Alan Ball

Alan Ball

Alan E. Ball is an American writer, director, actor and producer for film, theatre and television. He is particularly notable for writing American Beauty and True Blood and for creating Six Feet Under, work which earned him an Academy Award, an Emmy, and awards from the Writers, Directors, and Producers Guilds. Ball was born in Marietta, Georgia, to Frank and Mary Ball, an aircraft inspector and a homemaker. His older sister, Mary Ann, was killed in a car accident when Ball was 13; he was in the passenger seat at the time. He attended high school in Marietta, and went on to attend the University of Georgia and Florida State University, from which he graduated in 1980 with a degree in theater arts. After college, he began work as a playwright at the General Nonsense Theater Company in Sarasota, Florida. Ball broke into television as a writer and story editor on the situation comedies Grace Under Fire and Cybill. Ball has written two films, American Beauty (1999) and Towelhead (2007), the latter of which he also produced and directed. He is also the creator, writer and executive producer of the HBO drama series Six Feet Under and True Blood. He was showrunner for True Blood for its first five seasons. In 2010 Ball began work on a television adaptation of the crime noir novel The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston, to be titled All Signs of Death. In December 2010, after several months of pre-production, HBO cancelled production on All Signs of Death. He is also one of the executive producers of the Cinemax series Banshee. In January 2015, it was announced that Ball's period musical drama Virtuoso had had a pilot ordered by HBO. The pilot will be executively produced by Elton John. Confirmed actors to be starring in the show include Peter Macdissi, Iva Babic, Francois Civil, Lindsay Farris, Nico Mirallegro and Alex Lawther. For his work in television and film, Ball has received critical acclaim and numerous awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, an Emmy a Golden Globe, and awards from the Writers, Directors, and Producers Guilds.

  • Title: Alan Ball
  • Popularity: 3.063
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1957-05-13
  • Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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  • Also Known As: Alan E. Ball
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Alan Ball Movies

  • 2004
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    Anatomy of a Working Stiff

    Anatomy of a Working Stiff

    1 2004 HD

    A behind the scenes look at the making of simulated corpses for the TV series "Six Feet Under".

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Alan Ball

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  • 2000
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    American Beauty: Look Closer...

    American Beauty: Look Closer...

    7 2000 HD

    A promotional short documentary on the making of the film American Beauty, directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Scott Bakula

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  • 2005
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    Six Feet Under: In Memoriam

    Six Feet Under: In Memoriam

    8.5 2005 HD

    A eulogy for the groundbreaking HBO series.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Lauren Ambrose

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  • 2014
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    And the Oscar Goes To...

    And the Oscar Goes To...

    7 2014 HD

    The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Anjelica Huston

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  • 2008
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    Towelhead

    Towelhead

    6.2 2008 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Summer Bishil

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  • 1970
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    All Signs of Death

    All Signs of Death

    1 1970 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Clayne Crawford

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  • 1970
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    Virtuoso

    Virtuoso

    1 1970 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 2020
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    Uncle Frank

    Uncle Frank

    7.4 2020 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Paul Bettany

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  • 2008
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    Towelhead

    Towelhead

    6.2 2008 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Summer Bishil

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  • 1999
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    American Beauty

    American Beauty

    8 1999 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kevin Spacey

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  • 2020
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    Uncle Frank

    Uncle Frank

    7.4 2020 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Paul Bettany

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  • 2012
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    The American Tetralogy

    The American Tetralogy

    1 2012 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sharon Stone

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  • 2008
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    Towelhead

    Towelhead

    6.2 2008 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Summer Bishil

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  • 1970
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    All Signs of Death

    All Signs of Death

    1 1970 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Clayne Crawford

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  • 1970
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    Virtuoso

    Virtuoso

    1 1970 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 2020
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    Uncle Frank

    Uncle Frank

    7.4 2020 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Paul Bettany

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  • 2015
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    5 Women Wearing the Same Dress

    5 Women Wearing the Same Dress

    1 2015 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Eric Hicks

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  • 1999
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    American Beauty

    American Beauty

    8 1999 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kevin Spacey

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  • 2024
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 2024 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 2005
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    8.1 2005 HD

    A darkly comic look at members of a dysfunctional L.A. family that run a funeral business.  When death is your business, what is your life? For...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Peter Krause

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  • 2005
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    8.1 2005 HD

    A darkly comic look at members of a dysfunctional L.A. family that run a funeral business.  When death is your business, what is your life? For...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Peter Krause

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  • 2005
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    8.1 2005 HD

    A darkly comic look at members of a dysfunctional L.A. family that run a funeral business.  When death is your business, what is your life? For...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Peter Krause

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  • 1998
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    6 1998 HD

    Cybill is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, which aired on CBS from January 2, 1995, to July 13, 1998. Starring, Cybill Shepherd,...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Cybill Shepherd

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  • 1998
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    6 1998 HD

    Cybill is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, which aired on CBS from January 2, 1995, to July 13, 1998. Starring, Cybill Shepherd,...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Cybill Shepherd

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  • 1998
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    5.6 1998 HD

    Grace Kelly is a tough woman with kids to raise. A recently divorced recovering alcoholic, Grace struggles with the pressures of being a single...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Brett Butler

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  • 2014
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7.621 2014 HD

    Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic, blood vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow citizens overnight. And...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Anna Paquin

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  • 2014
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7.621 2014 HD

    Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic, blood vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow citizens overnight. And...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Anna Paquin

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  • 1998
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    5.6 1998 HD

    Grace Kelly is a tough woman with kids to raise. A recently divorced recovering alcoholic, Grace struggles with the pressures of being a single...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Brett Butler

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  • 2014
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7.621 2014 HD

    Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic, blood vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow citizens overnight. And...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Anna Paquin

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  • 1999
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    6.5 1999 HD

    Oh, Grow Up is a sitcom that aired on ABC from September to December 1999. Created by Alan Ball, who would later go on to win an Academy Award for...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Stephen Dunham

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  • 1999
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    6.5 1999 HD

    Oh, Grow Up is a sitcom that aired on ABC from September to December 1999. Created by Alan Ball, who would later go on to win an Academy Award for...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Stephen Dunham

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  • 2016
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    8 2016 HD

    Banshee is an American drama television series set in a small town in Pennsylvania Amish country and features an enigmatic ex-con posing as a...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Antony Starr

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  • 2018
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    6.8 2018 HD

    A provocative and darkly comic meditation on the disparate forces polarizing present-day American culture, as experienced by the members of a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tim Robbins

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  • 2018
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    6.8 2018 HD

    A provocative and darkly comic meditation on the disparate forces polarizing present-day American culture, as experienced by the members of a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tim Robbins

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  • 2018
    imgS1 E10

    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    6.8 2018 HD

    A provocative and darkly comic meditation on the disparate forces polarizing present-day American culture, as experienced by the members of a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tim Robbins

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  • 2005
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    8.1 2005 HD

    A darkly comic look at members of a dysfunctional L.A. family that run a funeral business.  When death is your business, what is your life? For...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Peter Krause

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  • 2005
    imgS5 E12

    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    8.1 2005 HD

    A darkly comic look at members of a dysfunctional L.A. family that run a funeral business.  When death is your business, what is your life? For...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Peter Krause

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  • 2014
    imgS7 E10

    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7.621 2014 HD

    Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic, blood vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow citizens overnight. And...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Anna Paquin

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  • 1999
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    6.5 1999 HD

    Oh, Grow Up is a sitcom that aired on ABC from September to December 1999. Created by Alan Ball, who would later go on to win an Academy Award for...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Stephen Dunham

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  • 2018
    imgS1 E10

    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    6.8 2018 HD

    A provocative and darkly comic meditation on the disparate forces polarizing present-day American culture, as experienced by the members of a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Tim Robbins

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  • 1970
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7.9 1970 HD

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