Joe Napolitano
Napolitano directing an episode ofQuantum Leap in 1991
Born	Joseph Ralph Napolitano (1948-11-22)November 22, 1948[1] Brooklyn, New York, U.S.[1]
Died	July 23, 2016(2016-07-23) (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	J. R. Napolitano
Occupation	Television director
Years active	1974–2016

Joseph Ralph Napolitano (November 22, 1948 – July 23, 2016) was an Americantelevision director who worked on multipleepisodic series. He previously was a filmassistant director.^[2]

Napolitano's television credits include directing twelve episodes ofQuantum Leap, two episodes ofThe X-Files, two episodes ofPicket Fences, three episodes ofThe Pretender, two episodes ofL.A. Doctors, two episodes ofDawson's Creek, four episodes ofBoston Public, and fourteen episodes ofStrong Medicine, as well as the 1991 TV filmEarth Angel.^[3][4][5][6] The TV filmContagious earned anAmerican Latino Media Arts Award for actressElizabeth Peña for 'Outstanding Actress in a Made-for-Television Movie or Mini-Series'.^[7]

In the 1980s, Napolitano's work included acting asassistant director onfeature film projects, working on films with directorsBrian Hutton,Danny DeVito,Stuart Rosenberg,Donald P. Bellisario,Ron Howard,Howard Zieff,Terry Gilliam,Antoine Fuqua, and on multiple projects directed byBrian De Palma.^[4]

Source:^[5]

• The Big Blue Marble (unknown episodes)
• Earth Angel (1991) (TV film)
• Reasonable Doubts (1 episode, 1991)
• I'll Fly Away (1 episode, 1992)
• Quantum Leap (12 episodes, 1990–1992)
• Covington Cross (1 episode, 1992)
• Going to Extremes (1 episode, 1992)
• Northern Exposure (1 episode, 1993)
• Class of '96 (1 episode, 1993)
• SeaQuest 2032 (1 episode, 1993)
• The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1 episode, 1993)
• The X-Files (2 episodes, 1993–1994)
• M.A.N.T.I.S. (1 episode, 1994)
• Medicine Ball (1995)
• Earth 2 (3 episodes, 1994–1995)
• Chicago Hope (1 episode, 1995)
• Picket Fences (2 episodes, 1995–1996)
• Murder One (1 episode, 1996)
• Viper (1 episode, 1996)
• Contagious (1997) (TV film)
• The Practice (1 episode, 1997)
• JAG (4 episodes, 1995–1997)
• Ally McBeal (1 episode, 1997)
• Hotel del Sol (1998)
• The Pretender (3 episodes, 1997–1998)
• Mercy Point (1998)
• Wasteland (1 episode, 1999)
• L.A. Doctors (2 episodes, 1999)
• Cold Feet (1999)
• Martial Law (1 episode, 1999)
• Snoops (1 episode, 1999)
• Dawson's Creek (2 episodes, 1998–2000)
• The Huntress (2000)
• FreakyLinks (1 episode, 2001)
• Kate Brasher (2001)
• For the People (2002)
• Birds of Prey (1 episode, 2003)
• Boston Public (4 episodes, 2001–2003)
• The District (1 episode, 2003)
• Strong Medicine (14 episodes, 2000–2006)
• Bones (1 episode, 2006)
• Runaway (1 episode, 2006)
• Cashmere Mafia (1 episode, 2008)

• Zork: Nemesis (1996)

Source:^[6]

• The First Deadly Sin (1980) – Director:Brian Hutton
• Blow Out (1981) – Director:Brian De Palma
• Scarface (1983) – Director: Brian De Palma
• The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) – Director:Stuart Rosenberg
• Body Double (1984) – Director: Brian De Palma
• Wise Guys (1986) – Director: Brian De Palma
• The Untouchables (1987) – Director: Brian De Palma
• Throw Momma from the Train (1987) – Director:Danny DeVito
• Last Rites (1988) Also as second unit director – Director:Donald P. Bellisario
• Parenthood (1989) – Director:Ron Howard
• The Dream Team (1989) – Director:Howard Zieff
• The Fisher King (1991) – Director:Terry Gilliam^[8]
• Brooklyn's Finest (2008) Also co-producer – Director:Antoine Fuqua

• Joe Napolitano atIMDb

• 1948 births
• 2016 deaths
• American television directors
• Mass media people from Brooklyn
• Artists from New York City

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