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John Nicolella
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Miami Vice Director
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Miami Vice Producer
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Born
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May 28, 1945
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Died
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February 21, 1998, Los Angeles, California (age 52, cancer)
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Active
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1971-1996
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John Nicolella (May 28, 1945 - February 21, 1998) is an American producer and director, who directed the Miami Vice episodes "Milk Run", "Lombard", "Whatever Works", "Bought and Paid For", "Phil the Shill", "Florence Italy", "Free Verse", "Sons and Lovers", and "Duty and Honor", also served as line producer for Season 1 and Season 2, replaced by Dick Wolf starting in Season 3, and nominated for an Emmy in 1985.
Selected Filmography[]
- Born to Win (assistant director, 1971, with Jose Perez)
- Saturday Night Fever (production manager, 1977, with Val Bisoglio)
- Times Square (2nd unit director, 1980, with J.C. Quinn and Robin Johnson)
- Heartbeat (music video director, 1987, with Don Johnson, Giancarlo Esposito, Angela Alvarado, Luis Guzman, and Willie Nelson)
- Crime Story (director, 2 episodes, 1987, with Dennis Farina)
- Rock Hudson (director, 1990 TV movie)
- Runaway Father (director, 1991 TV movie, with Michael Talbott)
- Nash Bridges (producer, 1996)
- Kull the Conqueror (director, 1997)
Death[]
Nicolella died of cancer on February 21, 1998, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 52.