David Kendall is writer/producer/director who has worked in both television and film for decades. His credits include series for the broadcast networks, cable outlets, and streaming services. He has created shows, run shows, and directed pilots. He’s been a member of the Writers Guild of America since 1985 and a member of the Directors Guild of America since 1990. He has produced and written for iconic situation comedies like ABC’s Growing Pains and Boy Meets World and has directed classic kids’ programs like Nickelodeon’s iCarly and Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana. For five years, he Executive Produced a series he co-created for ABC Family/Freeform entitled Melissa & Joey, a romantic comedy which concluded its run in 2015 after 104 episodes. He wrote and directed episodes of the series as well. In 2020 he Executive Produced The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia, a half hour coming-of-age comedy for Netflix, directing their memorable musical Christmas episode. More recent directing credits include Erin & Aaron for Nickelodeon, Sydney to the Max for the Disney Channel, and Katharine McPhee’s Netflix series Country Comfort. On the feature side, David directed Steppin’ Into the Holiday, a musical Christmas movie starring Mario Lopez, which premiered in November of 2022 on the Lifetime Network. Previously, he directed the teen comedy Dirty Deeds, starring Milo Ventimiglia, Zoë Saldana, and Charles Durning. In that same genre, David wrote The New Guy, a Sony Pictures release which opened in 2600 theaters. He has co-written and/or produced several movies for television, including The Growing Pains Reunion Movie - a reunion for David as well, since that show was his very first television credit. In terms of actors, David has worked with Oscar Winners, Emmy Winners, Tony Winners, Grammy Winners, Professional Wrestlers, Adult Film Actors, Olympic Gold Medalists, and NFL Hall of Famers. With many family shows to his credit, he’s directed scores of talented young actors, from A (Ariana Grande) to Z (Zendaya). He has credits on over 40 different series. All told, that’s over 600 episodes of television - 200 plus of them as director. He has been a guest speaker for classes and workshops at USC and the American Film Institute. Since 2023, David has been a Visiting Instructor at Wesleyan University (his alma mater) where he teaches a directing workshop. He continues his freelance directing career while also developing scripts for television and film. A Philadelphia native, David resides in Los Angeles with his wife and their three children. Television Series Credits (Partial List): Growing Pains - 1985-1991- writer, producer Just the Ten of Us - 1988-1990 - writer, director Boy Meets World - 1994-1999 - writer, producer, director Clueless - 1999 - director Even Stevens - 2003 - director That’s So Raven - 2003 - director Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide - 2004-2007 - director Hannah Montana - 2006 - director iCarly - 2007-2012 - director Zoey 101 - 2007-2008 - director Melissa & Joey - 2009-2015 - co-creator, writer, producer, director Victorious - 2010-2013 - director Big Time Rush - 2010-2012 - director T...
