Nick Vanoff was born on October 25, 1929 in Greece. He was a producer and director, known for The Hollywood Palace (1964), The Sonny and Cher Show (1976) and White Dog (1982). He died on March 20, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
When ABC moved "The Les Crane Show" (1964) from New York to Los Angeles in the summer or 1965, Vanoff and his The Hollywood Palace (1964) Art Department--James Trittipo and Hub Braden--created the set for the nightly conversation interview format. The show, originating at the 1313 Vine Street Theater (three blocks south of "The Hollywood Palace" set), was retitled ABC's Nightlife (1964), with Nipsey Russell as Les' second banana. The set was a series of circular cascading benches allowing guests to sit one on one with Les; it could also expand to include additional participants in the discussions. Vanoff forbade any controversial dialog during the discussions, on orders from ABC headquarters in New York. The program was pitted against The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) on NBC, but it only lasted until November of 1965, when it was canceled.
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Forming Zodiac Productions with William O. Harbach, Nick's co-producer and long time associate-friend, they produced The Hollywood Palace (1964) variety show for ABC (1964-70).
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Nick got into real estate when he partnered in purchasing the Columbia Studio lot at Sunset and Gower, in Hollywood, which became the Sunset-Gower Studio.
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Nick began his show business career as a hoofer where he met his wife, another dancer, Felicia. Becoming a producer, he always used dancers and choreographers in his television series and specials.
Producer who worked side by side with his younger brother, Boris Vanoff (1932-2006), who was a talent coordinator, on The Hollywood Palace (1964). Boris was also a cameraman for ABC-TV in Buffalo.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1990
TV Special producer
The World According to Me
1988
TV Movie producer
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1987
TV Special documentary producer
Eleni
1985
producer
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1982
TV Special producer
White Dog
1982
executive producer
Camp Grizzly
1980
TV Movie executive producer
The Big Show
1980
TV Series producer
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1979
TV Special producer
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1978
TV Movie producer
Dorothy Hamill Presents Winners
1978
TV Special producer
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976-1977
TV Series executive producer - 33 episodes
The Perry Como Christmas Show
1974
TV Special producer
The Julie Andrews Hour
1972-1973
TV Series producer - 4 episodes
The Night Digger
1971
executive producer - uncredited
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
TV Movie executive producer
The Don Knotts Show
1970
TV Series executive producer
The Don Adams Special: Hooray for Hollywood
1970
TV Movie executive producer
The Hollywood Palace
TV Series associate producer - 111 episodes, 1964 - 1969 executive producer - 83 episodes, 1964 - 1970
Bing Crosby and Carol Burnett: Together Again for the First Time
1969
TV Movie producer
The King Family Show
1965-1969
TV Series producer - 28 episodes
The Bing Crosby Show
1968
TV Movie executive producer
The Milton Berle Show
1966
TV Series producer - 5 episodes
The Hollywood Deb Stars of 1965
1965
TV Movie producer
The Bing Crosby Show
1964
TV Special producer
The Bing Crosby Show
1960-1963
TV Series producer - 2 episodes
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall
1960-1963
TV Series producer - 9 episodes
The Dave King Show
1959
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Kraft Music Hall Presents: The Dave King Show
1959
TV Series producer - 1 episode
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
1956-1959
TV Series producer - 10 episodes
The Steve Lawrence-Eydie Gorme Show
1958
TV Series producer - 2 episodes
The Steve Allen Show
1957
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Perry Como Christmas Show
1974
TV Special
Perry Como's Summer of 74
1974
TV Movie
The Perry Como Sunshine Show
1974
TV Movie
The Bing Crosby Show
1964
TV Special
The Bing Crosby Show
1960-1963
TV Series 2 episodes
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
2010
TV Special creator
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
2007
TV Special creator
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fonda on Fonda
1992
TV Movie documentary grateful acknowledgment: producer of 1979 Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 44th Annual Tony Awards
1990
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Best Musical
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
1986
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program
The 36th Primetime Emmy Awards
1984
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1990
Showmanship Award
Publicists Guild of America
Television
1989
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Special Events
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1988)
1986
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1985)
1984
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1983)
1973
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Variety Musical Series
The Julie Andrews Hour (1972)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1991
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1990)
1983
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1982)
1980
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Program Achievement - Special Events
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1979)
$16 Million
