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Industry Standard 113: Sandy Climan Sep 21, 2015

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SANDY CLIMAN is an award-winning entertainment executive and producer. He attended Harvard, joined the entertainment business at MGM, quickly ascending to the head of Motion Picture Production. He went to on hold executive positions at a number of notable companies, including VP of Production at the David Gerber Company and President of Lionsgate Studios. He spent 10 years as part of the senior management at CAA, where he was an agent for top talent including Danny DeVito, Robert DeNiro, and Kevin Costner. There, founded the agency's corporate practice. He founded Entertainment Media Ventures Inc., served as CEO at the 3D technologies company 3-Ality, and co-produced hugely successful film "The Aviator" starring Leonardo DiCaprio. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Industry Standard 111: Simon Painter Sep 07, 2015

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SIMON PAINTER is a producer, director, and musician, known best for creating some of the most successful stage productions in the world. He began his entertainment career as a classical violinist, playing in dozens of bands simultaneously, before begging to produce and create commercial theater around the world. He launched performance venues and stage productions including "Adrenaline" and "Le Noir". His production "Le Grand Cirque" smashed box office records, selling over 40,000 tickets in ten days at the Sydney Opra House. He then created "The Illusionists" magic franchise, the biggest selling magic show in the history of Broadway, whic has now played in over 50 cities in fifteen countries. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Industry Standard 110: Jason Raff Sep 01, 2015

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JASON RAFF is a writer, director, and producer, currently the executive producer for the hit series "America's Got Talent". He began his career in Boston directing local sporting events and producing morning television, eventually joining NBC Universal where he produced Dateline for four years, and produced The Today Show for five years. He helped lead the successful four-year run of the reality show "Average Joe", and helped write and co-direct "Threee Wishes", hosted by Amy Grant. He then started "America's Got Talent", a show for which he has executive produced the entire ten-year run, and which was named the world's most successful reality TV format. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Industry Standard 108: Part 2 - 2nd Year Anniversary Episode Aug 19, 2015

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2ND ANNIVERSARY SHOW (PART 2 OF 2) Welcome to the second half of the Industry Standard 2nd Anniversary show, including some of the greatest inspirational and Holy $#*! Moments of our first two years. Thank you so much for listening, supporting, and sharing these podcasts. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Industry Standard 107: 2nd Year Anniversary Episode Aug 10, 2015

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For this very special 2nd Year Anniversary episode, we've assembled the best HOLY $#*! MOMENTS from the last two years of incredible guests. Enjoy! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Industry Standard 106: Kevin Farley Aug 04, 2015

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KEVIN FARLEY is a comedian, actor, and producer, who's incredible documentary "I AM CHRIS FARLEY" about the life of his brother, the legendary late Chris Farley, will premiere on Spike TV August 10 at 9pm ET/PT. A Wisconsin native and graduate of Marquette University, Kevin followed the trail blazed by his brother into comedy in the 90s, appearing in films by SNL castmembers including Adam Sandler's "The Waterboy" and Norm McDonald's "Dirty Work". He's appeared in the HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and Disney's "That's So Raven!", and in 2008 starred in the David Zucker spoof comedy film "An American Carol". In 2013 he directed the parody film "Paranormal Movie", and continues to perform stand-up comedy around the country. www.IAmChrisFarley.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Industry Standard 105: Bert Fields Jul 28, 2015

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BERT FIELDS is an entertainment attorney, author, and professor, representing major entertainment clients for over 50 years. A graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, Mr. Fields is a partner at Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP, and has represented major studios including DreamWorks Animation, United Artists, The Weinstein Company. He's represented numerous star performers and producers including Dustin Hoffman, James Cameron, Tom Cruise, Jerry Bruckheimer, Joel Silver, David Geffen, Madonna, Michael Jackson and The Beatles. He's also an accomplished author, publishing the novels "The Sunset Bomber" and "The Lawyer's Tale", the novel "Destiny" about Napoleon and Josephine, as well as a biography of Richard III, and an book analyzing the Shakespeare Authorship Question. He teaches a course on entertainment law at Stanford Law Shcool and lectures at Harvard Law School. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Industry Standard 103: David Friendly Jul 13, 2015

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DAVID FRIENDLY is a film writer, producer, and entertainment executive. Begining as a journalist with Newsweek and the Los Angeles Times, David was hired by Imagine Entertainment, where he became VP of Motion Pictures under Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. There he produced "My Girl", "My Girl 2", and "For Love or Money". He founded Friendly Productions in 2000, and with 20th Centruy Fox, produced the hugely successful "Big Momma's House" and sequel, and "Laws of Attraction" starring Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore. In 2006, his film "Little Miss Sunshine" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, as well at the BAFTA Award for Best Picture, and took home the Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Industry Standard 102: Randy Jackson Jul 06, 2015

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RANDY JACKSON is a musician, producer, and television personality, who starred on American Idol as a panel judge for twelve seasons. Starting as a bass guitarist in bands around Baton Rouge as a teen, Jackson went on to record and tour with many of the best jazz, R&B, and pop musicians of the 20th century, including Journey, Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Whitney Houston, Madonna, and many many more. He became a line producer and eventually an A&R executive at Columbia Records and MCA Records, before being tapped to judge on the smash FOX series American Idol, the top-rated show in the U.S. for eight (8) years. Jackson also executive produced "America's Best Dance Crew" for MTV, has over 1,000 gold and platinum records bearing his name from his numerous collaborations, and most recently signed an overall production deal with Endemol Shine to develop scripted, unscripted, and digital programming. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Industry Standard 101: The late Chris Thompson (special re-release) Jun 29, 2015

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The late CHRIS THOMPSON was a film and television creator, writer, and producer. He began in enertainment as an improv actor, founding the still-running Los Angeles improv troupe "Off The Wall", and performed on stage with Robin Williams for nearly a year. He began writing for television with "Blanky's Beauties", before becoming a writer and eventually executive producer for the hit series "Laverne and Shirley". He created and produced "Bosom Buddies" for Paramount Studios, launching Tom Hanks' career, then he wrote two feature films - "Back to the Beach" and "Jumpin' Jack Flash" - as well as created the shows "Action" for FOX and "Ladies' Man" for CBS. He most recently created the hit Disney Channel show "Shake It Up!", and was an executive producer and/or creative consultant for dozens of shows, and created over 20 network tv pilots. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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