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Ron Oliver

Ron Oliver (1960- ) is a Canadian writer, director, producer, and actor known for genre films, especially for his work for the Hallmark Channel's Christmas movies.

His directing career began with the cult hit ''Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II'', based on a script he wrote. He was also a host on Canada's YTV for the shows YTV Hits, ''The Ron Oliver Show'', ''Oliver's Twist & Rock 'n Talk''. He has gone on to direct various television and motion picture scripts. He has been nominated twice for the Directors Guild of America Award. Oliver directed several episodes of both ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' and ''Goosebumps'', in which he cast a then-teenage Ryan Gosling.

In 2007 he began directing films for the Hallmark Channel, and as of late 2024, he has written or directed 34 movies for them.

He received an Emmy nomination for producing the NBC children's series ''Scout's Safari'' filmed on location in South Africa. In 2007 he directed the direct-to-video film ''A Dennis the Menace Christmas''. In 2010 Oliver directed the Disney Channel film ''Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars''. Among his other works are the sequels Grand-Daddy Day Care and Bigger Fatter Liar. Provided by Wikipedia