Steven Marrs (born March 11, 1967 in
Landstuhl
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,
Germany
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) is the founder, President and Managing Partner of OutEast Entertainment, an independent multimedia entertainment studio.
Career
Marrs was the co-founder, President & COO of Tribal DDB, a worldwide internet services company which is part of the
Omnicom Group. Prior to Tribal DDB, he was a partner at an internet advertising agency and entertainment company,
Blue Marble A.C.G.
Marrs was the founder and owner of Branded Pictures, formerly Brand Entertainment Studios, an independent cross platform production and distribution company that was folded into Momentum Entertainment Group at its inception. He was the executive producer of such shows as
NBC's ''
World Music Awards
The World Music Awards is an international award show founded in 1989 under the patronage of Albert II, Prince of Monaco and co-founder/executive producer John Martinotti. The event is based in Monte Carlo. Awards are presented to the world's ...
'',
CW's ''Sean Combs presents Americas Party'', and
CBS' ''Christmas from
Central Park
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'' as well as several cable, live event and internet shows, including ''Comedy Hall of Fame'' on ABC, ''Got Game'' on
Spike
Spike, spikes, or spiking may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Books
* ''The Spike'' (novel), a novel by Arnaud de Borchgrave
* ''The Spike'' (book), a nonfiction book by Damien Broderick
* ''The Spike'', a starship in Peter F. Hamilto ...
, and ''Anatomy of An Awkward Situation''.
Marrs was the Founder and President of Momentum Entertainment Group part of the Momentum Worldwide group of companies owned by Interpublic Group. Under Marrs' leadership, MEG launched scripted, reality and special series and programs including Rogue, Full Circle, Croc Files, How Sweet the Sound, the award-winning PG&E Energy House Calls Digital Series and Elite Model Look. In February 2013, Marrs and Momentum parted ways.
OutEast Entertainment was launched in November 2013 with its first script-to-series drama project with The CW Network titled, The Cover and the scripted drama series titled Ashley Madison. The company announced its first foray into the unscripted television business with the acquisition of the Dutch format Fish Tales.
Early life
Raised in
, Marrs is a 1991 graduate of the
University of Florida
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, where he majored in
advertising
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. He is the son of Cynthia H. Marrs, a noted New Orleans entrepreneur.
References
External links
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1967 births
Living people
American television producers
American advertising executives
Businesspeople from New Orleans
University of Florida alumni
American chief operating officers