Tango Down

Roger S. Christiansen is a director with extensive experience in multi-camera and single camera sitcom productions. Roger's affable manner and knack for working and communicating with actors of all ages has garnered him the distinction of directing on many successful series (e.g. Friends and Hannah Montana) and afforded him the privilege of working with actors like Jennifer Aniston, Miley Cyrus, Miranda Cosgrove, Brooke Shields, Christina Applegate, Courteney Cox, Eric Idle, Vicki Lawrence, Dolly Parton, Kiki Palmer, Larry David and Ray Romano. Roger's ability to attend to the demand for tight production/shooting schedules and his creative vision for realizing the original ideas of producers and writers has also garnered him an Emmy award for his contribution on Friends and an Outstanding Director nomination from BET for Girlfriends. Between directing network television series for Disney, Nickelodeon, NBC, and CW, Roger has shared his experience and knowledge by lecturing and teaching at film schools all over the world. His teaching credits include the DeTao Masters Academy (Shanghai), University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, Columbia University Film Division, Tokyo University of Technology, the School of Film and Television in Cuba and he was a Fulbright Scholar in Taiwan lecturing at the Taipei National University of the Arts. He lectured at many of the most prestigious Universities in China including, Peking University, Tsinghua University in Beijing and Fudan University in Shanghai.