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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''.

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| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]

| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]

| ordo = [[Poales]]

| familia = [[Poaceae]]

| genus = ''[[Cymbopogon]]''

| species = '''''C. flexuosus'''''

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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.

'''''Cymbopogon flexuosus''''' is a perennial grass native to India, Sri Lanka, Burma, and Thailand. It is placed in the genus Cymbopogon (lemon grasses).

==Biography==

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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.

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==References==

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== Television credits ==

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* 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==

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*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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