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The Hollywood Producer’s Fraud Scandals & Prison Sentence

The Hollywood Producer’s Fraud Scandals & Prison Sentence

By most Hollywood metrics, David Ozer was a success. Following in his father’s footsteps, he started out in radio ad sales, made the move to account executive over at 20th Century Fox and continued on an upward trajectory as an exec at several major companies, including Starz Media and Sony Pictures Television. Everyone agrees that Ozer was a charismatic guy, …

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Broadway Averts Strike as Musicians Reach Deal With Producers, Union Says – The New York Times

Broadway Averts Strike as Musicians Reach Deal With Producers, Union Says  The New York Times Broadway musicians’ union, producers reach tentative labor agreement: sources  Spectrum News NY1 List of shows impacted by Broadway strike as musicians announce intent to ‘strike immediately’  ABC7 New York Broadway musicians to go on strike this week if contract deal isn’t reached  NBC New York Will Broadway Go on …

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Jordan Peele producers horror satire with Marlon Wayans

Jordan Peele producers horror satire with Marlon Wayans

I am not sure if director-writer Justin Tipping (Kicks) and his co-writers Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie of the Black List screenplay Him were attempting a bold satire on the brutality of football and the game’s cold-hearted view toward the safety of its players, but certainly the bones of a piercing blow-by-blow sacking of the sport are there. The problem …

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Robert Redford Last Role Was in ‘Dark Winds’; Producers Pay Tribute

Robert Redford Last Role Was in ‘Dark Winds’; Producers Pay Tribute

Screen legend Robert Redford died on Sept. 16, leaving behind a staggering body of work as an actor, ranging from All the President’s Men (1976) to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Natural (1984) and Three Days of the Condor (1975), just to name a few. That’s before you even get to his wider legacy as a director, …

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Producers address Eric Dane’s absence from 2025 Emmys

Producers address Eric Dane’s absence from 2025 Emmys

Eric Dane was scheduled to present at the 2025 Emmy Awards alongside Grey’s Anatomy costar Jesse Williams, but he dropped out of the telecast before he was set to take the stage. Speaking to reporters after the show wrapped Sunday in Los Angeles, Emmys producer Jesse Collins said alongside fellow colleagues Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay that he didn’t know …

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Emmy Producers Break Down Highs and Lows From 2025 Ceremony

Emmy Producers Break Down Highs and Lows From 2025 Ceremony

When did Nate Bargatze and the SNL team come up with that opening sketch? Was the Boys and Girls Club fundraiser a success? Were any reunions cut? After Sunday’s telecast of the 77th annual Emmys, producers Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay answered several burning questions about the three-hour telecast on CBS. It’s a busy time for Jesse Collins …

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Emmy Producers on Nate Bargatze, Boys & Girls Club Donations

Emmy Producers on Nate Bargatze, Boys & Girls Club Donations

If you’re at least looking at the length of this year’s Emmy Awards, Sunday night’s running gag about the Boys & Girls Clubs was a success. That’s the word from Jesse Collins Entertainment producers Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jennae Rouzan-Clay, all of whom spoke with reports just minutes after the show wrapped at downtown Los Angeles’ Peacock Theatre. “The …

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Top TV Producers of 2024-2025 Season

Top TV Producers of 2024-2025 Season

This sounds like a broken record in 2025, but it still applies here: We’re in a time where television is being used as an escape is more important than ever — because we all need it. Luckily, producers are taking even more risks, launching into their most creative storytelling. Variety looks at stand-out scripted TV producers whose series launched during …

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