Olatunde Osunsanmi was born on October 23,1977 and is an American film and television director and producer.
11 Facts About Olatunde Osunsanmi
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Olatunde Osunsanmi is known for his work on Universal's horror film The Fourth Kind and for the TNT dystopian drama Falling Skies, as well as being director or producer on several episodes of Star Trek: Discovery.
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Olatunde Osunsanmi graduated with a Masters of Fine Arts degree from Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts.
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The film claims to be based on "actual case studies" occurring in Nome, Alaska in 2000, and included in the film is footage of Olatunde Osunsanmi interviewing a "Dr Abigail Tyler" at Chapman University in Orange, California.
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Olatunde Osunsanmi has since switched to directing episodic television, such as instalments of Under the Dome, The Last Ship, Extant, Sleepy Hollow, Minority Report, Gotham, Blindspot and Star Trek: Discovery.
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In 2022, Olatunde Osunsanmi signed a multi-year overall deal with CBS Studios.
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In summer 2014, Olatunde Osunsanmi directed his first hour of television with TNT's fourth season drama Falling Skies, entitled "Saturday Night Massacre".
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Olatunde Osunsanmi was originally hired for only one episode, but another director was forced to depart episode 4.11, "Space Oddity", due to personal matters, and the cast and crew lobbied for Osunsanmi to return, and he did.
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Olatunde Osunsanmi is credited for directing Season 3, Episode 13 of the TV series, Gotham, titled "Mad City: Smile Like You Mean It".
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Olatunde Osunsanmi directed Episode 4, Episode 13, Episode 18, Episode 23, Episode 30 and Episode 31 of the TV series, Star Trek: Discovery.
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Olatunde Osunsanmi directed the Star Trek: Short Trek episode "Calypso".