David Bartis (born in

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) is an American film and television producer best known for Suits, ''

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'', and

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Early life

He is a graduate of

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, located in

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. Bartis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and American Literature from

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. He was an intern at Fox Lorber Associates in 1985. While at Brown, Bartis co-founded its student cable television station with

Doug Liman Douglas Eric Liman (; born July 24, 1965) is an American film director and producer. He is known for directing the films '' Swingers'' (1996), '' Go'' (1999), '' The Bourne Identity'' (2002), '' Mr. & Mrs. Smith'' (2005), ''Jumper'' (2008), ''Edg ...

. With the help of a major grant through Liman's father's connections from the now-defunct CBS Foundation, Dave also co-founded the National Association of College Broadcasters (NACB), the first trade association geared to student-staffed radio and television stations, in 1988. He stayed on to run NACB for a short time after graduation in order to ensure the organization's transition to staff and student volunteers beyond the founders. Thanks to his subsequent professional connections (see Producer section below), Bartis secured Quincy Jones as the keynote speaker for NACB's third annual national conference in November 1990.

Producer

Bartis was Director of Programming at

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, involved in launching '' The Fresh Prince of Bel Air''. He then became Vice President of Creative Affairs at HBO Independent Productions, and then Vice President of Original Programming. In 1993 Bartis joined NBC Studios and in 1997 he was appointed Senior Vice President of Primetime Series, where he oversaw series including ''

'' and ''

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''. In 2001 he formed a film and television production company Hypnotic/Dutch Oven, with fellow producer

whom he had met at university, which has frequently partnered with NBC (see

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) and HBO. As part of that company, Bartis served as executive producer on the television series '' Heist'', ''

'', Suits,

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and

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, among others. In 2003 he produced the series of commercials and short films for

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, '' Terry Tate: Office Linebacker''. He was executive producer on the films ''

'',

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and

, among others. In
January 2011 post on his blog

summarized Dave's long-standing business relationship and friendship.

References

Knight Rider Bios: Dave Bartis, Executive Producer
. Retrieved on July 17, 2008.

External links

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