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'''Jim Coane''' is an award winning television producer, writer and director. He is the creator of PBS' preschool series ''[[Dragon Tales]]''. He is also credited as executive producer on many network, syndication and cable series, including ''Walking the Bible'', ''[[Totally Hidden Video]]'', ''[[Card Sharks]]'', ''Futurequest'', ''[[America's Most Wanted]]'', ''Forces Beyond'', and ''Superstars of Action''.
Coane has executive produced over 500 hundred hours of series, specials and pilots for ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, USA, Turner, Discovery Channel, Learning Channel, PBS, F/X and other broadcasters. He received an [[Emmy award]] for the PBS documentary series ''Futurequest'' and his animated children's series ''[[Dragon Tales]]'' has been nominated three times for an Emmy. He worked on staff in overall producer deals at [[Sony Television]] and [[Fox Television Studios]] and was president of the production division of Unapix Productions.
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==Biography==
Born July 31, 1948, in Trenton, N.J., Coane is a graduate of The Hun School of Princeton and Rutgers University. He was married to Amy Fromer in 1984 and has two children, Max and Cassie. He began his career as a producer at MPO Productions in New York City before becoming a director of TV commercials at his production company, Coane Productions, Inc. He is a member of the [[Director's Guild of America]] and the [[Producers Guild of America]]. He currently resides in Santa Monica, CA.
== Television credits ==
* Dragon Tales - Multi Emmy nominated pre-school animation series.
* Walking The Bible - Three documentary hours hosted by author Bruce Feiler.
* Future Quest - Emmy award winning documentary series. Hosted by Jeff Goldblum.
* Totally Hidden Video - Two seasons of hidden camera comedy series for FOX Network.
* Poker Royale - Poker series for Game Show Network.
* Card Sharks - Nationally syndicated game show based on Goodson/Todman format.
* America's Most Wanted - Producer during premier season of long running FOX series
* Love Behind Bars - Looks at love and relationships in prison.
* Prison Doctors - Profile of health system ni prison.
* Letters From A Nut - Pilot for ABC based on popular book.
* Nothing's On - Pilot for F/X
* Wild on the Set - Series features animal actors and their trainers.
* Totally Out of Control - Focus on totally outrageous and unusual people, machines, weather.
* Forces Beyond - Series investigated both sides of the paranormal debate. Hosted by Nick Mancuso.
* Superstars of Action - Biography series of Hollywood’s greatest action stars, hosted by Robert Wagner.
* Hollywood Stuntmakers - Behind the scenes look at Hollywood’s greatest action movies, hosted by James Coburn.
* Hollywood F/X MASTERS - Thirteen half-hours about Hollywood’s greatest special effects, hosted by Christopher Reeve.
* Record Setters - Three hours that profiles world records.
* Now you See It - Three hours that looks at history and mystery of magic.
* Fifty Years OF Hanna/Barbara Cartoons - TNT - One hour Special hosted by John Goodman.
* Laurie Cooks Light and Easy - Cooking series with author/chef Laurie Burrows Grad.
* Home green Home - Gardening/craft/cooking series for PBS hosted Kelley Shea Smith.
* Simply Style - Fashion and style series for Discovery Network with host/author Leah Feldon.
* Family Values - Hidden camera game show pilot produced for Fox Television.
* Payback - Hidden camera game show pilot produced for Fox Television.
* High School Confidential - Produced and directed soap opera pilot for FOX TV.
==Awards==
*1990 [[Emmy Award]], for ''Futurequest'' PBS Non-fiction series.
*1999 Emmy nomination, Executive Producer, Best Animated Children's Series, for ''Dragon Tales''
*2000 Parents Choice Award for "Dragon Tales"
*2000 Emmy nomination, Consulting Producer, Best Animated Children's Series, for ''Dragon Tales''
*2001 Emmy nomination, Consulting Producer, Best Animated Children's Series, for ''Dragon Tales''
==External links==
*{{imdb name|id=0167585|name=James Coane}}
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=279656 Jim Coane filmography at the New York Times]
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/imdb/actor/nm0167585 Explore the work of Jim Coane at Amazon.com]
* [http://tv.yahoo.com/dragon-tales/show/30132/castcrew Dragon Tales cast and crew]
== References ==
* {{cite news
|last=Coane
|first=Jim
|url=http://kidscreen.com/articles/magazine/19991001/26892.html
|title=Dragon Tales
|publisher=Kid Screen Magazine
|date=November,1999}}
==Trivia==
* Coane's children, Max and Cassie, are the basis for two of the character's names in ''[[Dragon Tales]]''. His wife Amy is the namesake for Emmy, another character in the series.
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