Who is Gregg E. Champion?

Gregg E. Champion is an award-winning American film and television director and producer. Gregg E. Champion is most known for his work on the films Blue Thunder, American Flyers, and Short Time (1990). In 2013, he also served as a second unit director on the Biography TV miniseries Bonnie & Clyde Part 2.

Gregg E. Champion – Birth, Parents, Siblings & Education

The Champions are the first family.

Gregg Champion was born Gregg E. Champion on November 20, 1956, in Los Angeles, California, to actor Gower Champion and dance choreographer Marge Champion. 

On May 21, 1987, actor Gower Champion was killed in an automobile accident in Lee, Massachusetts, USA.

His grandparents are John W. Champion and Beatrice Carlisle. 

Ernest Belcher, his maternal grandpa, was also a Hollywood choreographer.

The star-studded Sagals are the second family.

Boris Sagal married Marge Champion on January 1, 1977, and they stayed together until his death. 

Mr. Boris Sagal was tragically killed by a spinning helicopter blade on the set of the 1982 film World War III in Oregon, USA on May 22, 1981. 

He was only 57 years old.

Greggs grew up with the famous Sagal siblings as a result of his mother’s marriage to Mr. Boris Sagal. 

is twin sisters Liz and Jean Sagal, Cathey Sagal, Joey Sagal, and the eldest David Lewis Sagal are among them.

The Sagal Brothers and Sisters

On February 1st, 1955, David Lewis Segal was born. 

He is married to actress Jean Ellen McNally and works as a Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs at Warner Bros. in Burbank, California. They have three kids.

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin invited David and Jean Ellen’s daughter Nora, who is also the Sagal siblings’ niece, as the selected wedding vocalist at their first dance as Mr. and Mrs. Clooney.

‘Joey’ Joseph B. Sagal was born in Los Angeles, California on February 12, 1957. 

He is an actor and writer. Joey was nominated for a Page Award for Writing in the category of Best Historical Film in 2012 for his work on Elvis & Nixon.

Joey’s ex-wife is Canadian executive Hanana Suzan-Stadner Sagal, an award-winning screenwriter and Cable TV executive. 

She is acknowledged with becoming the first vlogger.

Cathy Sagal was born on January 19, 1954, in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. 

She, too, is an actress, and she is married to Kurt Sutter, the creator of the 2008 series Sons of Anarchy, in which Cathy plays a role.

Liz and Jean Barbara Sagal, the Double Trouble Twins, were born on October 9, 1961, in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Liz Grayson is an actress, screenplay supervisor, and actress, among other things, and she is married to Bruce Grayson. 

She is well-known for her work on the television series Sons of Anarchy.

Jean Barbara is a director and an actor. She is the assistant director for the prime-time sitcom 2 Broke Girls, which premiered on September 19, 2011. 

Jean has directed a number of films, including Two and a Half Men.

Gregg Champion-Sagal and his Sagal siblings are the paternal uncles of Daniil Sagal, the legendary Russian actor.

Gregg Champion attended the USC School of Cinema in Los Angeles, California.

Gregg Champion apprenticed with various directors, including Blake Edwards, Nicholas Roeg, and John Badham of ‘Stakeout’ fame, for eight years or more after graduating from the USC School of Cinema.

Net Worth of Gregg E. Champion? Salary, Earning

Gregg E. Champion is worth $10 million in the United States. 

His earnings as a producer-director range from $500k to $1 million USD.

Gregg produced the comedy-crime film Stakeout (1987), which grossed $65.6 million in the United States.

Facts of Gregg E. Champion

Relationship, Married life, Boyfriend/Girlfriend

Gregg E. Champion is unmarried and unattached. One of his closest pals is Mary-Louise Parker. 

She is an American actor and writer who has appeared in several of Champion’s blockbuster films, including The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn in 1999 and Miracle Run in 2004.

Body Measurement- Height, Weight, Hair Color

Gregg E. Champion’s hair is reddish, and his eyes are blue. He stands 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall.

Gregg E. Champion – Professional Career

Champion began his career in the entertainment sector in 1974, working as an assistant to the director of the crime film ‘Bank Shot’ for a period.

Following that, he worked as a director on popular films such as The Cowboy Way in 1994, Miracle Run in 2004, and Amish Grace in 2010.

Champion quickly evolved into a prominent producer, working as a supervising producer for the 1986 film Short Circuit and the 1987 film Stakeout.

Champion was also the Action Director on Warner Bros’ 1985 bicycle racing film “American Flyers,” starring Kevin Costner, and the 1990 film “Short Time.”

The Gabby Douglas Story, Synopsis- Movies, Series- 2014

2011- film director Field of View

Amish Grace directed the film in 2010.

Director-movie, 2005 14 Hours

Miracle Run was directed in 2004.

Stealing Christmas, was produced and directed in 2003.

The Last Brickmaker in America, produced and directed in 2001

Director of The Magnificent Seven from 1999 to 2000

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn was produced and directed by Noah Dearborn in 1999.

In 1997, she directed A Woman’s Place and Walker, Texas Ranger.

Director: The Cowboy Way, 1994

Director: Short Time, 1990

The film Stakeout was released in 1987.

Producer since 1986- Circuit Breaker

Producer: American Flyers, 1985

Blue Thunder was the producer in 1983.

Whose Life Is It Anyway? was released in 1981.

Gregg E. Champion- Awards, Nominations 

Movie-The Gabby Douglas Story -Gregg received the 2015 NAACP Image Awards. 

He won nine nominations at the film festival for ‘Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie’ for his 2014 film, The Gabby Douglas Story.

In 2015, he received the Christopher Award for best film for “The Gabby Douglas Story.” 

Gregg directed the biographical film The Gabby Douglas Story (2014), which is based on the gymnast Gabby Douglas.

In 2015, he made his most recent public appearance when he attended the 46th NAACP Image Awards.

He won an Emmy for “The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn” and was nominated for another.

Champion received an Emmy nomination for directing the Emmy-nominated drama “Miracle Run.”

He received the Christopher Award for best director for his work on the action-drama “14 Hours” for TNT.

For directing “Amish Grace,” Champion got his second Christopher Award. 

This was the highest-rated original movie ever on Lifetime Movie Network.

Credits to the Director

Champion’s film directing credentials include the action-comedy “The Cowboy Way” starring Woody Harrelson and Kiefer Sutherland (Universal) and the action-comedy “Short Time” starring Dabney Coleman and Teri Garr (Fox).

Television Series, Movie

 The action-drama “14 Hours” for TNT and “Amish Grace” starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Tammy Blanchard became Lifetime Movie Network’s highest-rated original movie ever.

Among his Emmy-nominated and award-winning television producing and directing works is “The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn,” starring Sidney Poitier, Dianne Wiest, and Mary-Louise Parker.

Also for CBS Special Movie Presentations for “Dodson’s Journey” with Ellen Burstyn and Penelope Ann Miller.

Gregg got television credentials for producing and directing “The Last Brickmaker in America,” which starred Sidney Poitier again.

CBS/MGM television series include multiples of “The Magnificent Seven” and “Walker Texas Ranger” featuring Chuck Norris.

Other long-form films directed by Champion include the Emmy-nominated drama “Miracle Run,” starring Mary-Louise Parker, Aidan Quinn, and Zac Efron, and the romantic comedy “Stealing Christmas,” starring Tony Danza, Lea Thompson, and Betty White for the USA Network.

Most recently, Champion choreographed several bullet-riddled action sequences with Emile Hirsch in the A&E 4-hour mini-series “Bonnie & Clyde,” for which he served as 2nd Unit Director, as well as as Director in the gymnastics bio-pic “The Gabby Douglas Story.”

 Among Champion’s credits are “Blue Thunder” (1983, Columbia), “Short Circuit” (Tri-Star), and “Stakeout” (Touchstone).

Gregg E. Champion – Social Media Status

Gregg has 91k Instagram followers, 1k Twitter followers, and 527 YouTube videos.

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Quick Facts of Gregg E. Champion

• Gregg is an award-winning American film and television director and producer. 
• He received 9 nominations in the category of ‘Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie’ at the film festival for the 2014 movie, The Gabby Douglas Story.
• Gregg was awarded the 2015 Christopher Award for the best movie “The Gabby Douglas Story”.
• He is the director of the biographical movie, The Gabby Douglas Story (2014), and the story is based on the gymnast Gabby Douglas.
• Gregg’s most recent public appearance was when he attended the 46th NAACP Image Awards in 2015.
• He is the producer of the comedy-crime movie; Stakeout (1987), which had a huge box office of $65.6 million across the USA.