The sole writer connected to Cheers, Seinfeld, and Third Rock from the Sun is Andy Cowan, the creator and host of the comedy/therapy podcast The Neurotic Vaccine from Benztown McVay Media Podcast Networks. Andy is also an award-winning writer, producer, and performer. His writing credentials include several Cheers episodes, as well as writing and program consulting roles on Seinfeld, 3rd... read full bio
Ang Lee is the award winning director behind popular films like Sense and Sensibility, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hulk, Brokeback Mountain, and Life of Pi. His talents were cultivated by his traditional Chinese upbringing in Taiwan and his education at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts. He has won multiple Academy Awards and Golden Globes, as well has international... read full bio
Anthony Chen is a Singaporean film director and producer, who gained fame after his debut film “Ilo Ilo” which he wrote, directed, and produced. He studied at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, which he graduated in film. Shortly after, he directed and wrote his debut short film, “G-23”, which won several awards in France, Korea, and Belgium. Over the years he went... read full bio
Antoni Porowski is a Canadian chef, actor, television personality, and model who is best known as the food and wine connoisseur on the Netflix reality series “Queer Eye”. Porowski graduated from Concordia University with a Bachelor’s degree in Creative Arts. From there, he moved to New York City and studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. Porowski... read full bio
Ava DuVernay is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and more. She is best known for being director and executive producer for “Selma”, director of “A Wrinkle in Time”, and director, producer, and writer for “13th”. She studied at the University of California, Los Angeles and graduated with a double BA in English literature and African-American studies. Prior to working... read full bio
New Yorkers' favorite cast member of Bravo's popular series "The Real Housewives of New York City" is Aviva Drescher. Being the only native New Yorker in the history of the show, she is sophisticated, perceptive, and well-educated, and she gives her four children a wonderful upbringing on the Upper East Side. Aviva's left foot suffered significant injuries in a farm accident... read full bio
Academy Award Nominee Barry Jenkins was born and raised in Miami, FL. Jenkins feature film debut, Medicine for Melancholy, was hailed as one of the best films of the year by The New York Times and received several Independent Spirit and Gotham Award nominations. Jenkins second feature, Moonlight, was the best reviewed film of the year and winner of the... read full bio
Barry Sonnenfeld started work as director of photography on the Oscar-nominated In Our Water. Afterwards, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen hired him for Blood Simple. This sparked the continued collaboration with the Coen Bros., who used him for their next two pictures, Raising Arizona and Miller's Crossing. He also worked with Danny DeVito on his Throw Momma from the Train... read full bio
Bassam Tariq is a TED Fellow, writer, and independent filmmaker. Tariq has produced a variety of independent films, which released at venues like the Sundance Film Festival and SXSW. His films include Ghosts of Sugar Land, which won the Short Film Jury Prize and Sundance, These Birds Walk, and Mughal Mowgli. Tariq’s films have been honorably mentioned in publications like... read full bio
Beau Willimon writes plays, screenplays, and produces. He is the creator of the Netflix original series House of Cards, where he also acts as executive producer and showrunner. Numerous Emmys, a Peabody, a Golden Globe, and a Writers Guild Award have all been won by House of Cards. Together with George Clooney and Grant Heslov, Willimon translated his play Farragut... read full bio
Academy Award-nominated film director, Bennett Millers most popular work includes Moneyball, Capote and Foxcacher. He made his grand entrance into the film world with the widely praised documentary, The Cruise. Capote followed seven years later, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman in his Oscar-winning title role, earning Miller an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. Next, the critically praised Moneyball received six... read full bio
Billy Tolley is a camera and electrical department worker who was apart of the television series Ghost Adventures. Apart from his work on Ghost Adventures, Tolley has worked on Paranormal Challenge, Ghost Adventures: Aftershocks, and as the camera operator for the film Demon House. He is also to be seen as the camera operator on upcoming film Through the Glass.... read full bio
Bobby Berk is an American interior designer and television personality. He is best known for being the interior design expert on the Netflix series “Queer Eye”. Berk had a rough upbringing; he was adopted and left home at 15 because of the difficulties he faced with being gay. He sometimes lived on the street and ended up getting a job... read full bio
Bong Joon-ho is a South Koren filmmaker from Daegu, South Korea. Bong has majored in sociology from Yonsei University and has previously served a two-year term in the military in accordance with South Korea’s compulsory military service before he went back to college. While back in college, Bong founded the film club Yellow Door where he began making his first... read full bio
Bonnie Curtis's body of work includes an impressive array of well-known films, including Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Hook, Minority Report, and Amistad. Armed with a degree in journalism, Curtis moved to Los Angeles determined to work in the film industry. She found film production work and was then hired as Steven Spielberg's assistant in... read full bio
As co-creator of one of the most original and acclaimed shows on television, “Glee”, even Brad Falchuk did not anticipate the huge success it has garnered. Prior to creating Glee, Falchuk was an executive producer, writer and director for the hit series “Nip/Tuck”, and he worked with other Glee creator Ryan Murphy co-writing and executive producing “Pretty/Handsome”, for FX. They... read full bio
Brad Goreski is a well known fashion stylist, television personality, and speaker known for his role as co-host on the show Fashion Police. Brads interest in the world of fashion started from the young age of 12, after getting his hands on a copy of Vogue magazine. He made the move from Canada to Los Angeles to pursue a career... read full bio
Brian Koppelman is an American screenwriter, director, filmmaker, podcaster, record producer, and former music business executive from Roslyn Harbor, New York. Koppelman is best known for being the co-writer of films “Ocean’s Thirteen” and “Rounders”. He is also known for being the producer for the films “The Lucky Ones,” and “The Illusionist.” He has also been the co-creator, showrunner, and... read full bio
Flip or Flop Vegas was a popular television series on HGTV that followed the dynamic duo, Aubrey and Bristol Marunde, as they flipped houses in Las Vegas, Nevada. Premiering on April 6, 2017, as a spin-off of the original Flip or Flop, the show quickly gained a devoted following. The Marundes, who have years of experience in flipping, brought their... read full bio
Bruce Jurgens is a businessman in addition to being a filmmaker. Jurgens is credited with establishing and co-establishing a number of production companies. In addition to that, Jurgens serves as Chairman of the EMERALD Group, a social entrepreneurship program that employs commercial strategies in an effort to find solutions to societal issues that are present in the realm of education.... read full bio
