Keith Samples (born 1955 or 1956[1]) is an American filmmaker and former syndication executive.[2][3][4]
Keith Samples | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 or 1956 (age 68–69)[1] |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Employer | Rysher Entertainment (1991-1999) |
| Style | |
He graduated in 1977 at the Texas Tech University and pursued a sports career.[2]
He was founder of the film and television production company Rysher Entertainment. He was originally senior vice president of Lorimar-Telepictures, before landing a job at Warner Bros. Television and Walt Disney Television to help them develop projects for syndication.[1]
During his time at Rysher Entertainment, he grew the company developing their own movie projects.[5] On May 27, 1997, he resigned from Rysher Entertainment and pursue his own projects.[6] He went on to be a movie maker/television director/producer after leaving Rysher, starting his own production company to develop motion pictures and television shows.[7]
For a short period of time, in 2008, he worked at Media Rights Capital's television division.[8] He infamously developed The CW's own Sunday night programming block under a time-lease agreement, but it flopped after a few viewings and poor ratings.[9][10] He was fired after only a few months working at MRC.[11]
Filmography
editFilm and Short Film
edit- Above Suspicion (1995)
- Big Night (1996)
- A Smile Like Yours (1997)
- Switchback (1997)
- Election (1999)
- Walking Tall (2004)
- Single White Female 2: The Psycho (2005)
- The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
- Love Lies Bleeding (2008)
Television
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Eller, Claudia (September 24, 1996). "It's Not Always Smooth Sailing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- ^ a b "BIO & RESUME". Keith Samples. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Keith Samples – Full Biography". The New York Times. AllMovie. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
- ^ Finke, Nikki (October 22, 2008). "Who's To Blame For MRC's CW Debacle?". Deadline.
- ^ "Rysher Sets To Make Splash Into Pic Pool". Variety. March 6, 1995. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ Busch, Anita M. (May 27, 1997). "Samples ankles Rysher post". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ Hindes, Andrew (June 10, 1997). "Par, MTV give Payne window for 'Election'". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (October 23, 2008). "MRC TV president resigns". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (May 9, 2008). "CW outsources Sunday to MRC". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (November 20, 2008). "CW ends time-buy deal with MRC". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ^ Finke, Nikki (October 23, 2008). "Knives Out For Fired MRC Prez Samples". Deadline. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
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