John Cossette (February 22, 1957 – April 26, 2011) was an American theater and television producer known for his work on televised award shows, especially the television broadcasts of the Grammy Awards.Cossette's father, television producer Pierre Cossette, was known as the "father of the Grammy Awards telecast." Pierre Cossette helmed the first televised broadcast of the Grammy Awards in 1971.John Cossette became the producer of the Grammy Awards following the departure of his father from the awards show. Cossette remained involved with the television broadcast of the Grammy Awards for more than twenty years, and also produced the Latin Grammy Awards show and the Grammy nominations concert. Most recently, Cossette worked as the executive producer of the 53rd Grammy Awards held on February 13, 2011.In 2009, Cossette began producing productions of the musical, Million Dollar Quartet in Chicago, on Broadway and in London's West End. Cossette also produced awards show for the cable television network, BET. His other producing credits include the reopening ceremony for Radio City Music Hall in New York City in 1999.John Cossette died on April 26, 2011, at the age of 54. He was survived by his wife, Rita, and two daughters. His father, Pierre Cossette, died in September 2009.
His musical, "Million Dollar Quartet," in a Dee Gee Theatricals,John Cossette Productions, and Northern Lights Inc. in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2009 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Production of a Musical (Large).
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Young Jeezy: A Hustlerz Ambition
2011
Documentary executive producer
BET Awards 2011
2011
TV Special executive producer
Rip the Runway '11
2011
TV Movie executive producer
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards
2011
TV Special executive producer
2010 BET Hip Hop Awards
2010
TV Special executive producer
BET Awards 2010
2010
TV Special executive producer
The BET Honors
2010
TV Special executive producer
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards
2010
TV Special executive producer
Rip the Runway
2009
TV Movie executive producer
The BET Honors
2009
TV Movie executive producer
The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!: Countdown to Music's Biggest Night
2009
TV Special executive producer
BET Hip-Hop Awards 2009
2009
TV Special executive producer
BET Awards 2009
2009
TV Special executive producer
The 51st Annual Grammy Awards
2009
TV Special executive producer
BET Hip Hop Awards 2008
2008
TV Special executive producer
BET Awards '08
2008
TV Special executive producer
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards
2008
TV Special executive producer
Rip the Runway '08
2008
TV Movie executive producer
My Night at the Grammys
2007
TV Movie executive producer
BET Awards 2006
2006
TV Special executive producer
2006 Women's World Awards
2006
TV Special executive producer
The 48th Annual Grammy Awards
2006
TV Special executive producer
25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Special
2005
TV Special executive producer
2005 BET Comedy Awards
2005
TV Special executive producer
The 2nd Annual BET Comedy Awards
2005
TV Special executive producer
The 47th Annual Grammy Awards
2005
TV Special executive producer
The 10th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Smokey Robinson
2004
TV Movie executive producer
BET Comedy Awards
2004
TV Special executive producer
The 5th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
2004
TV Special executive producer
The 4th Annual Latin Grammy Awards
2003
TV Special supervising producer
The 9th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Aretha Franklin