Mike Valerio is a writer, producer, director, and executive in the

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for over 20 years. Valerio has worked on over a hundred TV shows, films, documentaries, and

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and over a dozen

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and entertainment companies. Valerio is most famous for his 1999 film ''Carlo's Wake''.

Filmography (partial)

* ''Alison Mathews: Art Matters'' – (2008) ( Short Documentary) (Writer-director-Producer) *

Quantum Hoops ''Quantum Hoops'' is a 2007 American documentary film directed by Rick Greenwald, that follows the California Institute of Technology's basketball team—the Caltech Beavers—in their attempts to end a 21-year losing streak during the final week o ...

– (2007) (Documentary film) ( Creative consultant) * My Network TV Premiere Special – (2006) (TV movie) (Writer- Consulting producer) * NBC Premiere Week Preview – (2005) (TV) (Writer-director) * ''Carlo's Wake'' – (1999) (Feature film) (Screenwriter-director) * ''Stealth Force'' – (1993) (Unproduced film) (Screenwriter) * ''King B: A Life in the Movies'' – (1993) (Documentary film) (Writer-director-Producer)

''Carlo's Wake'' (1999) (feature film)

''Carlo's Wake'', is an

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starring

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winners

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and

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. The film also stars actress/ writer Rosie Taravella who wrote the play "Pa's Funeral" on which Carlo's Wake is based. Taravella and Valerio co-wrote the screenplay together and were later married in 1994. Carlo's Wake, Valerio's first feature film and was received with

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success. Valerio and Taravella divorced in 2004.

Education and background

Valerio graduated from

Rhode Island College Rhode Island College (RIC) is a public college in Providence, Rhode Island. The college was established in 1854 as the Rhode Island State Normal School, making it the second oldest institution of higher education in Rhode Island after Brown Uni ...

in 1980 and began his career as producer of PM Magazine in Providence, Rhode Island at WJAR-TV. Valerio has since worked as a writer/ director/ producer & creative executive at companies including NBC, CBS, American Broadcasting Company, ABC, Warner Bros., Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox, Disney, Telepictures, and ABC Family. Mike Valerio died due to heart failure on March 17, 2010.

Entertainment executive

Valerio has held many executive (management), executive positions at various Filmmaking#Production, production and entertainment companies. * director of Special Projects and [Comedy] Programs, NBC * Executive director of Creative Services, Telepictures Prods. * Vice President of Special Projects, Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Broadcasting * director of Filmmaking#Development, Jay Silverman Productions

References

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