Ozzie Alfonso
Television Producer, TV Producer
1945 –
Who is Ozzie Alfonso?
Ozzie Alfonso was the director and one of three Senior Producers of 3-2-1 Contact from season 2 to 8 when the series stopped production. He was also one of the writers for the series from season 3 through 8. Following production of the daily series, Alfonso was the director of all the 3-2-1 Contact Specials, and 3-2-1 Classroom. His work at 3-2-1 Contact garnered two Emmy Awards- for Cinematography, and for Outstanding Directing.
Prior to joining 3-2-1 Contact, Alfonso was a contributing director for Sesame Street where he started in the series second season as Post Production Supervisor and video editor. He was nominated for a nighttime Emmy for his directing in "Sesame Street in Puerto Rico". He left Sesame Street in 1979 and returned to the Children's Television Workshop to work in 3-2-1 Contact. After leaving Sesame Workshop, Alfonso freelanced as director and writer of numerous specials for PBS, Nickelodeon, and NBC.
From 1991 until 2008, Alfonso headed his own video production and consulting company, Terra Associates, now 'Ozzie Alfonso Media"and is currently a professor at St. John's University in Queens, New York where he teaches several courses on media, television production, and writing. He is still an active director/writer working on selected projects.
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- Aug 14, 1945
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on July 23, 2013
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