Leslie Greif (born July 30, 1954) is an American director, writer, and film and television producer.
Career
Greif began his career as an NBC Page out of NBC-Burbank. He later was a producer with the television series ''Sins'' in 1986.
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Greif's first film as a director was ''
Keys to Tulsa
''Keys to Tulsa'' is a 1997 American crime film directed by Leslie Greif, and starring Eric Stoltz and James Spader. It is based on the novel of the same name by Brian Fair Berkey. There is an unrated version that runs 3 minutes longer than the th ...
'' in 1997. The film was not well received by critics.
In 2007 he both wrote the screenplay and directed the comedy film ''
10 Rules for Sleeping Around.''
Greif's works include ''
Walker Texas Ranger
''Walker, Texas Ranger'' is an American action crime television series created by Leslie Greif and Paul Haggis. It was inspired by the film ''Lone Wolf McQuade'', with both this series and that film starring Chuck Norris as a member of the Te ...
'', ''
Gene Simmons Family Jewels
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'',
''Hatfields & McCoys'',
''Brando'', ''
Funny Money'', ''
Mounted in Alaska'', ''
Meet Wally Sparks
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''
and ''
Monday Night Mayhem''. He has worked extensively in TV mini-series, reality television, full-length features and scripted television. Greif's production team includes Adam Reed, Adam Freeman, Herb Nanas, Joanne Rubino and Aaron Semmel at his production company ThinkFactory Media in
Santa Monica
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. In 2012 ''Hatfields & McCoys'', for which Greif was executive producer, won several
Emmy Awards
''Variety''. including Kevin Costner
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for best actor in a miniseries and Tom Berenger
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for best supporting actor.
References
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Living people
American male screenwriters
American television writers
American television producers
American male television writers
American film directors
1954 births