{{Short description|American television producer and director (1955–2006)}} {{Infobox person | name = Scott Brazil | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = Scott Beaird Brazil | birth_date = {{Birth date|1955|5|12|mf=y}} | birth_place = Sacramento County, California, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2006|4|17|1955|5|12|mf=y}} | death_place = Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. }}
'''Scott Brazil''' (May 12, 1955 – April 17, 2006) was an American television producer and director.
==Early life and education== Brazil was born in Sacramento County, California.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.notrecinema.com/communaute/stars/stars.php3?staridx=78778|title=Scott BRAZIL|website=notreCinema.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> His childhood home was in Sacramento's South Land Park Hills neighborhood.
He was a graduate of the University of Southern California where he earned a bachelor of science degree from the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/22/obituaries/scott-brazil-50-a-tv-producer-whose-credits-included-the-shield.html|title=Scott Brazil, 50, a TV Producer Whose Credits Included 'The Shield,' Is Dead|date=2006-04-22|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-03-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
==Career== Brazil started his career as an associate producer on ''The White Shadow'' from 1979-1981.
===''Hill Street Blues''=== Brazil began working on ''Hill Street Blues'' as an associate producer from 1981-1982. He worked as a producer from 1982-1983, and was the supervising producer from 1983-1986. He won Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series in 1983 and 1984<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.emmys.com/news/director-producer-scott-brazil-dies|title=Director-Producer Scott Brazil Dies|website=Television Academy|language=en|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> and a Golden Globe Award in 1983 for his work on ''Hill Street Blues''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-apr-20-me-passings20.1-story.html|title=Scott Brazil, 50; TV Producer Won 2 Emmys for 'Hill Street Blues'|date=2006-04-20|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> He was also nominated for Emmys for that series in both 1985 and 1986 and Golden Globes in 1984 and 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20060419/the-shield-producer-scott-brazil-dies|title="The Shield" producer Scott Brazil dies|date=2006-04-19|website=Daily News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> He worked in various capacities on 116 of 144 episodes of the show.
===''The Shield''=== He worked on ''The Shield'' from its premiere in 2002, directing 11 episodes of the series. As a producer, he shared in the show's 2003 Golden Globe Award for best drama series. The season six premiere was dedicated to his memory.
===Other work=== Brazil directed episodes of ''Grey's Anatomy'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2006/04/20/shield-producer-scott-brazil-dies-at-50/|title='Shield' Producer Scott Brazil Dies at 50|date=2006-04-20|website=East Bay Times|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> ''JAG'' (8 episodes),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/shield-director-scott-brazil-dies-15463/|title='Shield' Director Scott Brazil Dies|date=2006-04-19|website=www.backstage.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> ''Nip/Tuck'' (2 episodes), ''CSI: Miami'', ''LAX'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', and ''Nash Bridges''.
Brazil partnered with Larry Garrison, president of Silver Creek Entertainment, producing film and television for 18 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://silvercreekentertainment.net/|title=SilverCreek Entertainment {{!}} a Larry Garrison Company|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref> He produced ''TV 101'', ''WIOU'', ''Space Rangers'', ''Like Mother, Like Son'' and ''Live Shot''. He was a co-executive producer of ''Cracker'', ''Gideon's Crossing'' and ''L.A. Doctors''.
Brazil was a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
==Personal life and death== Brazil died in Sherman Oaks, California on April 17, 2006, aged 50, of respiratory failure from complications of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and Lyme disease.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/the-shield-producer-scott-brazil-dies-at-50|title='The Shield' Producer Scott Brazil Dies at 50|date=2015-03-25|website=Associated Press|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-24}}</ref>
==Posthumous tributes== The last episode of ''The Kill Point'' and the first episode of the sixth season of ''The Shield'' were dedicated to Brazil. The Season 5 DVD release of ''The Shield'' contains a 25-minute tribute to him from cast and crew members.
==References== {{Reflist}} *[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/people/obit_brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002346076 Emmy-winning director Scott Brazil, 50.] ''The Hollywood Reporter'' *[https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4927722.stm BBC News obituary ("Hill Street Blues producer dies") 20 April 2006]
==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0106368|name=Scott Brazil}}
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