Tom Leetch is an American film producer, writer and director. His career included working on films for

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, under the leadership of

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's son-in-law, Ron Miller. At Disney, Leetch first began as an assistant director on films such as ''

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'', '' The Ugly Dachshund'' and '' Monkeys, Go Home''. He then served in several positions as producer, associate producer, and director on films such as ''

Snowball Express ''Snowball Express'' is a 1972 American screwball comedy film produced by Ron Miller and Tom Leetch and directed by Norman Tokar. The film is about a man who leaves his middle class job to run a hotel left to him by his great uncle. Plot Johnn ...

'', '' Napoleon and Samantha'', '' Freaky Friday'', '' The North Avenue Irregulars'', and ''

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'', a project in which he pitched to Ron Miller stating, "This could be our '' Exorcist''." In addition, Leetch later served as producer and unit production manager on the TV series, ''

Northern Exposure ''Northern Exposure'' is an American Northern comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents of a fictional small town in Alaska that ran on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It received 57 ...

''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leetch, Tom American film producers American male screenwriters American film directors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Disney people Place of birth missing (living people)