Leslie Greif

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Leslie Greif (born July 30, 1954) is an American director, writer, and film and television producer. [1]

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Career

Greif began his career as an NBC Page out of NBC-Burbank. He later was a producer with the television series Sins in 1986. [2]

Greif's first film as a director was Keys to Tulsa in 1997. [3] The film was not well received by critics. [4] [5]

In 2007 he both wrote the screenplay and directed the comedy film 10 Rules for Sleeping Around. [6]

Greif's works include Walker Texas Ranger ,[ citation needed ] Gene Simmons Family Jewels , Hatfields & McCoys, [7] Brando, [8] Funny Money , Mounted in Alaska , Meet Wally Sparks [4] and Monday Night Mayhem . He has worked extensively in TV mini-series, reality television, full-length features and scripted television. Greif's production team includes Adam Reed, Adam Freeman, Herb Nanas, Joanne Rubino and Aaron Semmel at his production company ThinkFactory Media in Santa Monica. [9] In 2012 Hatfields & McCoys, for which Greif was executive producer, won several Emmy Awards [2] [10] including Kevin Costner for best actor in a miniseries and Tom Berenger for best supporting actor.

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  8. One More Tango for Brando and His Golden Mumble. New York Times By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN May 1, 2007
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