Geoffrey Darby
Born (1953-04-15) April 15, 1953 (age 70)
Canada
Occupation(s)Director, writer
Known for

Geoffrey Darby (born April 15, 1953) is a media executive, television producer, director, and writer. He was the co-creator of children's sketch comedy You Can't Do That on Television[1] and was a writer and director for the show's first five seasons.

Career

Darby co-created the game show Double Dare for Nickelodeon and hosted the unaired pilot.[2] Some of Darby's other credits include the 1983 American sketch comedy TV show Don't Look Now, UFO Kidnapped, Clarissa Explains It All, and Finders Keepers.[2]

During his career, Darby has been a Senior Vice-President at Nickelodeon, joining the channel in 1984. He has also been Executive Vice President of Programming for The Weather Channel, Executive Vice President of CBS, and President of Production and Convergence for New York-based Oxygen Media Inc. and has had senior positions at Viacom.[3][4][5]

He has won three Cable ACE Awards, two Clio Awards, a Peabody Award and a Dupont Award.[5]

Writing credits

Production Notes Broadcaster
You Can't Do That on Television
  • 143 episodes (1979–1990)
 CTV, Nickelodeon
Don't Look Now
  • 5 episodes (co-written with Roger Price, 1983)
 PBS
Whatever Turns You On
  • 15 episodes (co-written with Roger Price, 1979)
 CTV
UFO Kidnapped
  • Feature film (co-written with Roger Price, 1983)
 Nickelodeon

References

  1. ^ Klickstein, Mathew (26 March 2012). "So you Think You Can't do that on Television". Splitsider. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Geoffrey Darby". IMDb. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Geoffrey Darby, Former CBS and Viacom Executive, Named President of Production for Oxygen Media" (Press release). Oxygen Media. 26 March 1999 – via PRNewswire.
  4. ^ "Geoffrey Darby named to TWC". The Weather Company (Press release). 5 March 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  5. ^ a b "World Television Day spotlight: Alumnus Geoffrey Darby | myAC".
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