---
name: "Keith Truesdell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/keith-truesdell"
fi1m_id: "keith-truesdell"
imdb_id: "nm0874133"
tmdb_id: 87670
wikidata_id: "Q6385139"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1901"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "director"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-24T03:43:44.139771+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."
---

# Keith Truesdell

## Identity

Keith Truesdell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/keith-truesdell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** keith-truesdell
- **IMDb ID:** nm0874133
- **TMDB ID:** 87670
- **Wikidata ID:** Q6385139
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Truesdell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6385139, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0874133/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/87670

Director. Born 1 January 1901.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1901
- **Active:** 2000–2005
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as director, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Truesdell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6385139, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0874133/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/87670

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Curb Your Enthusiasm*](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md) (84)
- **Disney+:** [*Everybody Hates Chris*](https://film.one/tv/everybody-hates-chris.md) (80)

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

## Biography

Keith Truesdell is an American television director and producer. He has directed numerous stand-up comedy specials, including *Chris Rock: Bring the Pain* (1996) and *Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker* (1999), as well as specials for Adam Sandler, Kathy Griffin and others. He is co-owner of the Los Angeles-based production company Production Partners, Inc.

Truesdell's episodic television credits include *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2001), *Everybody Hates Chris* (2005), *Kenan & Kel* (1996), *The Bernie Mac Show* (2001), *Girlfriends* (2000), *7th Heaven* (1996) and *W/ Bob & David* (2015). He received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for directing *Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker* (2000) and *Kathy Griffin: Straight to Hell* (2008). His work spans from the late 1980s to the present.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Everybody Hates Chris* (2005), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/everybody-hates-chris.md)
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)

## Complete filmography (62)

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

- *W/ Bob & David* (2015), series, Director
- *Craig Ferguson: Does This Need to Be Said?* (2011), Director
- *Rita Rudner:  Live from Las Vegas* (2008), Director
- *Kathy Griffin: Straight to Hell* (2007), Director
- *Kathy Griffin: Everybody Can Suck It* (2007), Director
- *Paula Poundstone: Look What The Cat Dragged In* (2006), Director
- *Joan Rivers: Before Melissa Pulls the Plug* (2006), Director
- *Kathy Griffin: Strong Black Woman* (2006), Director
- *Greg Behrendt Is Uncool* (2005), Director
- *Everybody Hates Chris* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/everybody-hates-chris.md)
- *Kathy Griffin: Is Not Nicole Kidman* (2005), Director
- *Kathy Griffin: Allegedly* (2004), Director
- *Kathy Griffin: The D-List* (2004), Director
- *Patrice O'Neal: Live!* (2002), Director
- *Gary Gulman: Live* (2002), Director
- *Dwayne Kennedy: Live!* (2002), Director
- *The Bernie Mac Show* (2001), series, Director
- *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md)
- *Girlfriends* (2000), series, Director
- *Bill Maher: Be More Cynical* (2000), Director
- *D.L. Hughley: Going Home* (1999), Director
- *Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker* (1999), Director
- *Jason Kuller: Goodbye Yellow Brick Joke* (1999), Producer, Director
- *Paul F. Tompkins: Driven to Drink* (1999), Director
- *Kathy Griffin: Hot Cup of Talk* (1998), Director
- *Jeff Foxworthy: Totally Committed* (1998), Director
- *David Spade: Take the Hit* (1998), Director
- *Richard Jeni: A Good Catholic Boy* (1997), Director
- *steve.oedekerk.com* (1997), Producer
- *Janeane Garofalo: HBO Comedy Hour* (1997), Director
- *Richard Lewis: The Magical Misery Tour* (1996), Director
- *David Cross: HBO Comedy Half-Hour* (1996), Director
- *Kathy Griffin: HBO Comedy Hour* (1996), Director
- *Adam Sandler: What the Hell Happened to Me?* (1996), Director
- *HBO Comedy Half-Hour 24: Louis C.K.* (1996), Director
- *HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Jack Coen* (1996), Director
- *HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Laura Kightlinger* (1996), Director
- *HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Ray Romano* (1996), Director
- *HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Ralph Louis Harris* (1996), Director
- *7th Heaven* (1996), series, Director
- *HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Wendy Liebman* (1996), Director
- *Kenan & Kel* (1996), series, Director
- *Dave Attell - HBO Comedy Half-Hour* (1996), Director
- *HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Jeff Cesario* (1996), Director
- *Chris Rock: Bring the Pain* (1996), Director
- *Dana Carvey: Critics' Choice* (1995), Director
- *HBO Comedy Half Hour: Marc Maron* (1995), Director
- *HBO Comedy Half Hour: Bobcat Goldthwait* (1995), Director
- *HBO Comedy Half Hour: Judy Gold* (1995), Director
- *HBO Comedy Half Hour: Dana Gould* (1995), Director
- *HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Janeane Garofalo* (1995), Director
- *Margaret Cho: HBO Comedy Half-Hour* (1994), Director
- *HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Eddie Griffin* (1994), Director
- *The Steven Banks Show* (1994), series, Director
- *HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Carlos Mencia* (1994), Director
- *HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Simply Marvelous* (1994), Director
- *HBO Comedy Half-Hour: D.L. Hughley* (1994), Director
- *Chris Rock: Big Ass Jokes* (1994), Director
- *Jeff Foxworthy: Check Your Neck* (1993), Director
- *Richard Jeni: Platypus Man* (1993), Director
- *Jake Johannsen: This'll Take About An Hour* (1992), Editor, Director
- *Tommy Davidson: Illin' in Philly* (1991), Director

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