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Published on: 2/11/2008
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The executive producers are Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, Glenn S. Gainor, Bill Todman, Jr., Edward Milstein and Paul Schwake.
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BILL TODMAN, JR. (Executive Producer) and real estate banking billionaire Edward L. Milstein formed Level 1 Entertainment, LLC, to finance and produce motion pictures in January 2003.
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Todman began his career in New York in 1982 with Goodson-Todman Productions, working for his father, the legendary television producer and pioneer Bill Todman.The younger Todman worked in all aspects of the family business including TV, real estate and newspaper publishing.He moved to Los Angeles in 1982 to concentrate on television production and joined MGM/UA Television in 1983 working as executive assistant to Thomas D. Tannenbaum, president of MGM/UA TV.
After the filmed television business at MGM/UA, Todman decided to become a producer, creating, packaging and selling his own ideas for network broadcast.In 1984, he joined 20th Century Fox TV as a full-time in-house producer reporting to Leslie Moonves, vice president of movies and miniseries.When Moonves moved to Lorimar Productions, Todman followed and teamed up with Joel Simon to form Todman-Simon Productions.
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In 1995, Todman became president of Morgan Creek Productions, a Warner Bros.-based production company and the largest independent film company of its kind.Todman oversaw all development, production, postproduction, marketing, licensing and distribution for Morgan Creek's movies, including "Major League: Back to the Minors," "Incognito," "Wild America," "Bad Moon," "Diabolique" and "Two if by Sea," as well as for the animation and television divisions of the company.He also oversaw production for "Ace Ventura 2: When Nature Calls," "Big Bully," "Wrongfully Accused," the animated feature "The King and I" and CBS' "Ace Ventura: The Animated Series."
In 1998, Todman left Morgan Creek to executive-produce "Wild Wild West" for Warner Bros. In 2000, he co-produced the blockbuster "X-Men" for 20th Century Fox and teamed as a producer with Kopelson Entertainment, a Fox-based company.In 2001-2002, Todman co-executive-produced the TV series "Thieves" for ABC/Warner Bros. TV and produced the motion picture "The In-Laws" for Warner Bros.
EDWARD MILSTEIN (Executive Producer) launched Level 1 Entertainment in 2003 with producers Bill Todman, Jr. and Paul Schwake.
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PAUL SCHWAKE (Executive Producer) joined Bill Todman, Jr. and real estate banking billionaire Edward L. Milstein in 2003 to create Level 1 Entertainment as chief operating officer.
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Schwake recently produced, along with Todman and Milstein, "Rendition," a co-production with New Line starring Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal.