David Hudgins is an American television writer and producer best known for his work as co-executive producer on television series like Friday Night Lights, Parenthood, and for the film Friday Night Lights. He has also been a writer and producer for Game of Silence, Past Life, and Everwood. Hudgins is also an executive producer of Shut Eye. Hudgins graduated from... read full bio
David Javerbaum is an American comedy writer and author who has been a producer for “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” and is also known for running the popular Twitter account, ‘@TheTweetOfGod’, which has over 6 million followers, and which was the base of his play, ‘An Act of God,’ which went on to open on Broadway. Javerbaum has... read full bio
*Creator and writer of HBO's award-winning series The Wire *Author of the narrative non-fiction books Homicide: A Year On The Killing Streets an The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood *Co-created the HBO series Treme and is the writer and producer of the HBO miniseries Generation Kill and Show Me A Hero *Does prose work for... read full bio
David Talbert is a playwright, author, and filmmaker who has earned several NAACP awards for his work The Fabric of a Man, and a New York Literary Award for his musical Love in the Nick of Tyme. A New York university film program graduate, he also produced a television reality show, Black Stage, in which actors and singers compete to... read full bio
Wedding visionary and innovator David Tutera is the star of the show CELEBrations (previously called My Fair Wedding, David Tutera: Unveiled, and My Fair Wedding: Unveiled), which is a reality television series that follows David in his career as a celebrity wedding planner. How his show works is, many women send in their tapes requesting that he plan their weddings... read full bio
Davis Guggenheim is the director and executive producer of the Academy Award winning documentary feature, An Inconvenient Truth. The documentary featured former Vice President Al Gore and his international slideshow on global warming. Guggenheim set out to bring light to a subject that many people had brushed off as nothing more than a government hoax. Guggenheim also undertook an ambitious... read full bio
Dawn Porter is an attorney and filmmaker who is the founder of the production company, Trilogy Films. Porter has earned her law degree from Georgetown University Law School and is a trained attorney but moved her sights to filmmaking after working as an executive director for several films. As a producer, Porter has executive produced “Terra Antarctica, Re-Discovering the Seventh... read full bio
Doug Ellin, Creator and Executive Producer of Entourage moved to Hollywood from his native New York in 1990 to become a stand-up comedian. While working the circuit at comedy club mainstays including The Improv and The Comedy Store, Ellin took a position in the mailroom of New Line Cinema. It was through this connection to New Line Production Head, Michael... read full bio
Brent Ridge is a former doctor and vice president for healthy living at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Ridge along with his husband founded Beekman 1802, a company that doubles as a green lifestyle and goat farm. The duo have gone on to land their own reality show entitled The Fabulous Beekman Boys which caused them to gain popularity. Ridge and... read full bio
Dr. Lori Verderame is an award-winning TV personality, author, event headliner, keynote speaker, TV talk show host, and Ph.D. antiques appraiser. Dr. Lori Verderame (best known as Dr. Lori) is the star appraiser on Discovery channels hit TV show, Auction Kings and the History channels treasure-hunting hit TV show The Curse of Oak Island. Dr. Lori has shared her expertise... read full bio
Dr. Mike North is known for being the co-developer and star of Discovery Channel’s series “Prototype This!.” He is also a science storyteller, an innovation keynote speaker, and tech evangelist. During his work with Prototype This!, North developed prototypes which included an autonomous drone delivery, mind controlled demolition derby cars, and a self-driving pizza delivery car. North has previously earned... read full bio
Dream Hampton is an award-winning filmmaker, cultural critic, hip-hop journalist, and writer who broke ratings records with her work in “Surviving R. Kelly”. Hampton was born in Detroit, Michigan and attended New York University. She studied at the Tisch School of the Arts and started creating films while there. She made a documentary during her time in school that starred... read full bio
As the costume director of CW's hit TV show Gossip Girl, Eric Daman is personally responsible for its fashion-forward concepts featuring trend-setting looks that become instant fashion crazes in stores across America. Gossip Girl was not only known as being a hit television show but known for all of its fashion and outfits the characters would wear. Apart from Gossip... read full bio
Erin and Ben Napier are the stars of HGTV’s “Home Town” in which the couple restores homes in their small town of Laurel, Mississippi. The couple began by restoring their own 1925 Craftsman-style cottage before using their experience to help others in their community. Erin, who began her career in corporate graphic design, uses her design skills to brand and... read full bio
Errol Morris is an acclaimed American director. The film The Guardian placed him seventh on a list of the world's 40 best directors. According to a survey by The Washington Post, Errol Morris other film, The Thin Blue Line made dozens of critics' top ten lists, it received more praise than any other film of that year. Errol Morris has... read full bio
Renowned film director/ producer F. Gary Grays films have grossed over $1 billion, with work including the biopic Straight Outta Compton, The Italian Job, and the era-defining comedy, Friday. Straight Outta Compton, chronicling the rise of iconic rap group NWA, was No. 1 at the box office for an impressive three straight weeks. Next, he is directing the latest Fast... read full bio
Nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe, Frank Darabont is a Hungarian-American film director, screenwriter and producer. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, The Blob and The Fly II were among the horror movies he mostly wrote the screenplays for in his early career. The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and The Mist are just a few of the Stephen King... read full bio
Garth Baldwin is a reality television star. He has previously done a tour of duty in the United States Marine Corps and after finishing, earned a B.A. and M.A. in Anthropology and Archaeology from Western Washington University. Since then, he has worked with numerous burial sites performing what is called “Industrial Recovery”. Baldwin has been featured on series such as,... read full bio
One of the top icons of science-fiction films, George Lucas is the director and creator of the phenomenally successful Star Wars saga and Indiana Jones series as well as American Graffiti. Nominated for four Academy Awards, Lucas has become one of the American film industry's most financially successful filmmakers. Aside from being a director, Lucas is also a screenwriter, producer,... read full bio
George R. R. Martin is the renowned author of A Song of Ice and Fire- popularly adapted into the critically acclaimed HBO fantasy drama Game of Thrones. Martin has become one of the most celebrated names in film and television, with Lev Grossman of Time deeming him “the American Tolkien” and Time magazine including him on their Time 100 list... read full bio
