Bill Todman Jr. is an American media executive. He began his career working for his father,

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television producer Bill Todman.

Career

In 1981, Todman moved to Goodson-Todman West in

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to concentrate on television production. He quickly transitioned to

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/UA Television in 1982 as a programming executive working under the president, Thomas Tannenbaum. In 1984, Todman joined

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as a producer reporting to Leslie Moonves. He moved with Moonves to

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, where Todman teamed up with Joel Simon to form a producing partnership that spanned decades. Together, they produced eight television pilots, two series, and one made-for-television movie. While working in television, Todman and Simon ventured into feature films, producing hit

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movies such as ''Married to the Mob'' and ''Hard to Kill''. In 1995, Todman became president of

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. He served as executive producer on films including ''Two if by Sea'', '' Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'', ''Diabolique'', ''Incognito'', ''Wild America'', ''Bad Moon'', ''Major League: Back to the Minors'', ''Wrongfully Accused'', and ''

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''. In 1998, Todman produced the feature film ''

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'' for Warner Bros. In 2000, he co-produced ''

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'' for 20th Century Fox. He joined forces with Kopelson Entertainment for the ABC television program ''Thieves'', while simultaneously producing '' The In-Laws'' with Joel Simon at Warner Bros. In 2003, Todman and Edward L. Milstein formed Level 1 Entertainment. Together, they have produced and financed such motion pictures as '' Grandma's Boy'' for 20th Century Fox, '' Rendition'' for New Line Cinema, and ''

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'' for

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