Leslie Greif Explained

Leslie Greif (born July 30, 1954) is an American director, writer, and film and television producer.^[1]

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, Gene Simmons Family Jewels, Hatfields & McCoys,^[7] Brando,^[8] Funny Money, Mounted in Alaska, Meet Wally Sparks 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^[10] including Kevin Costner for best actor in a miniseries and Tom Berenger for best supporting actor.

Notes and References

1. Book: Robert Bauval. Ahmed Osman. Breaking the Mirror of Heaven: The Conspiracy to Suppress the Voice of Ancient Egypt. 26 July 2012. Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. 978-1-59143-813-7. 251–.
2. https://www.deadline.com/tag/leslie-greif/ "EMMYS: 'Hatfields & McCoys' Producer Leslie Greif"
3. http://articles.philly.com/1997-04-11/entertainment/25531570_1_richter-boudreau-leslie-greif-courts `Keys To Tulsa' Just Never Seems To Click - Philly.com
4. Book: Edmond Grant. The Motion Picture Guide, 1998 Annual: The Films of 1997. 1998. CineBooks. 978-0-933997-41-7.
5. Book: Leonard Maltin. Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide. 2 September 2014. Penguin Publishing Group. 978-0-698-18361-2. 1251–.
6. Web site: 10 Rules for Sleeping Around Influx Magazine . 2013-12-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150128114143/http://influxmagazine.com/10-rules-for-sleeping-around/ . 2015-01-28 . dead .
7. http://www.hitfix.com/the-fien-print/interview-producer-leslie-greif-talks-historys-hatfields-mccoys Interview: Producer Leslie Greif talks Historys [sic] Hatfields & McCoys
8. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/01/arts/television/01bran.html One More Tango for Brando and His Golden Mumble
9. https://variety.com/2011/tv/news/leslie-greif-shingle-relaunches-as-thinkfactory-1118031272/ Leslie Greif shingle relaunches as Thinkfactory | Variety
10. https://variety.com/2015/tv/spotlight/itv-global-entertainment-unit-preps-new-dramas-for-international-market-1201467892/ "ITV: Global Entertainment Unit Preps New Dramas for International Market"