Don Mischer
| Don Mischer | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Donald Leo Mischer March 5, 1940 San Antonio, Texas |
| Occupation | Television producer and director |
Donald Leo "Don" Mischer (born March 5, 1940) is an American producer and director of television and live events.
Mischer has been honored with fifteen Emmy Awards, a record ten Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement, two NAACP Image Awards, a Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting, and the 2012 Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television from the Producers Guild of America.
As a producer/director, his credits range from We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, The Kennedy Center Honors, and the 100th Anniversary of Carnegie Hall; to the Super Bowl Halftime Shows (Prince, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen), the Democratic National Convention, and the Opening Ceremonies of the Centennial Olympic Summer Games and the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. Mischer has also produced specials with Beyoncé, Bono, Prince, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, Taylor Swift, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Garth Brooks, Mary J. Blige, Elton John, Justin Timberlake, Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer, Yo Yo Ma, and Carrie Underwood, among others. He has received the Governors Award from the National Association of Choreographers and is a member of the Event Industry Hall of Fame, the Producers Guild of America, the Directors Guild of America, and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, where he has served two terms on the Board of Governors. On December 11, 2014, Mischer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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