{{Short description|American film and television producer (1948–2023)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Stan Rogow | image = Stan Rogow.jpeg | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1948|11|30}} | birth_place = New York City, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|12|07|1948|1|6}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | spouse = | children = Jackson | education = USC Gould School of Law | alma_mater = {{plainlist| * Boston University (AB) * Boston University School of Law (JD) }} | occupation = {{hlist|Music manager|producer|writer|lawyer}} | years_active = 1982–2023 }}
'''Stan Rogow''' (November 30, 1948 – December 7, 2023) was an American music manager, writer, and producer of film and television. He received three Emmy nominations, one for 1982 NBC TV series ''Fame'' and two for Disney Channel's ''Lizzie McGuire''.
==Early life and education== Rogow was born on November 30, 1948, in Brooklyn, New York.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=December 9, 2023 |title='Lizzie McGuire' Producer Stan Rogow Dies at 75 |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/stan-rogow-dead-lizzie-mcguire-fame-1235831916/ |access-date=December 9, 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="thr">{{Cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/stan-rogow-dead-emmy-nominated-lizzie-mcguire-producer-1235732090/ |title=Stan Rogow, Emmy-Nominated 'Lizzie McGuire' Producer, Dies at 75 |date=December 9, 2023 |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=December 13, 2023}}</ref> According to Rogow, at the age of 5, Paramount Pictures offered him a contract because he could sing and dance, but his parents declined the offer.<ref name="thr"/> He graduated from Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts and from the Boston University School of Law with a Juris Doctor. He also studied at the USC Gould School of Law.<ref name="usc">{{Cite web |url=http://cinema.usc.edu/faculty/stan-rogow.htm |title=Stan Rogow |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100826060614/https://cinema.usc.edu/faculty/stan-rogow.htm |publisher=USC School of Cinematic Arts |archive-date=August 26, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career== Rogow worked as a lawyer in Roxbury, Boston. He worked as executive-in-charge of CBS television film ''Playing for Time''.<ref name="thr"/> He then moved to Los Angeles and worked on the TV series ''Fame''.<ref name="thr"/><ref name="nytimes">{{Cite news |last=Freedman |first=Samuel G. |date=April 15, 1990 |title=TELEVISION; How John Sayles Shuffled 'Shannon's Deal' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/15/arts/television-how-john-sayles-shuffled-shannon-s-deal.html |access-date=May 17, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> By 1989, he formed Rogow Productions.<ref name=":2"/>
His television credits include ''Lizzie McGuire'', ''Shannon's Deal'',<ref name="nytimes"/> ''Flight 29 Down'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=TWEEN TRACK |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2005-08-30-0508290138-story.html |access-date=May 17, 2022 |website=Sun Sentinel |date=August 30, 2005 |language=en}}</ref> ''Darcy's Wild Life'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shattuck |first=Kathryn |date=January 2, 2005 |title=FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; How Ya Gonna Keep Her Down On the Farm After She's Seen L.A? |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/02/arts/television/for-young-viewers-how-ya-gonna-keep-her-down-on-the-farm.html |access-date=May 17, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ''State of Grace'',<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=December 17, 2013 |title=Stan Rogow |url=https://variety.com/exec/stan-rogow/ |access-date=May 17, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231213045716/https://variety.com/exec/stan-rogow/ |archive-date=December 13, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Nowhere Man'', ''Valemont'',''<ref name=":1" />'', ''South of Sunset''.<ref name="usc"/> He created 1992 CBS series ''Middle Ages''.<ref name="thr"/> He produced the television films ''Nowhere to Hide'', ''Murder in High Places'', ''Help Wanted: Kids'', ''Rock 'N Roll Mom'' and ''Hardhat and Legs''.<ref name="usc"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ginell |first=Richard S. |date=October 3, 1994 |title=Nowhere to Hide |url=https://variety.com/1994/film/reviews/nowhere-to-hide-1200439150/ |access-date=May 17, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> He also produced feature films ''The Clan of the Cave Bear,''<ref>{{Cite web |last= |last2= |last3= |first3= |last4= |last5= |last6= |last7= |last8= |first8= |last9= |date=January 24, 1986 |title=MOVIE REVIEW : 'CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR' LACKS THE FIRE OF 'QUEST' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-24-ca-23940-story.html |access-date=May 17, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> ''All I Want For Christmas'',<ref name=":1" /> ''Men of War,<ref name=":1" />'' and ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie.<ref name=":1" />''
Rogow earned three Emmy nominations, one in 1982 for NBC's ''Fame'', and two for Disney Channel's ''Lizzie McGuire''.<ref name=":2" /> He was an executive producer of Corbin Bleu's debut album ''Another Side''.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/another-side-r1033022/credits Corbin Bleu's ''Another Side'' credits] at Allmusic.com</ref>
In 2007, he started the production company Electric Farm Entertainment. With Electric Farm, he produced internet series ''Gemini Division'', ''Woke Up Dead'' and ''Afterworld''.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-experimenting-with/136737739/ |title=Experimenting with hybrid entertainment in 'Afterworld' |date=August 23, 2007 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |page=C6 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=December 13, 2023}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2007 |title=TV takes step into 'Afterworld' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-aug-23-fi-afterworld23-story.html |access-date=May 17, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moses |first=Asher |date=August 7, 2007 |title=New life for Afterworld |url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/new-life-for-afterworld-20070807-gdqsu1.html |access-date=May 17, 2022 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref name="usc"/> He was known as the "king of tweens" due to his notable career in producing television programming for teenagers.<ref name="usc"/> He was guest lecturer at the American Film Institute, USC Film School and UCLA Film School.<ref name="usc"/>
==Personal life and death== He was the father of actor Jackson Rogow.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Steinberg |first=Jacques |date=August 23, 2005 |title=The Force Behind Those Fresh Faces |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/23/arts/television/the-force-behind-those-fresh-faces.html |access-date=May 17, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
He died at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles on December 7, 2023, at age 75.<ref name=":2"/>
== Awards and nominations == === As executive producer === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Nominated work !Award !Result ! |- |1982 |''Fame'' |Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series |{{nom}} |<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Stan Rogow |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/stan-rogow |access-date=May 17, 2022 |publisher=Television Academy |language=en}}</ref> |- |2003 |''Lizzie McGuire'' |Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program |{{nom}} |<ref name=":0"/> |- |2004 |''Lizzie McGuire'' |Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program |{{nom}} |<ref name=":0"/> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0737390}} * {{Discogs artist|Stan Rogow}}
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