Keith Samples
Keith Samples | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1955 or 1956 (age 70–71) |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Employer | Rysher Entertainment (1991-1999) |
| Style | |
Keith Samples (born 1955 or 1956) is an American filmmaker and former syndication executive.
He graduated in 1977 at the Texas Tech University and pursued a sports career.
He was founder of the film and television production company Rysher Entertainment. He was originally senior vice president of Lorimar-Telepictures, before landing a job at Warner Bros. Television and Walt Disney Television to help them develop projects for syndication.
During his time at Rysher Entertainment, he grew the company by developing their own movie projects. On May 27, 1997, he resigned from Rysher Entertainment to pursue his own projects. He went on to be a movie maker/television director/producer after leaving Rysher, starting his own production company to develop motion pictures and television shows.
For a short period of time, in 2008, he worked at Media Rights Capital's television division. He developed The CW's own Sunday night programming block under a time-lease agreement, but it flopped after a few viewings and poor ratings. He was fired after only a few months working at MRC.
Filmography
Film and Short Film
- Above Suspicion (1995)
- Big Night (1996)
- A Smile Like Yours (1997)
- Switchback (1997)
- Election (1999)
- Walking Tall (2004)
- Single White Female 2: The Psycho (2005)
- The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007)
- Love Lies Bleeding (2008)
Television
References
- 1 2 3 Eller, Claudia (September 24, 1996). "It's Not Always Smooth Sailing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
- 1 2 "BIO & RESUME". Keith Samples. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ↑ Brennan, Sandra. "Keith Samples – Full Biography". The New York Times. AllMovie. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
- ↑ Finke, Nikki (October 22, 2008). "Who's To Blame For MRC's CW Debacle?". Deadline.
- ↑ "Rysher Sets To Make Splash Into Pic Pool". Variety. March 6, 1995. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ↑ Busch, Anita M. (May 27, 1997). "Samples ankles Rysher post". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ↑ Hindes, Andrew (June 10, 1997). "Par, MTV give Payne window for 'Election'". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ↑ Schneider, Michael (October 23, 2008). "MRC TV president resigns". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ↑ Schneider, Michael (May 9, 2008). "CW outsources Sunday to MRC". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ↑ Schneider, Michael (November 20, 2008). "CW ends time-buy deal with MRC". Variety. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
- ↑ Finke, Nikki (October 23, 2008). "Knives Out For Fired MRC Prez Samples". Deadline. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
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