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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  1. ↑ Robert Bauval; Ahmed Osman (26 July 2012). Breaking the Mirror of Heaven: The Conspiracy to Suppress the Voice of Ancient Egypt. Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. pp. 251–. ISBN   978-1-59143-813-7.
  2. 1 2 "EMMYS: 'Hatfields & McCoys' Producer Leslie Greif" Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TV June 23, 2012 Deadline
  3. ↑ `Keys To Tulsa' Just Never Seems To Click - Philly.com
  4. 1 2 Edmond Grant (1998). The Motion Picture Guide, 1998 Annual: The Films of 1997. CineBooks. ISBN   978-0-933997-41-7.
  5. ↑ Leonard Maltin (2 September 2014). Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. Penguin Publishing Group. pp. 1251–. ISBN   978-0-698-18361-2.
  6. ↑ "10 Rules for Sleeping Around | Influx Magazine". Archived from the original on 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  7. ↑ Interview: Producer Leslie Greif talks Historys [sic] Hatfields & McCoys
  8. ↑ One More Tango for Brando and His Golden Mumble. New York Times By VIRGINIA HEFFERNAN May 1, 2007
  9. ↑ Leslie Greif shingle relaunches as Thinkfactory | Variety
  10. ↑ "ITV: Global Entertainment Unit Preps New Dramas for International Market". Variety.
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