- Jeff Gomez
Jeff Gomez is President and CEO of
Starlight Runner Entertainment .Early life
Gomez discovered fantasy and science-fiction growing up in the
Lower East Side of Manhattan. He soon found his way into role-playing games such asDungeons & Dragons . After college, Gomez became a creative writing teacher in NYC. He soon began to publish a magazine called Gateways using desktop publishing software on hisMac Plus . This magazine opened many doors into the gaming industry. [ [http://www.dragoncon.org/people/gomezj.html Jeff Gomez Biography Dragon*Con 2008] ]Contemporary Work
Gomez currently creates greatly expanded back-stories for some of the Hollywood’s biggest franchises. These mythologies are now being used to maximize potential revenues by allowing franchises to be extended into feature film sequels, video games, comic books, novels and animation, as well as an array of consumer products. Jeff is also a producer of
advanced media content , and is currently helping to launch new and established intellectual properties through sponsor-driven mobile and downloadable entertainment, as well as video-on-demand. Named characters for the movie pirates of the caribbean. Like captain sparrow .Gomez is known for contributing to the development of rich interactive worlds for "" for
Hasbro , "The Black Belt Club "based on the Scholastic book series, and the "Turok Dinosaur Hunter "video game series forAcclaim Entertainment . Jeff co-wrote and producedMattel ’s "Hot Wheels World Race ", a computer-animated series forCartoon Network , which has more recently spawned a quartet of feature-length sequels calledHot Wheels AcceleRacers . More recently,The Walt Disney Company optioned one of Jeff’s own properties, the super hero action-adventureTeam GoRizer , which will be unveiled in fall 2006 with a comic series in "Disney Adventures " magazine. Jeff is also currently developing a series of "alternate reality experiences" for major media and entertainment companies. Alternate reality experiences are a striking new trend in advanced media entertainment.A native New Yorker of Puerto Rican heritage, Jeff is also determined to provide inspiration to young people worldwide with his
Never Surrender seminars and curriculum. Teaming with international education and advocacy foundationOperation Respect , he conceived and produced the pro-tolerance video “Don’t Laugh at Me ", featuring teen hip-hop starBaby Jay . Since 1988 Jeff has performed his Never Surrender motivational seminars in more than 1,000 venues before over 120,000 students (grade school, middle school, high school and college), educators, parents and professionals. Jeff is represented by Creative Artist Agency (CAA), one of Hollywood's top talent agencies.References
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