
Revenge of the Bridesmaids
Revenge of the Bridesmaids is a 2010 ABC Family Original Movie that premiered on July 18, 2010. It stars Raven-Symoné and Joanna Garcia as undercover bridesmaids with a mission to break up a wedding.- Plot :...

.

Kendall graduated from Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...

in 1979, where he majored in both film studies and government.

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