Thomas Bliss

For the English politician, see Thomas Bliss (MP).

Thomas Bliss
Thomas A. Bliss at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004
Born	Thomas Albert Bliss (1952-12-13) December 13, 1952 (age 72) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Education	UCLA Film School
Alma mater	UCLA School of Law
Occupation	Film producer
Years active	1984–present
Organization	Strike Entertainment

Thomas Albert Bliss (born December 13, 1952) is an American motion picture producer and executive producer. He is a founding partner at Strike Entertainment.

From 1984 to the present, Bliss has been credited with producing more than 30 productions (including The Hurricane and Air Force One )

Career

Bliss attended UCLA Film School (1975), ^[1] later returning to UCLA School of Law for law school (Juris Doctor, 1982). He was admitted to The State Bar of California in 1983. ^[2] Bliss is a graduate of Directors Guild of America Producers Training Plan. ^[3]

Bliss is a member of the Directors Guild of America ^[3] and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ^[4]

Awards

Bliss has been honored with a Peabody Award, two CableACE Awards, ^[5] and an American Red Cross Humanities Service Medal.

Select filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year	Film	Credit	Notes
1995	The Baby-Sitters Club	Executive producer
	Just Looking
1996	Box of Moonlight
	364 Girls a Year
1997	Air Force One	Executive producer
	A Thousand Acres	Executive producer
	Playing God	Executive producer
1999	Trippin'	Executive producer
	The Hurricane	Executive producer
	End of Days	Executive producer
2000	Bring It On
	The Family Man	Executive producer
	Thirteen Days	Executive producer
2001	Spy Game	Executive producer
2002	Tuck Everlasting	Executive producer
	The Emperor's Club	Executive producer
2004	Bring It On Again		Direct-to-video
	Dawn of the Dead	Executive producer
2006	Slither	Executive producer
	Children of Men	Executive producer
2008	Flash of Genius	Executive producer
2010	The Last Exorcism
2012	The Man with the Iron Fists	Executive producer
2013	The Last Exorcism Part II

Second unit director or assistant director

Year	Film	Role
1981	Zoot Suit	DGA trainee

Production manager

Year	Film	Role
1994	Princess Caraboo	Executive in charge of production

Miscellaneous crew

Year	Film	Role
1992	A Midnight Clear	Production executive

Thanks

Year	Film	Role
1991	The Commitments	Thanks

Television

Year	Title	Credit	Notes
1987	Heroes: Made in the USA
	Glory Years	Associate producer	Television film
1987−88	Pee-wee's Playhouse	Associate producer
1988	Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse	Associate producer	Television special
1989	Hunt for Stolen War Treasures		Television film
1990	Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme	Co-producer	Television film
	A Very Retail Christmas	Line producer	Television short
1993	A Life in the Theatre		Television film

Second unit director or assistant director

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze	DGA trainee	Television film
1980	Murder Can Hurt You		Television film
1981	The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire		Television film
	Scruples		Television pilot
	Dark Night of the Scarecrow		Television film
	McClain's Law
1980−81	The Love Boat	Trainee assistant director	Uncredited
1983−84	Buffalo Bill	Second assistant director
1986	Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Billy Crystal Special	Assistant director	Television special

Production manager

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Liberace: Behind the Music	Unit production manager	Television film
1989	Your Mother Wears Combat Boots		Television film
1988−89	1st & Ten
1990	Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme		Television film
	A Very Retail Christmas		Television short

References

1. "Notable Alumni Producers | UCLA School of TFT". www.tft.ucla.edu. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015.
2. "Thomas Albert Bliss # 110239 - Attorney Licensee Search".
3. "The Guild / Members | DGA".
4. http://wwwdb.oscars.org:8100/servlet/impc.NameCredits?name_in=BLISS,~THOMAS~A. ^{[ dead link ]}
5. "Thomas A. Bliss". IMDb .

External links

• Thomas Bliss at IMDb