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=Jack Bender
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'''Jack Bender''' is an CategoryProducers and one of the primary "in-house" directors of ''Lost''.
==Contributions==
Bender joined the Season 1 production team as a co-executive producer from the episode {{ep}} onwards. Bender became an executive producer from the Season 2 onwards.
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A lifetime painter, he is responsible for creating the Mural, and Thomas' paintings, http//www.eonline.com/Gossip/Kristin/Archive2006/060825b.html as well as sculpting Annie's dolls in {{ep}}. ("Lost On Location The Man Behind the Curtain" on Lost The Complete Third Season (DVD)) All his artwork, including paintings and sculptures, can be seen on his personal site, http//www.jackbenderart.com jackbenderart.com.
===Directed episodes===
Bender has directed the following episodes of ''Lost''
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He also directed all of the ''Lost'' mobisodes.
==Background==
Bender is originally from Los Angeles, and studied at the USC School of Theatre. Before working as a director, Bender also worked briefly as an actor. His first directing was in local theater, and later John Houseman started him in his career in television directing. In particular he has directed on ''Ally McBeal'' and ''The Sopranos''. http//www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=001648&type=producers
==Awards==
* Emmy Awards
** Won for "Outstanding Drama Series" (executive producer), for ''Lost'' (2005)
** Nominated for "Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series" for {{ep}} (2006)
** Nominated for "Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series" for {{ep}} (2007)
==Appearances==
* Lost The Complete First Season (DVD)
** Lost On Location (Season 1)* Lost The Complete Second Season (DVD)
**Lost On Location (Season 2)**Secrets from the Hatch
**Fire + Water Anatomy of an Episode
*Lost The Complete Third Season (DVD)
**The World of the Others
**"Crew Tribute with Evangeline Lilly"
**"Lost in a Day"
**"Lost On Location"
* Lost The Answers Are Here
*At the Hawaii International Film Festival in Lost events in 2006 and 2009.
*At the conventions& Sciences& Sciences' "An Evening with Lost" on January 13, 2007
*At Sunset on the Beach in 2005 (Season 2) and 2006 (Season 3)
*In Lost University/Art 101 Seminar Inspiration & Expression with Jack Bender
==Trivia==
{{I=Lulu Bender.jpg=200=right=Ms. Honolulu appears in a promo shot for {{ep}}.}}
* Bender also did some acting before he was directing episodes of ''Lost'', ''The Sopranos'', and {{it}}.
* His daughter Sophie Owens-Bender briefly appeared as one of the few female Santa Rosa patients in the episode {{ep}}. (Source Season 2 DVD episode commentary)
* In 2006, he directed the opening splash reel for the 2006 Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF). He chose Dann Seki to star as a Japanese tourist. Seki had previously worked with Bender in {{ep}}. Other ''Lost'' crew credited with this production include Don King, Michael Rivero, Steven Semel, and Norman Kali. (Reference http//the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Jul/19/il/FP607190311.html Honolulu Advertiser (2006)) http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgiNN1OsZ-4 YouTube
*Costume designer Roland Sanchez's dog "Lulu", short for "Ms. Honolulu", was originally adopted and taken care of by Bender.http//the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Feb/25/il/FP702250331.htmlhttp//www.hawaiiup.com/lost/2009/12/05/trans-2009-12-06-lost-master-class-3/
*Bender directed a film entitled ''The Tempest''. Not only is this the name of a Dharma station, it is also the name of a play by William Shakespeare about a mysterious island with magical properties.
*His artwork was featured at the Meltdown ''Lost'' event in 2008.
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==See also==
*Jean Higgins - Higgins and Bender the two executive producers who are based in Hawaii with the film crew of Grass Skirt Productions
==External links==
*http//www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=001648&type=producers ABC Medianet biography
*http//www.yargerfineart.com/FrontPageLex/1yargerhomeArtistsDetalleImages.php?IdArtist=145 Yarger Fine Arts Bender bio at yargerfineart.com, and includes reproductions of Bender's Mural, or "Hatch Painting".
*http//the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Feb/25/il/FP702250331.html Honolulu Advertiser - February 25, 2007 - New girl on 'Lost' set 'knows all the secrets' - article about Bender's dog Lulu.
*http//www.wizarduniverse.com/television/lost/004036830.cfm Wizard Entertainment Q&A with Jack Bender on WizardUniverse.com (3/27/07).
*http//www.laweekly.com/slideshow/view/191436/9 LA Weekly - Bender's paintings and artwork (some of which has been shown in ''Lost'') on display at the Conventions launch party for the Action figures.
*http//jackbenderart.com - a recently launched site showcasing Jack's paintings, sculptures, and mixed media
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