American film and television director
Sharon Everitt
Everitt in Los Angeles, 2020
Born Indianapolis, Indiana
Alma mater Butler University Occupation(s) Film director, television director Years active 2003-present Spouse
Kenneth Polito
(
m. 1997;
div. 2021)
Awards Three Emmy nominations (2013, 2014) Website www
Sharon Everitt is an American film and television director, producer, and editor.[ 1]
Career
Everitt's resume primarily consists of directing comedy, music, and performance. She is known for directing the Comedy Central series The High Court starring Doug Benson , featuring guest stars Tiffany Haddish , Michael Ian Black , and Reggie Watts , among others.[ 2] Brentwood starring Brent Spiner and Peri Gilpin which has played at the Mill Valley Film Festival .[ 3]
Everitt is also known as the Executive Producer of the Disney Christmas specials on ABC from 2011 to 2013.[ 4]
Everitt also has an extensive editorial history which primarily consists of editing comedy and music, including multiple official music videos for artist Taylor Swift .
In December 2018, NBC announced Everitt was announced as one of the members of the NBC Alternative Directors Program in its inaugural year. She will work on World of Dance The Wall [ 5]
In 2019, Everitt's film Brentwood was named "Best Short Film" by the Independent Film Showcase in Los Angeles.[ 6]
In 2019, Everitt's science fiction film Polybius premiered at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.[ 7]
Everitt directed the pilot episode of One Perfect Shot Ava DuVernay for HBO Max in 2022.[ 8] [ 9]
Everitt directed the first season of That's My Time with David Letterman for Netflix during the 2022 Netflix Is a Joke festival in Los Angeles.
Filmography
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2003
MTV Movie Awards Editor
Special
2004
56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Editor
Special
2004
Tim McGraw: Here and Now Editor
Special
2003-2005
American Idol Editor
10 Episodes
2005
MTV VMAs Editor
Special
2005-2006
So You Think You Can Dance Editor
5 episodes
2009
Comedians of Chelsea Lately Editor
Television movie, E!
2010
Janeane Garofalo: If You Will Editor
Television movie, Epix
2010
The Benson Interruption Editor
7 episodes, Comedy Central
2010
Taylor Swift: Journey to Fearless Supervising Producer
Television Mini-series
2011
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade Producer
Television special, ABC
2011
Nick Kroll: Thank You Very Cool Editor
Television movie, Comedy Central
2012
Celtic Woman: Believe Editor
Special
2013
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade Executive Producer | Segment Director
Television special, ABC
2014
Doug Benson: Doug Dynasty Segment Director
Television movie, Netflix
2014
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade Executive Producer | Segment Director
Television special, ABC
2015
The Game Awards Producer
Special
2015
Elliott Morgan: Premature Producer | Segment Director
Television movie
2017
The High Court Director
25 episodes, Comedy Central
2017
My Partner Knows Best Director
10 episodes, Lifetime
2018
A Legendary Christmas with John Legend Segment Director
Special, NBC
2018
The Fix Associate Director
10 episodes, Netflix
2019
World of Dance Segment Director
4 episodes, NBC
2019
Elliott Morgan : Holy Sh*tDirector
Television Special, Amazon
2020
Disney Fam Jam Director
2 episodes, Disney Channel
2019-2021
A Little Late with Lilly Singh Director
58 episodes, NBC
2022
One Perfect Shot Director
1 episode, HBO Max
2022
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Director
17 episodes, ABC
2022
That's My Time with David Letterman Director
6 episodes, Netflix
Film
Music videos
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2011
Taylor Swift: Sparks Fly
Editor
Official Music Video
2016
Taylor Swift: New Romantics
Editor
Official Music Video
Advertising
Everitt has directed spots for brands including Disney Parks and the LA County Fair .
Awards and nominations
References
External links
