Mike Valerio

Mike Valerio is an award-winning writer, producer, director, and executive in the entertainment industry for over 20 years. Valerio has worked on over a hundred TV shows, films, documentaries, and mini-series and over a dozen television networks and entertainment companies. Valerio is most famous for his 1999 film Carlo's Wake.^[1]

Filmography (Partial)

• Alison Mathews: Art Matters - (2008) (Short Documentary) (Writer-Director-Producer)
• Quantum Hoops - (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^[2] - (1999) (Feature film) (Screenwriter-Director)
• Stealth Force - (1993) (Unproduced film) (Screenwriter)^[3]
• King B: A Life in the Movies - (1993) (Documentary film) (Writer-Director-Producer)^[4][5]

Carlo's Wake (1999) (Feature Film)

Carlo's Wake, is an independent black comedy starring academy award winners Martin Landau and Rita Moreno. 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^[6] and were later married in 1994.^[7]

Carlo's Wake, Valerio's first feature film^[8] and was received with critical success.^[9][10] Valerio and Taravella divorced in 2004.

Education/ Background

Valerio graduated from Rhode Island College 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, ABC, Warner Bros, Fox, Disney, Telepictures, and ABC Family.^[11] Mike Valerio passed away due to heart failure on March 17, 2010.

Entertainment Executive

Valerio has held many executive positions at various production and entertainment companies.

• Director of Special Projects and [Comedy] Programs, NBC^[12]
• Executive director of Creative Services, Telepictures Prods.^[13]
• Vice President of Special Projects, Fox Broadcasting ^[14]
• Director of Filmmaking#DevelopmentDevelopment, Jay Silverman Productions ^[14][15]

References

1. ^ "Docmoviemaker.Tv". Docmoviemaker.Tv. http://www.docmoviemaker.tv. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
2. ^ Sterngold, James (1998-07-31). "Carlo's Wake - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/439621/Carlo-s-Wake/overview. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
3. ^ By (1993-04-08). "Films in the future - Entertainment News, Film News, Media". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR105786.html?categoryid=13&cs=1. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
4. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0884563/
5. ^ "The Hollywood Reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/imdb_index.jsp?page=/name/nm0884563/. Retrieved 2009-09-05. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ "Interact Theatre Company: Rosie Taravella". Interactla.org. http://www.interactla.org/site/taravella.html. Retrieved 2009-09-05. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ Sue Reilly (1994-08-29). "Troupe Gets Act Together to Help Battered Women's Home - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. http://articles.latimes.com/1994-08-29/local/me-32533_1_battered-women. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
8. ^ Sterngold, James (1998-07-31). "At the Movies; This Summer, Noise Matters - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. http://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/31/movies/at-the-movies-this-summer-noise-matters.html?pagewanted=2. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
9. ^ "Hollywood Classics USA". Hollywood Classics USA. http://www.hollywoodclassicsusa.com/listings.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
10. ^ "Awards at RIIFF". Film-festival.org. http://www.film-festival.org/awardswin00.php. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
11. ^ http://www.film-festival.org/pdf/2000films.PDF
12. ^ American Cinematographer magazine
13. ^ By (1999-12-21). "Exec Shuffle - Entertainment News, Business News, Media". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117760173.html?categoryid=18&cs=1. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
14. ^ ^{a b} "Kelly Carmichael, Carla Gardini And Hannah Minghella Upped To Creative Executives At Miramax | Business solutions from". AllBusiness.com. http://www.allbusiness.com/services/motion-pictures/4804524-1.html. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 
15. ^ "Jay Silverman Productions.(Entertainment)(Mike Valerio, new director of development)(Brief Article) - Los Angeles Business Journal". Encyclopedia.com. 2003-09-29. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-108883202.html. Retrieved 2009-09-05. 

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