Ron de Moraes

Ron de Moraes
Occupation	Director, Producer
Awards	Emmy Award in 2002 Daytime Emmy Award in 2007

Ronald 'Ron' de Moraes is a television director and producer. He has worked on numerous commercial, shows and concerts, and received an Emmy Award for co-directing the 2002 Winter Olympics opening ceremony and a Daytime Emmy Award for his work on the 2007 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade.

Ron began his career as a boy soprano soloist for the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. After a childhood filled with classical music training as a violinist, pianist and conductor (at the age of fourteen, Ron conducted the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra), he made the transition to television. He began his television career as staff Director/Producer for KGGM Albuquerque, WCPO Cincinnati, WBZ Boston, WNAC Boston, KNBC Los Angeles and the NBC Network. From directing the original Ginsu Knife commercial to the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies, for which he won an Emmy for "Outstanding Directing For A Music/Variety Program", Ron's long career in television as a director has been filled with historical, comical and illustrious credits.

Ron is perhaps best known for having directed over 5,000 shows of the grounding-breaking entertainment news show Entertainment Tonight for which he was nominated for an Emmy for "Outstanding Individual Achievement, Directing" and the show, twelve times, for "Outstanding Non-Fiction Series, Informational". Though he left "ET" as the director in 1997, he continued as a creative consultant for overall production. Award Shows and Live Events Ron has directed include ABC's Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade for which he won an Emmy for "Outstanding Individual Achievement, Directing"; "Celebrity Apprentice: Live Finales"; "Survivor: The Amazon Finale"; "Screen Actors Guild Awards"; "Academy Awards: Countdown to the Oscars"; "Radio Music Awards"; The Dove Awards; TV Guide Awards; "The Hispanic Heritage Awards"; for which he served as Executive Producer and Director; "Countdown to the Emmys"; "CableACE Awards" and the "Soul Train Music Awards". He also directs many television series include FOX's Million Dollar Money Drop, "Don't Forget The Lyrics!", "The Moment Of Truth" and "Hole In The Wall"; ABC's "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and "America's Funniest Home Videos"; NBC's "Thank God You're Here!"; and the internationally syndicated "Soul Train" for which he was twice nominated for an Emmy for "Outstanding Special-Class Directing".

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