- John Ledford
John R. Ledford II (born
August 19, 1968 inHouston, Texas ) is an Americanentrepreneur , co-founder and president ofADV Films .Originally an avid fan of
video games , collegedropout Ledford founded a company, Gametronix, in 1990 as an importer of video game systems and cartridges. By 1992, he andMatt Greenfield had switched their focus toanime , and founded A.D. Vision (now doing business as ADV Films). [ [http://www.advfilms.com/about-adv-films.aspx A.D. Vision, Inc. corporate profile] . Accessed30 May 2007 .] . Within a year, he was making enough profit off anime licensing and distribution that he dissolved Gametronix and focused his attention on ADV. Within a decade, the company had cemented its status as a major distributor of anime in North America, and had diversified into releasing live-action films onDVD , promoting original film releases, a venture into extreme wrestling withCombat Zone Wrestling , and even inaugurating a cable network (The Anime Network ).References
External links
* [http://animenewsnetwork.com/interview/2007-05-30/john-ledford interview with John Ledford] on
Anime News Network
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