. . . . "Tommy Lee Wallace (born October 8, 1949) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing Halloween III: Season of the Witch and It. Contents [hide] 1 Early life 1.1 Education 2 Career 2.1 Directorial debut 2.2 Work over the years 2.3 Publicity 3 Personal life 4 Directed films 5 Awards 6 Acting 7 Further reading 8 External links Early life[edit] Born Thomas Lee Wallace in Somerset, Kentucky to Robert G. Wallace, and his wife Kathleen Wallace. He has one sister, Linda. He grew up in Bowling Green, KY and attended high school at Western Kentucky University teachers training school (aka College High). Education[edit] BFA in Design from Ohio University, Athens, OH MFA program (five semesters) in Film production at University Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Career[edit] Wallace entered the film business from USC film school, starting as an art director and editor for commercials and industrial films. In 1976 he worked as sound effects editor and art director on Assault on Precinct 13, directed by longtime friend John Carpenter, with whom he had previously worked on 1974's Dark Star, a low budget science fiction comedy that started life as a student film and took years to make. In 1978, he served as production designer and editor of Halloween, also directed by Carpenter. (He gave co-editing credit to his Assistant Editor, Charles Bornstein.) In 1980, he served in the same capacity for Carpenter's next theatrical release The Fog. In addition to his duties as co-editor and production designer, Wallace also appeared in Halloween intermittently as The Shape (the masked Michael Myers) and in The Fog as several different ghosts; his voice was featured in both films as TV/radio announcers. Directorial debut[edit] For Halloween II, John Carpenter, serving as producer, offered the directorial responsibilities to Wallace. After careful deliberation Wallace declined, citing disappointment with the script. Wallace did, however, write and direct the third film, Halloween III: Season of the Witch; his voice was also featured as the announcer and the munchkin singers on the Silver Shamrock commercial. Work over the years[edit] Wallace has continued to write and direct. In 1988, he co-wrote and directed the sequel Fright Night II starring Roddy McDowell. In 1990, he served as writer and director of the made-for-television miniseries It based on the novel by Stephen King. In 2002, he directed Vampires: Los Muertos, a sequel to the 1998 film Vampires directed by John Carpenter. Publicity[edit] Interview Gorezone Magazine (USA) 1988, Iss. 3, pg. 44\u201347, by: Marc Shapiro, \"Tommy Lee Wallace Leaves the Carpenter Nest\" Personal life[edit] Wallace is also credited as 'Tommy L. Wallace', 'Tommy Wallace' and 'Tom Wallace'. He is divorced from actress Nancy Kyes who appeared as Annie in Halloween and Halloween II and as Mrs. Challis in Halloween III. Together, they have two children. Directed films[edit] Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) The Twilight Zone (1985\u20131986) Wordplay/Dreams for Sale/Chameleon (TV episode) (segment \"Dreams for Sale\") Little Boy Lost/Wish Bank/Nightcrawlers (TV episode) (segment \"Little Boy Lost\") The Leprechaun-Artist/Dead Run (TV episode) (segment \"The Leprechaun-Artist\") Max Headroom (1987) Security Systems (TV episode) The Blanks (TV episode) Tour of Duty (1987) Aloha Summer (1988) Fright Night Part 2 (1988) CBS Summer Playhouse (1989) Outpost (TV episode) Baywatch (1989) Cruise Ship (TV episode) It (1990) And the Sea Will Tell (1991) The Comrades of Summer (1992) Danger Island (1992) Witness to the Execution (1994) Green Dolphin Beat (1994) Flipper (1995) Once You Meet a Stranger (1996) Steel Chariots (1997) The Spree (1998) Final Justice (1998) Vampires: Los Muertos (2002) Awards[edit] Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s) 1981 Nominated Saturn Award Best Special Effects for The Fog Shared with: Richard Albain James F. Liles 1991 Won ACE Award Writing a Movie or Miniseries for El Diablo Shared with: John Carpenter Bill Phillips 1989 Nominated International Fantasy Film Award Best Film for Fright Night Part 2 Acting[edit] Vampires: Los Muertos (2002) The Boy Who Could Fly (1986) Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) The Fog (1980)"@en . . . . . . . "Tommy Lee Wallace"@en . "Tommy Lee Wallace (born October 8, 1949) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing Halloween III: Season of the Witch and It. Contents [hide] 1 Early life 1.1 Education 2 Career 2.1 Directorial debut 2.2 Work over the years 2.3 Publicity 3 Personal life 4 Directed films 5 Awards 6 Acting 7 Further reading 8 External links Early life[edit] Born Thomas Lee Wallace in Somerset, Kentucky to Robert G. Wallace, and his wife Kathleen Wallace. He has one sister, Linda. He grew up in Bowling Green, KY and attended high school at Western Kentucky University teachers training school (aka College High). Education[edit] BFA in Design from Ohio University, Athens, OH MFA program (five semesters) in Film production at University Southern California, Los Angel"@en . .