Brad Tiemann

Last updated

Brad Tiemann (born 21 July 1971) is an American filmmaker who produces, directs, and writes feature films, short films, episodic television, and music videos.

Contents

Tiemann is known as the executive producer of the Freeform series Movie Night With Karlie Kloss, MTV's Dare to Live, executive producer /director of the MTV series The Buried Life and MTV's animated comedy Greatest Party Story Ever. He wrote and produced the feature film, Circle, a dark thriller featuring Silas Weir Mitchell, Gail O'Grady and America Olivo. His most notable music video Is It Over by Thievery Corporation, starred Jason Thompson, Julie Marie Berman, and Lil Buck. His short film, Owl Farm, [1] about the alter ego of Hunter S. Thompson, was accepted to the Cannes Film Festival and New York International Film Festival. [2] Tiemann has produced and directed upwards of 200 episodes for A&E (TV channel), Bravo (U.S. TV network), Discovery Channel, MTV, Oxygen (TV channel), Oprah Winfrey Network, TruTV, Red Bull TV, and Sony Pictures.

Biography

Born in Alton, Illinois, Tiemann graduated Alton High School in 1989 and went on to graduate with an Economics degree from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1993. Tiemann was a stockbroker in Chicago from 1993 to 1998 and then opened his own firm in St. Louis from 1998 until 2001. Tiemann holds his Series 7, Series 63, Series 8, Series 24 brokerage licenses. During his brokerage years, Tiemann made a comedic film about a nuclear holocaust, Golden Years, which was taste enough for him to uproot from Illinois and move to Los Angeles to begin his career in the film industry.

After film school at UCLA and HFI, his directorial debut was a controversial short film about AIDS and euthanasia called Sunset. [3] Tiemann wrote, directed, and produced the film, birthing his unique surreal, epic film style. It won the Audience Choice Award at the Damah Film Festival, [4] in addition to securing a distribution deal which launched his writing and directing career. [5]

After a bout of screenwriting, Tiemann's feature film Circle [6] was greenlit. Tiemann wrote and produced the film and directed second unit while collaborating with ASC award winner and two-time Emmy award winner Michael Watkins. Circle was represented by the William Morris [7] premiering on Showtime, receiving both domestic and foreign distribution deals during the Cannes Film Festival. [8]

Immediately following Circle, Tiemann helped create, direct, and produced the feature-length documentary The Buried Life [9] , a story of four twenty-something men on a road trip to complete life changing events from their own "bucket lists." It caught national attention and was acquired by MTV [10] to be made into a television series. Tiemann directed two seasons of the groundbreaking documentary series, which resulted in a front-page article in The New York Times [11] and an episode of the Oprah Winfrey Show. [12]

In 2012, Tiemann was hired as Director of Photography for Bravo's Gallery Girls, [13] a docu-drama that followed the lives of six young, twenty-something women working in New York City's hippest art galleries. Tiemann then went on to produce Married to the Army: Alaska, for 44 Blue Productions and the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). Married to the Army: Alaska took a deeper look into the lives of seven families and their sacrifices of deployment in Afghanistan. Married to the Army: Alaska was nominated and won a Gracie Award for Outstanding Reality Show. [14] It was also nominated and won the Reality Wanted Award for Most Heartfelt Moment, and won the Hollywood Health and Society Award for Outstanding Reality Series.

In 2013, Tiemann continued on as Supervising Producer for Philly Throttle [15] for Discovery, and produced four seasons of Bad Girls Club for the Emmy Award-winning Bunim/Murray Productions and Oxygen.

Tiemann went on to produce A&E's highly profiled Mark Wahlberg reality series BreakingBoston [16] . The series showcases the real women of Boston, featuring the day-to-day life of four tough, hard-as-nails women who juggle family, work, and relationships, all while remaining true to their way of life. Tiemann then went on to produce MTV's The Challenge. In 2014 Tiemann produced another inspirational feature documentary, Drop In, [17] that followed paraplegic Jeremy McGhee on dangerous and exciting adventures teaching us that nothing should stop anyone from realizing their goals.

Tiemann went on in 2015 and 2016 to help create, produce, and direct the animated comedy Greatest Party Story Ever . [18] He also created and executive produced Fuse's award-winning transgender series, Transcendent . [19]

In 2016 Tiemann went to A&E backed Propagate Content, as Head of Production. Tiemann, along with its founder and former president of National Geographic Network, Howard T Owens, helped with the inception of the company in addition to building its development slate. [20]

In 2017 Tiemann was hired as President & COO of THEOS, known for MTV's Dare to Live [21] and Freeform's Movie Night With Karlie Kloss. [22] Tiemann, along with founder and CEO, Dave Lingwood, former star of MTV's The Buried Life, aim to create demographic specific content, targeted at the Gen-Z and Millennial generations with one simple goal: “Create content that destroys molds."

Personal life

In 2001, Tiemann married Jennifer (Bishop) Tiemann on Captiva Island in Florida. They have two children, daughter Julia Elise (Born April 2, 2007) and son Miles Cole (Born June 19, 2011). They currently reside at their avocado farm in Southern California. Tiemann is an avid painter, golfer, and basketball player. He is a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, Arizona Cardinals, and Chicago Bulls.

Awards/Notable Accomplishments

In 2013, Married to The Army: Alaska is nominated and wins the Gracie Award for Outstanding Reality Show, and is nominated and wins for the Reality Wanted Awards for Most Heartfelt Moment.

In 2013, Bad Girls Club is nominated at the Reality Wanted Awards for the Guilty Pleasure category.

In 2012, The Buried Life's book titled "What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?" became a New York Times #1 Best Seller and remained on the list for 4 weeks.

In 2011, The Buried Life again earned a nomination for the Do Something TV Show Award from the VH1 Do Something Awards.

In February 2011, The Buried Life was nominated for the 15th Annual Prism Awards. The PRISM Awards honor powerfully entertaining productions that realistically show substance abuse and addiction, as well as mental health issues.

In October 2010, The Buried Life helped make a $100,000 donation to the World Food Programme (Fighting Hunger World Wide).

In October 2010, The Buried Life set the record for the largest roulette spin in Vegas history placing a bet of $250,000 on black at The Golden Gate Casino. The previous record was set at $135,000 by radio personality Howard Stern.

In 2010, The Buried Life earned a nomination for the Do Something TV Show Award from the VH1 Do Something Awards. The Buried Life received a nomination for its efforts to encourage people to pursue their life goals.

In 2010, Tiemann joined The Buried Life as they appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show where they helped a young girl conquer her fear of heights.

Related Research Articles

Julie Dash American novelist

Julie Ethel Dash is an American film director, writer and producer. Dash received her MFA in 1985 at the UCLA Film School and is one of the graduates and filmmakers known as the L.A. Rebellion. The L.A. Rebellion refers to the first African and African-American students who studied film at UCLA. After she had written and directed several shorts, her 1991 feature Daughters of the Dust became the first full-length film directed by an African-American woman to obtain general theatrical release in the United States.

Derek Harvie Canadian TV and film writer and producer (born 1971)

Derek Kevin Harvie is a Canadian TV and film writer and producer. Harvie grew up in Ottawa and graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in film and literature.

Tika Sumpter American actress (born 1980)

Euphemia LatiQueSumpter, better known as Tika Sumpter, is an American actress, singer, producer, television host, and model. Sumpter began her career as host of Best Friend's Date (2004–2005), a reality series on The N. In 2005, she landed the role of Layla Williamson in the ABC daytime soap opera, One Life to Live, where she starred regularly through 2010. In the same year, Sumpter made her movie debut in her leading female role in the musical drama Stomp the Yard: Homecoming.

Rebecca Cardon American actress

Rebecca Lynn Cardon is a film and television actress, personal trainer, and product spokesperson.

Morgan J. Freeman is an American film director. In 1997, his debut feature, Hurricane Streets, won three awards at the Sundance Film Festival.

Joshua Butler is an American film and television director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing the 2001 film Prancer Returns and multiple episodes of many hit series including The Vampire Diaries. He is the founder of Iceblink Films, a movie production company based in the greater Los Angeles area.

NorthSouth Productions is a television production company in the United States that was founded by Charlie DeBevoise and Mark Hickman in 2000. NorthSouth creates and produces original programming for a variety of broadcast and cable networks including Peacock, HGTV, Discovery, TLC, History, A&E, MTV, VH1, SyFy, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, TruTV, WE tv, Discovery Health, Food Network, Lifetime, and the Sundance Channel. Their production credits include documentaries, reality television, travel series, and sports entertainment. The company has offices in New York City and Knoxville, Tennessee.

Neil Mandt

Neil Mandt is an American producer of The Golden Globes, director and technology entrepreneur. He was born in New York, but moved to Los Angeles when he was 24. He started becoming involved in film and TV in the 1990s. He has written, directed, produced, and acted in many different films and TV shows. Mandt has received 10 Emmy nominations and has won 5 Emmy Awards.

Karlie Kloss American fashion model

Karlie Elizabeth Kloss is an American fashion model. Vogue Paris declared her one of the "top 30 models of the 2000s" when she was 17. Kloss was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2013 until 2015; she resigned to study at New York University. Models.com has said that Kloss "represents the gold standard of modeling—a girl with the look, the poise, and the drive to take things to the next level," and she ranks on their "New Supers" and "Money Girl" lists. By 2019, she had appeared on 40 international Vogue covers.

Oprah Winfrey American talk show host, actress, producer, and author

Oprah Gail Winfrey, or simply Oprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011. Dubbed the "Queen of All Media", she was the richest African-American of the 20th century, was once the world's only black billionaire, and the greatest black philanthropist in U.S. history. By 2007, she was sometimes ranked as the most influential woman in the world.

Lauren Lazin American filmmaker

Lauren Lazin is an American filmmaker whose documentaries have been nominated for the Emmys multiple times. She directed and produced the 2005 Oscar-nominated documentary film Tupac: Resurrection.

Robert Small (producer) American film producer

Robert Small is an American television, film and event producer who co-created MTV Unplugged with Jim Burns in 1989. He is the president and executive producer of RSE, Robert Small Entertainment, a media production company based in New York City. In 2013 Small began developing his new company, Small Industries, to focus on digital content creation and special projects exploring virtual reality, augmented reality and holographic entertainment.

Michael Levitt is an American television producer of award shows, reality shows, game shows and specials.

<i>The Buried Life</i> Television series

The Buried Life is a reality documentary series on MTV. The series features Duncan Penn, Jonnie Penn, Ben Nemtin, and Dave Lingwood attempting to complete a list of "100 things to do before you die." The pilot episode aired on January 18, 2010, and the show was renewed for a second season in 2010. On October 25, 2011, The Buried Life announced they wouldn't be doing any more episodes of the show. Shortly after their show's cancellation, the creators said they were working on a "new and improved" show for the network based on the premise of the original series. No new details on a new series have since been released.

Mo Abudu Nigerian talk show host and actress (born 1964)

Mosunmola Abudu, also known as Mo Abudu,, is a Nigerian media mogul, philanthropist, and former human resources management consultant. She has been described by Forbes as "Africa's Most Successful Woman", and rated as one of the "25 Most Powerful Women in Global Television" by The Hollywood Reporter.

Most Valuable Players is a 2010 documentary film about The Freddy Awards, an annual awards ceremony recognizing outstanding high school musical and theatre theatrical productions in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The film focuses primarily on three schools: Emmaus High School in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, Parkland High School in Allentown, and Freedom High School in Bethlehem. By coincidence, both Emmaus and Parkland were presenting the musical Les Misérables the year Most Valuable Players was filmed, and the competition that arose made for one of the film's main conflicts.

Good Clean Fun was an American television production company based in Los Angeles. The company was founded by Jason Carbone and produces primarily reality docusoap content. Programming focuses on celebrity figures in music, television, and sports. In 2015, Good Clean Fun premiered two new series, Barely Famous on VH1 and Meet the Smiths on TBS, as well as a second season of Rev Run’s Sunday Suppers.

Amir Juan Chamdin, born 4 June 1974, is a Swedish director and musician, renowned for his work across music videos, feature films and TV series.

Lydia Dean Pilcher is an American film and television producer and director and founder of Cine Mosaic, a production company based in New York City.

Lindsay is an American docuseries that documents actress Lindsay Lohan's rehabilitation recovery and work following a public period of struggles in her personal life and career. The series premiered on March 9, 2014, on the Oprah Winfrey Network, and concluded on April 20, 2014. Premiere ratings were described as "modest" and then dropped, while critical reception was mixed.

References

  1. ↑ "Owl Farm". IMDb .
  2. ↑ "New York International Film Festival" Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine , New York Music Festival, 2011, Retrieved 2012-03-14
  3. ↑ "Sunset (Short 2005) - IMDbPro". pro-labs.imdb.com. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Damah Film Festival | Filmfestivals.com". www.filmfestivals.com. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  5. ↑ IMDB, 2005, Retrieved 2018-07-11
  6. ↑ Watkins, Michael W. (11 September 2010), Circle , retrieved 29 November 2016
  7. ↑ "Circle", IMDB, 2010, Retrieved 2018-07-11
  8. ↑ "Redwire Pictures", Redwire Pictures, 2008, Retrieved 2012-03-05
  9. ↑ "The Buried Life". IMDb .
  10. ↑ TV by the Numbers
  11. ↑ Arango, Tim (18 April 2009). "Make Room, Cynics; MTV Wants to do Some Good". The New York Times.
  12. ↑ "What's on Your Bucket List?".
  13. ↑ "Gallery Girls". 22 June 2012.
  14. ↑ "2013 Gracies Winners". 3 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "Philly Throttle Moves to Velocity – HDhistory & News". Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  16. ↑ Breaking Boston, 1 January 2000, retrieved 29 November 2016
  17. ↑ "Drop In". Drop In. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  18. ↑ Gonzalez, J. C.; Hoff, Eric; Bjelajac, Ben; Kim, Kangmin; Long, Aaron; Stromer, Crystal (14 January 2016), Greatest Party Story Ever , retrieved 29 November 2016
  19. ↑ Transcendent, 30 September 2015, retrieved 29 November 2016
  20. ↑ Littleton, Cynthia (30 March 2015). "Producer Howard T. Owens Launches Banner with A+E Networks' Investment". Variety. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  21. ↑ "Dare To Live | Season 1 Episodes (TV Series) | MTV". www.mtv.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017.
  22. ↑ "Movie Night With Karlie Kloss Official | Freeform". freeform.go.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.