Daniel Kellison

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Daniel Kellison
Born (1964-06-28) June 28, 1964 (age 59)

Daniel Kellison (born June 28, 1964) is an American television/film producer and co-founder of Jackhole Productions, an entertainment group formed with partners Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla.

Kellison was a producer for Late Night with David Letterman and Late Show with David Letterman for eight years. Kellison also executive produced and co-created ABC's David Blaine: The Magic Man, Comedy Central's The Man Show , Crank Yankers and was the original executive producer for The Rosie O'Donnell Show .

During his stint as a producer at the Late Show with David Letterman, he persuaded Drew Barrymore to flash Letterman her breasts. [1]

In March 2013, Kellison launched the YouTube channel Jash with partners Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera, Tim & Eric and Reggie Watts as well as the Video Podcasting Network (featuring Video Podcasts from Adam Carolla, The Earwolf Network, Norm Macdonald and Doug Benson).

He also served as Executive Producer on several award-winning short films produced under the Jash banner. These shorts include "Catherine" (starring Jenny Slate), Michael Cera's "Brazzaville Teen-ager" and "Gregory Go Boom", which won the 2014 Jury Award in U.S. fiction at the Sundance Film Festival.

Kellison was a contributor to ESPN's Grantland. [2]

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References

  1. Strauss, Robert (June 9, 1996). "H-e-e-e-e-r-e's Rosie". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2012. ... Most outrageous of all, he persuaded Drew Barrymore to dance on Letterman's desk and pull up her shirt, "flashing" Dave her bare breasts.
  2. Kellison, Daniel. "Dinner With Daniel: Michael Keaton". Grantland. Archived from the original on 2014-02-03.