Robbie Countryman

{{short description|American television director|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Robbie Countryman | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Robert Countryman | other_names = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|01|27}} | birth_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | occupation = Television director | years_active = 1991–present | spouse = }}

'''Robert Countryman''' (born January 27, 1965)<ref name="Robbie">{{cite web |url=http://robbiecountryman.com/bio.html |title=Robbie Coutryman biography |publisher=robbiecountryman.com |accessdate=December 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426052311/http://robbiecountryman.com/bio.html |archivedate=April 26, 2012 }}</ref> is an American [[television director]].

Countryman began his career as a [[stage manager]] on the sitcom ''[[Growing Pains]]''. His other stage managing credits include ''[[Martin (TV series)|Martin]]'', ''[[Hangin' with Mr. Cooper]]'' and ''[[So Little Time]]''. While working on ''Mr. Cooper'', he also became an assistant director, working on shows such as ''[[Suddenly Susan]]'', ''[[Women's Murder Club (TV series)|Women's Murder Club]]'', ''[[The Unit]]'', ''[[Brothers (2009 TV series)|Brothers]]'' and ''[[Melissa & Joey]]''.<ref name="Yahoo! TV">{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/contributor/292182/credits;_ylt=AmJJ7b31haHoZO.yzcyjlrm.o9EF |title=Robert Countryman credits |publisher=Yahoo! TV |accessdate=December 15, 2011}}</ref>

In 2004, Countryman made his professional directorial debut on ''[[Reba (TV series)|Reba]]''. He has since gone on to direct episodes of other series, including ''[[Just Jordan]]'', ''[[Surviving Suburbia]]'', ''[[The Wannabes (TV series)|The Wannabes]]'', ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'', ''[[Crash & Bernstein]]'', ''[[Pair of Kings]]'', ''[[Let's Stay Together (TV series)|Let's Stay Together]]'', ''[[Reed Between the Lines]]'', ''[[See Dad Run]]'', ''[[The Haunted Hathaways]]'', ''[[K.C. Undercover]]'', ''[[Best Friends Whenever]]'', ''[[The Thundermans]]'', ''[[Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn]]'', ''[[Bunk'd]]'', ''[[Bizaardvark]]'', ''[[Raven's Home]]'', ''[[Knight Squad]]'', ''[[Cousins for Life]]'', ''[[Coop & Cami Ask the World]]'', ''[[Sydney to the Max]]'', ''[[Just Roll with It]]'', ''[[The Villains of Valley View]]'', ''[[Erin & Aaron]]'', ''[[Pretty Freekin Scary]]'', ''[[Wizards Beyond Waverly Place]]'', ''[[Electric Bloom]]'', ''[[Vampirina: Teenage Vampire]]'', ''[[The Ms. Pat Show]]'', and ''[[Lopez vs Lopez]]''.

Countryman is a graduate of [[University of Southern California]] with a bachelor's degree in Communications.<ref name="Robbie"/>

== Filmography == {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Note(s) |- | 1991–1992 || ''[[Growing Pains]]'' || rowspan="2" |Stage Manager || 23 episodes |- | 1992 || ''[[Martin (TV series)|Martin]]'' || 2 episodes |- | 1992–1997 || ''[[Hangin' with Mr. Cooper]]'' || Stage Manager/First Assistant Director/Second Assistant Director || 107 episodes |- | 1993 || ''[[Living Single]]'' || Stage Manager || Episode: "Judging by the Cover" |- | 1998 || ''[[Costello (TV series)|Costello]]'' || rowspan="2"| First Assistant Director || Episode: "Pilot" |- | rowspan="2"| 1999–2000 || ''[[Odd Man Out (American TV series)|Odd Man Out]]'' || 12 episodes |- | ''[[Suddenly Susan]]'' || Second Assistant Director/First Assistant Director || 2 episodes |- | 2001 || ''The Krew'' || First Assistant Director || Short |- | 2001–2007 || ''[[Reba (TV series)|Reba]]'' || First Assistant Director/Stage Manager/Director || 178 episodes |- | 2002 || ''[[So Little Time]]'' || Stage Manager || Episode: "Larrypalooza" |- | 2007 || ''[[The Unit]]'' || Second Assistant Director || Episode: "Pandemonium: Part Two" |- | 2007–2008 || ''[[Women's Murder Club (TV series)|Women's Murder Club]]'' || Additional Second Assistant Director || |- | 2007 || ''[[Just Jordan]]'' || Director || Episode: "Revenge of the Riff" |- | rowspan="2"| 2009 || ''[[Surviving Suburbia]]'' || First Assistant Director/Director || 3 episodes |- | ''[[Brothers (2009 TV series)|Brothers]]'' || First Assistant Director/Second Assistant Director || 12 episodes |- | 2010 || ''The Wannabes Starring Savvy'' || rowspan="2"| Director || 13 episodes |- | 2010–2011 || ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'' || 4 episodes |- | 2010–2015 || ''[[Melissa & Joey]]'' || First Assistant Director/Director || 72 episodes |- | 2011–2012 || ''[[Pair of Kings]]'' || rowspan="6"| Director || 5 episodes |- | 2011 || ''[[Reed Between the Lines]]'' || 2 episodes |- | 2012–2014 || ''[[Let's Stay Together (TV series)|Let's Stay Together]]'' || 11 episodes |- | rowspan="3"| 2012 || ''[[The First Family (TV series)|The First Family]]'' || Episode: "The First Report Card" |- | ''[[Mr. Box Office]]'' || Episode: "Somebody's Watching Me" |- | ''[[Crash & Bernstein]]'' || 2 episodes |- | 2012–2013 || ''Mailbu County'' || First Assistant Director/Director || 15 episodes |- | 2013 || ''[[Baby Daddy]]'' || rowspan="100"| Director || Episode: "There's Something Fitchy Going On" |- | 2013–2018 || ''[[The Thundermans]]'' || 15 episodes |- | rowspan="2"| 2014 || ''[[See Dad Run]]'' || Episode: "See Dad Run Into Marcus' Nephew" |- | ''[[Young & Hungry]]'' || Episode: "Young & Pregnant" |- | 2014–2021 || ''[[Last Man Standing (American TV series)|Last Man Standing]]'' || 10 episodes |- | 2015 || ''Ground Floor'' || Episode: "Wicked Wedding" |- | 2015–2018 || ''[[Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn]]'' || 12 episodes |- | rowspan="2"| 2015 || ''[[The Haunted Hathaways]]'' || 2 episodes |- | ''[[Cristela]]'' || 2 episodes |- | rowspan="2"| 2016 || ''[[Best Friends Whenever]]'' || Episode: "A Time to Double Date" |- | ''[[Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything]]'' || 3 episodes |- | 2016–2018 || ''[[K.C. Undercover]]'' || 10 episodes |- | 2016–2023 || ''[[Bunk'd]]'' || 9 episodes |- | 2016–2019 || ''[[Bizaardvark]]'' || 9 episodes |- | 2017–2018 || ''[[Marlon (TV series)|Marlon]]'' || 6 episodes |- | 2017–2023 || ''[[Raven's Home]]'' || 7 episodes |- | 2017 || ''[[Superior Donuts (TV series)|Superior Donuts]]'' || Episode: "Error of Admission" |- | 2018–2019 || ''[[Knight Squad]]'' || 5 episodes |- | 2018 || ''[[The Cool Kids (TV series)|The Cool Kids]]'' || Episode: "A Date with Destiny" |- | 2018–2019 || ''[[Coop & Cami Ask the World]]'' || 6 episodes |- | 2019 || ''[[Cousins for Life]]'' || 5 episodes |- | 2019–2021 || ''[[Sydney to the Max]]'' || 7 episodes |- | 2019 || ''[[Team Kaylie]]'' || 3 episodes |- | rowspan="2"| 2019–2021 || ''[[Family Reunion (TV series)|Family Reunion]]'' || 5 episodes |- | ''[[Just Roll with It]]'' || 7 episodes |- | rowspan="3"| 2019 || ''[[No Good Nick]]'' || 2 episodes |- | ''[[All That]]'' || Episode: "1113" |- | ''A Family Reunion Christmas'' || TV special |- | 2021–2025 || ''[[The Upshaws]]'' || 12 episodes |- | 2021–2022 || ''[[Dynasty (2017 TV series)|Dynasty]]'' || 2 episodes |- | 2021–2025 || ''[[The Conners]]'' || 14 episodes |- | 2021 || ''[[Gabby Duran & the Unsittables]]'' || Episode: "Magic Hours" |- | 2022–2026 || ''[[The Neighborhood (TV series)|The Neighborhood]]'' || 12 episodes |- | 2022–2023 || ''[[The Villains of Valley View]]'' || 2 episodes |- | 2022 || ''[[Lopez vs Lopez]]'' || Episode: "Lopez vs. Gaslighting" |- | rowspan="3"| 2023 || ''[[Night Court (2023 TV series)|Night Court]]'' || Episode: "Ready or Knot" |- | ''[[Saturdays (TV series)|Saturdays]]'' || 2 episodes |- | ''[[Erin & Aaron]]'' || Episode: "Pictures of You" |- | rowspan="4"| 2025 || ''[[Happy's Place (2024 TV series)|Happy's Place]]'' || Episode: "Heart of the Matter" |- | ''[[Wizards Beyond Waverly Place]]'' || 3 episodes |- | ''[[Electric Bloom]]'' || 2 episodes |- | ''[[Vampirina: Teenage Vampire]]'' || 2 episodes |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Official website|http://robbiecountryman.com/index.html}} *{{IMDb name|0183615}}

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