---
name: "Jeff Melman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jeff-melman"
fi1m_id: "jeff-melman"
imdb_id: "nm0578162"
tmdb_id: 1212911
wikidata_id: "Q3176716"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "18 May 1947"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 75
average_as: "director"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-07T12:10:15.496530+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jeff Melman

## Identity

Jeff Melman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jeff-melman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jeff-melman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0578162
- **TMDB ID:** 1212911
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3176716
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Melman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3176716, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0578162/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1212911

Director. Born 18 May 1947 in Harrisburg.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 18 May 1947, Harrisburg
- **Active:** 1990–2014
- **Also known as:** Jeffrey Melman
- **Frequently works with:** [Ken Whittingham](https://film.one/person/ken-whittingham.md), [Arlene Sanford](https://film.one/person/arlene-sanford.md), [Lev L. Spiro](https://film.one/person/lev-l-spiro.md), [Adam Davidson](https://film.one/person/adam-davidson.md), [Bethany Rooney](https://film.one/person/bethany-rooney.md), [Gail Mancuso](https://film.one/person/gail-mancuso.md), [James Burrows](https://film.one/person/james-burrows.md), [Jay Chandrasekhar](https://film.one/person/jay-chandrasekhar.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 75, as director, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 81 (2), 2000s 75 (7), 2010s 63 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 75 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 8, Drama 4, Family 1, Mystery 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Melman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3176716, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0578162/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1212911

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Everybody Hates Chris*](https://film.one/tv/everybody-hates-chris.md) (80), [*Desperate Housewives*](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md) (78), [*Modern Family*](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md) (77), [*Grey's Anatomy*](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md) (68)
- **Hulu:** [*Frasier*](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md) (88), [*Community*](https://film.one/tv/community.md) (83)
- **Peacock:** [*About a Boy*](https://film.one/tv/about-a-boy-2014.md) (63), [*Two and a Half Men*](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md) (55)
- **Netflix:** [*Arrested Development*](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md) (87)
- **Paramount+:** [*Beverly Hills, 90210*](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jeff Melman, also credited as Jeffrey Melman, is an American television director and producer. Born on 18 May 1947 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he began his career in the 1970s as an associate director and assistant director before moving into directing and producing.

Melman has directed episodes of numerous series, including *Frasier* (1993), *Arrested Development* (2003), *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), *Two and a Half Men* (2003), *Modern Family* (2009), *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), *Desperate Housewives* (2004) and *Community* (2009). He served as a producer on *Night Court* and *Malcolm in the Middle*.

He received Primetime Emmy nominations for directing and producing *Malcolm in the Middle*, as well as a Directors Guild of America nomination for his work on *Grey's Anatomy*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *About a Boy* (2014), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/about-a-boy-2014.md)
- *Community* (2009), Fi1m 83, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *Modern Family* (2009), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Everybody Hates Chris* (2005), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/everybody-hates-chris.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *Arrested Development* (2003), Fi1m 87, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md)
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), Fi1m 55, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)
- *Frasier* (1993), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)

## Complete filmography (78)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love* (2020), series, Director
- *Alexa & Katie* (2018), series, Director
- *No Tomorrow* (2016), series, Director
- *Finding Carter* (2014), series, Director
- *Jennifer Falls* (2014), series, Director
- *Faking It* (2014), series, Director
- *About a Boy* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/about-a-boy-2014.md)
- *Betas* (2013), series, Director
- *Animal Practice* (2012), series, Director
- *The Exes* (2011), series, Director
- *Awkward.* (2011), series, Director
- *Happy Endings* (2011), series, Director
- *CHAOS* (2011), series, Director
- *The Defenders* (2010), series, Director
- *Running Wilde* (2010), series, Director
- *Melissa & Joey* (2010), series, Director
- *Life Unexpected* (2010), series, Director
- *Blue Mountain State* (2010), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *Modern Family* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Community* (2009), series, Director — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *Big Shots* (2007), series, Director
- *Private Practice* (2007), series, Director
- *Dirty Sexy Money* (2007), series, Director
- *Reaper* (2007), series, Director
- *Army Wives* (2007), series, Director
- *Ugly Betty* (2006), series, Director
- *Brothers and Sisters* (2006), series, Director
- *Men in Trees* (2006), series, Director
- *Psych* (2006), series, Director
- *Hot Properties* (2005), series, Director
- *Everybody Hates Chris* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/everybody-hates-chris.md)
- *Living with Fran* (2005), series, Director
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Jake in Progress* (2005), series, Director
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *Arrested Development* (2003), series, Director — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md)
- *A Minute with Stan Hooper* (2003), series, Director
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), series, Director — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)
- *Sixteen to Life* (2003), Director
- *Oliver Beene* (2003), series, Director
- *Off Centre* (2001), series, Director
- *Scrubs* (2001), series, Director
- *That's My Bush!* (2001), series, Director
- *Titus* (2000), series, Director
- *Malcolm in the Middle* (2000), series, Director, Producer
- *Stark Raving Mad* (1999), series, Director
- *The Parkers* (1999), series, Director
- *Becker* (1998), series, Director
- *The King of Queens* (1998), series, Director
- *Holding the Baby* (1998), series, Director
- *Jenny* (1997), series, Director
- *Fired Up* (1997), series, Director
- *Just Shoot Me!* (1997), series, Director
- *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1996), series, Director
- *Men Behaving Badly* (1996), series, Director
- *Everybody Loves Raymond* (1996), series, Director
- *Local Heroes* (1996), series, Director
- *Almost Perfect* (1995), series, Director
- *My Wildest Dreams* (1995), series, Director
- *Saved By the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas* (1994), Director
- *The George Carlin Show* (1994), series, Director
- *Frasier* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Saved by the Bell: The College Years* (1993), series, Director
- *Hangin' with Mr. Cooper* (1992), series, Director
- *Flying Blind* (1992), series, Director
- *Melrose Place* (1992), series, Director
- *Charlie Hoover* (1991), series, Director
- *Roc* (1991), series, Director
- *Beverly Hills, 90210* (1990), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/beverly-hills-90210.md)
- *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), series, Director
- *Parker Lewis Can't Lose* (1990), series, Director
- *Wings* (1990), series, Director
- *A Family for Joe* (1990), Director
- *Hooperman* (1987), series, Director
- *My Two Dads* (1987), series, Director
- *Night Court* (1984), series, Director, Producer
- *Making the Grade* (1982), series, Director
- *Park Place* (1981), series, Director

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