Episodes Directed by Super Famous People

After much success as a child actor, Fred Savage took his talents to the other side of the camera. He has directed several hilarious episodes of 2 Broke Girls. 

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Morgan Freeman lent his veteran acting and directing talents to the premiere of the second season of Madam Secretary.​

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Marc Webb is a skilled film director who is lending his talents to CBS's Limitless.

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No stranger to coordinating scenes involving fast cars and major stunts, Justin Lin directed the pilot episode of Scorpion. 

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The world learned that Lucy Liu's talents exist on both sides of the camera when she directed season two's "Paint It Black" and season three's "The Female of the Species." 

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There's a familiar face! Chris O'Donnell is not only a main cast member of NCIS: Los Angeles, but also a directer of two episodes: "SEAL Hunter" in season six and "Wanted" (pictured here) in season four. 

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The Madam Secretary set welcomed another top-notch director when Eric Stoltz commissioned "The Whisper of the Ax." 

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Jon Turtletaub directed many of your favorite films from the '90s. Now he's directing episodes of the upcoming fall show Rush Hour. 

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She acts, she sings, she dances, and she even directs! Melissa McCarthy has helmed two episodes of Mike & Molly, including the super-special 100th. 

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Famed director Michael Cuesta's diverse portfolio includes the Blue Bloods pilot episode. 

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We have Matthew Gray Gubler to thank for a number of Criminal Minds episodes, and not just because he's so wonderful as Dr. Spencer Reid. MGG has directed a total of eight episodes of Criminal Minds.

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The Hawaii Five-0 star checked out the view from behind the camera when he directed season five's "Stakeout."

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Actor and director Joel Murray brought us "The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization" (The Big Bang Theory ) and "Near Death Do Us Part" (Mike & Molly ). 

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Donnie Wahlberg is an actor, singer and producer as well as a director. In season four of Blue Bloods, he directed "Manhattan Queens." 

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Matthew Gray Gubler isn't the only Criminal Minds cast member to direct an episode. Joe Mantegna has directed two: "The Road Home" in season nine and "Anonymous" in season 10. 

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NCIS star Michael Weatherly has directed two episodes on the show that made him a household name: "One Last Score" in season eight and "Seek" in season 10.

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Rocky Carroll took his NCIS involvement to the next level when he directed "We Build, We Fight" in season 12. 

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Not to be outdone by his co-stars Matthew Gray Gubler and Joe Mantegna, Thomas Gibson directed four episodes of Criminal Minds. His directorial debut for the show was "All That Remains" in season eight (pictured above). 

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