He was trained as a pianist at Juilliard, but is primarily noted as the director of situation comedies such as Friends. He also directed The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999), a children's film. He began his career by directing a music show for Leonard Bernstein. The Juilliard School is a performing arts conservatory in New York City, informally identified as simply Juilliard, and most famous for its musically trained alumni. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland was the second movie based on the characters of the childrens television series Sesame Street (after 1985s Follow That Bird). ... Leonard Bernstein in 1971 Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 â October 14, 1990) was an American composer and orchestra conductor. ...
He was awarded an Emmy for "Outstanding Special Class Directing" for the 78th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, shown on NBC. He has also been nominated for "Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series", for his work on Everybody Loves Raymond. An Emmy Award. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Everybody Loves Raymond, sometimes referred to in the abbreviated form Raymond, (1996â2005) was a long-running CBS sitcom. ...