Background
Hunt was born in Pasadena, California, the son of Gertrude (née Orphüls) and George Smith Hunt II, a Minnesota-born industrial designer.
Hunt was born in Pasadena, California, the son of Gertrude (née Orphüls) and George Smith Hunt II, a Minnesota-born industrial designer.
Hunt began his career as a lighting designer at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in 1958. He became Artistic Director in 1989, a post he held until 1995. His next project, Georgy, was less successful, closing after only four performances.
He received a second Tony nomination for Goodtime Charley in 1975.
His most recent Broadway project was The Scarlet Pimpernel in 1997. He has since directed several benefit shows for the Actors Fund in Los Angeles, including staged readings of Sunset Boulevard and Casablanca.
Hunt"s feature film credits include the screen adaptation of 1776 and Give "em Hell, Harry!. He has directed numerous television movies, including four based on the Hart to Hart series, Dead Manitoba"s Island starring Barbara Eden and episodes of Baywatch, Baywatch Nights, and Touched by an Angel, among others
He was producer-director of four of the feature adaptations in the Peabody Award-winning Mark Twain Series on Public Broadcasting Service including Life on the Mississippi and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Hunt is the uncle of actress Helen Hunt, through his half-brother, director Gordon Hunt. He resides in Los Angeles, California. The couple have three children.