27 Facts About Rod Daniel

Rollin Augustus "Rod" Daniel III was an American television and film director, active from the late 1970s to the early 2000s.

Rod Daniel's films include the 1985 Michael J Fox comedy film Teen Wolf, which was a considerable box office success.

Rod Daniel continued to direct throughout the 1980s and 1990s, with his other works including the comedies Like Father Like Son, K-9, The Super, and Beethoven's 2nd.

Rod Daniel continued to helm episodes of television as well, directing episodes of shows including Everybody Loves Raymond and Caroline in the City.

Rod Daniel then moved to Tennessee for several years and began refocusing on his passion for photography and music.

Rod Daniel was born as Rollin Augustus Rod Daniel III in Nashville, Tennessee on August 4,1942.

Rod Daniel attended high school at Battle Ground Academy in Franklin, Tennessee and graduated in 1960.

Rod Daniel was inducted into the school's Alumni Hall of Fame in 2013.

Rod Daniel was a student at Davidson College for two years, but then transferred to Vanderbilt University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in economics in 1964.

Rod Daniel said that although there was an expectation for him to be like his father, who had attended Vanderbilt, he chose instead to enter the advertising business after returning to Nashville following his service in the Vietnam War as a lieutenant of the United States Army.

Wilson had a new show in development, called WKRP in Cincinnati, and invited Rod Daniel to watch the taping of the pilot.

Rod Daniel directed several episodes of The Duck Factory, starring Jim Carrey, but the series was unsuccessful, and Daniel decided to switch to films.

Rod Daniel met with Michael J Fox and "liked him instantly".

Roger Ebert criticized Rod Daniel's direction, saying that the cast deserved better, and that Rod Daniel failed to deliver solid comic payoffs.

Janet Maslin was more positive and wrote that Rod Daniel's direction was "snappy and broad" and that he offered many opportunities for Pesci to "show off his talents for physical clowning".

The next film directed by Rod Daniel was the 1993 film Beethoven's 2nd, the sequel to the successful comedy film Beethoven.

Rod Daniel returned to directing television in the 1990s, including episodes of shows like Caroline in the City, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Suddenly Susan.

Rod Daniel directed several television films, such as Genius and Alley Cats Strike, both for the Disney Channel.

Rod Daniel married Martha "Marti" Mueller in 1965 and they remained married until Rod Daniel's death.

Rod Daniel then moved to downtown Chicago, where he lived the remainder of his life.

Rod Daniel had a vacation home in Glen Arbor, Michigan which is on a small strip of land between Lake Michigan and Glen Lake.

Rod Daniel was a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Rod Daniel was an amateur musician, and played bass in a rock group called "The Wild Hots".

Rod Daniel did fine art photographs, mostly black and white, which are largely scenes of rural America.

Rod Daniel's work has been exhibited in juried shows and galleries in the US.

Rod Daniel was an advocate for research on the disorder and participated in a volunteer program to help other patients with the disease.

Rod Daniel died at his Chicago home from complications of Parkinson's disease on April 16,2016.