Neil Mandt
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| Neil Mandt | |
 Neil Mandt, 2004
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| Born | August 25, 1969 New York City, New York, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Producer, director |
| Known for | Jim Rome Is Burning Destination Truth Last Stop for Paul |
| Website MandtBros.com |
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[edit] Early life
Neil Mandt was born in New York on August 25th, 1969. At the age of 20 he was a winner of a College Emmy award and then subsequently landed a job as the Entertainment Reporter at WDIV TV4, the NBC affiliate in Detroit.[1]
[edit] Television & Film
At 24, Mandt moved to Los Angeles where he quickly landed the gig as the main Field Producer for ABC News at the O.J. Simpson criminal trial. In November of 1995, with the trial completed Neil Mandt made the move to movies by writing, directing, producing and starring in feature film, Hijacking Hollywood,starring Henry Thomas and Scott Thompson.[2]
Neil Mandt spent the rest of the 90s directing two movies The Million Dollar Kid and Arthur's Quest before transitioning his way back into television. It was at the summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia where Neil was hired by NBC to work as a producer, that Neil won his first National Emmy Award.[3] The following spring Neil partnered with his brother Michael Mandt, a successful multi-Emmy award winner in his own right, and created Mandt Bros. Productions. Within weeks of creating the company the two sold two different series to ESPN; Reel Classics Uncut and the the network's first reality show Beg, Borrow & Deal.
Along with his brother, Neil continued to create and produce shows for a wide variety of networks. In 2003 they created the show "Jim Rome is Burning" starring sports radio superstar Jim Rome for ESPN, in 2004 they created the series "My Crazy Life" for E! Entertainment Television and in 2007 they created "Destination Truth"[4] for the Sci Fi channel.
In 2006 Neil made his return to feature films when he wrote, directed, produced and starred in the indie flick, Last Stop for Paul. It quickly became a dominant force on the festival circuit, winning awards at more than half of the 50 plus festivals it screened at in 2006 and 2007. Mandt created a separate internet version of the movie as a series of webisodes housed on the film's website www.laststopforpaul.com as well as Revver and Ifilm.[5] Last Stop for Paul was released theatrically in North America on March 3rd of 2008[6], making it the first internet web series ever to go from the web to the theaters.
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[edit] References
- ^ Neil Mandt Bio. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
- ^ Leonard Klady. Hijacking Hollywood. Variety. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
- ^ Spencer Garvey. NBC Scores Gold. www.filmstew.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ Evan Jacobs (2007-05-24). Josh Gates and Neil Mandt Look for Destination Truth. www.movieweb.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
- ^ Michael White. Hollywood Buzz. www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-24.
- ^ Last Stop for Paul, Box Office Mojo. www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-19.
