David Lawrence Angell ( April 10, 1946 – September 11, 2001 ) was an American producer of sitcoms.

* Brian " Thommo " Thompson ( Bruno Lawrence ) is the executive producer during series 1.

He is fired by the network in the first episode of series 2, although he is never shown on screen in that episode ; the real reason for this is that Lawrence died of lung cancer between the filming of series 1 and series 2, forcing the writers to create a new executive producer character, Sam ( see below ).

As programming chief, Robert W. Pittman recruited and managed a team for the launch that included Tom Freston ( who succeeded Pittman as CEO of MTV networks ), Fred Seibert, John Sykes, Carolyn Baker ( original head of talent and acquisition ), Marshall Cohen ( original head of research ), Gail Sparrow ( of talent and acquisition ), Sue Steinberg ( executive producer ), Julian Goldberg, Steve Lawrence, Geoff Bolton studio producers and MTV News writers / AP Liz Nealon, Nancy LaPook and Robin Zorn, Steve Casey ( creator of the name " MTV " and its first program director ), Marcy Brahman, Ronald E. " Buzz " Brindle, and Robert Morton.

As a struggling young actress, Martin endured humorous and sometimes frightful luck trying to make it in the world, from car crashes leading to vocal instruction, unknowingly singing in front of Oscar Hammerstein II, to her final break on Broadway granted by the very prominent producer, Lawrence Schwab.

When Lawrence of Arabia was first announced, Lawrence's biographer Lowell Thomas offered producer Spiegel and screenwriters Bolt and Wilson a large amount of research material he had produced on Lawrence during and after his time with him in the Arab Revolt.

" That film ... got more from the critics than any film I ever made in all the years, and we didn't make enough to pay for the ushers in the theatre ," recalled producer Lawrence Weingarten.

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back ( also known as The Empire Strikes Back ) is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner and written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, with George Lucas writing the film's story and serving as executive producer.

Sir David Lean, CBE ( 25 March 190816 April 1991 ) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor, best remembered for big-screen epics The Bridge on the River Kwai ( 1957 ), Lawrence of Arabia ( 1962 ),

* In Lawrence Kasdan's Grand Canyon ( 1991 ), Steve Martin's character, an action movie producer who experiences a revelation after being mugged, temporarily decides to make high-quality " life drama " movies, but soon returns to the action genre when he decides that violence is life and should be welcomed and watched.

* Lawrence Gordon, motion picture producer

* Jack Imel, television producer, Lawrence Welk Show

* Lawrence Gordon, film producer & former president of 20th Century Fox and American International Pictures

This, along with continuous stage work, led to the attention of Australian Broadcasting Commission radio drama producer Lawrence H. Cecil, who was to act as his coach and mentor throughout 1939 and 1940.

According to one of his assistants, Lawrence Weingarten, who later became producer, " Thalberg directed the film on paper, and then the director directed the film on film.

* Lawrence Horn – producer

But when producer Lawrence Bender called Avary during location scouting on Reservoir Dogs asking if he had a screenplay that took place entirely in a bank so that they could take advantage of an inexpensive location they had no use for, Avary told Bender that he had such a script — and quickly wrote Killing Zoe in under a week, using elements of his European trip as inspiration.

She was noticed by Broadway producer Charles B. Dillingham, who gave her a role in Bye, Bye, Bonnie ( produced by L. Lawrence Weber ), which ran for six months.

Lawrence Donald " Larry " Clark ( born January 19, 1943 ) is an American film director, photographer, writer and film producer who is best known for the movie Kids and his photography book Tulsa.

Other early adopters included Todd Rundgren, Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran, producer Rhett Lawrence and Ned Liben of EBN-OZN.

* Entertainment Industry and Performance Arts — Sarah Lawrence alums who have entered the entertainment industry include film directors J. J. Abrams and Brian De Palma and producer Laura Bickford, news personality Barbara Walters, and TV writer and author Noah Hawley.

* In the HBO television series " The Newsroom ", a disgruntled executive producer Don Keefer quips about his replacement MacKenzie McHale: " She's like a sophomore poly sci major from Sarah Lawrence.

He brought back in to the studio clients like DJ Run of Run-DMC, producer Larry Smith ( Whodini, Run-DMC, Grandmaster Flash ), Herbie Azor and Salt-n-Pepa, as well as bringing in new superstar producers like P Diddy Hit Squad producer Ron ( Amen Ra ) Lawrence.

was a Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor.

* 1892 – Jack Warner, Canadian-American film producer ( d. 1978 )

Alfonso Cuarón Orozco (; born 28 November 1961 ) is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and film producer, best known for his films Children of Men, Y tu mamá también, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and A Little Princess.

* 1944 – Andrew G. Vajna, Hungarian-American film producer

* 1948 – Avi Arad, Israeli-American businessman and film producer, founded Marvel Studios

* Adrian Hoven ( 1922 – 1981 ), Austrian actor, producer and film director

* 1946 – Dawn Steel, American film producer ( d. 1997 )

The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1930 for its producer Carl Laemmle Jr., and an Academy Award for Directing for Lewis Milestone.

* 2012 – Irving Fein, American film and television producer and manager ( b. 1911 )

At this time, Lerner was hired by film producer Arthur P. Jacobs to write a treatment for an upcoming film project, Doctor Dolittle, but Lerner abrogated his contract after several non-productive months of non-communicative procrastination and was replaced with Leslie Bricusse.

However, the film's ambitious scope and its extensive effects work forced Campbell, Raimi and producer Rob Tapert to put up $ 1 million of their collective salaries to shoot a new ending and not film a scene where a possessed woman pushes down some giant pillars.

), and was executive producer for the film version of the musical Mamma Mia !.

The film, which was co-directed with Leach and producer Cynthia Munroe, had been shot in 1963 but remained unreleased until 1969, when De Palma's star had risen sufficiently within the Greenwich Village filmmaking scene.

Bollywood is the largest film producer in India and one of the largest centres of film production in the world.

Bruce Lorne Campbell ( born June 22, 1958 ) is an American film and television actor, director, writer, producer and author.

Instead of producing the film himself, Chaplin signed a deal with Universal Pictures and appointed his assistant, Jerome Epstein, as the producer.

* Mark Day, film & television actor, writer, and producer.

Actors sometimes alternate between theater, television and film or even branch into other occupations within the entertainment industry such as becoming a singer, comedian, producer, or a television host in order to be monetarily diversified, as doing one gig pays comparatively very little.

For instance, David Letterman is well known for branching into late night television as a talk show host while honing his skills a stand-up comedian, Barbra Streisand ventured into acting while operating as a singer, or Clint Eastwood, who achieved even greater fame in Hollywood for being a film director and a producer than for his acting credentials.

The motion picture rights for a new film passed producer Scott Rudin.

Cecil Blount DeMille ( August 12, 1881 – January 21, 1959 ) was an American film director and Academy Award-winning film producer in both silent and sound films.