John Landgraf Joins FX as President of Entertainment.Entertainment EditorsLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2004 FX has hired former Jersey Television President and Partner John Landgraf John Landgraf is the FX Network President and Executive Producer of the show 30 Days. References
At FX, Landgraf will be in charge of all development and production for original programming including series, films and new media. In his new position, he will report directly to Liguori. "John Landgraf is the perfect fit for FX and a great addition to the network," said Liguori. "I'm excited about working with someone of John's impeccable reputation and great programming instincts, and I'm confident that he will be an excellent creative partner." Landgraf most recently was President of Jersey Television, a company he co-founded along with former Jersey Films partners Danny DeVito Daniel Michael DeVito Jr. (born November 17, 1944) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor, director, and an Oscar-nominated producer, who first gained prominence for his portrayal of "Louie De Palma" on the popular ABC and NBC TV series Taxi (1978–1983). , Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher. Since June of 1999, Jersey Television developed more than 50 primetime cable and network television drama and comedy projects, produced nine pilots and put five television series on the air including the critically acclaimed "Karen Sisco" (ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ), "Reno 911" (Comedy Central), "UC: Undercover" (NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. ), "The American Embassy" (FOX) and "Kate Brasher" (CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. ). Landgraf and his partners served as executive producers on all of these projects. "This is a great opportunity," said Landgraf. "FX has shown an appetite for the kind of bold and original series which have always interested me as a programmer and as a producer. 'The Shield' and 'Nip/Tuck' are great shows, either of which I would have been proud to develop. I look forward to working with the talented team of executives at the channel and to developing new shows built on the network's success." Landgraf will head up the FX entertainment team of Gerard Bocaccio bo·cac·cio n. pl. bo·cac·cios A large, edible rockfish (Sebastes paucispinis) of American Pacific waters. [Alteration (perhaps influenced by Italian boccaccia, ugly mouth , Senior Vice President of Entertainment; Nick Grad, Vice President of Series Development; Matt Cherniss, Vice President; Eric Schrier, Director of Current Series; and Julia Steen, Manager of Current Series. Prior to his tenure at Jersey Television, Landgraf was Vice President of Primetime Series at NBC from 1994-1999. In that position, Landgraf was a key figure in new primetime series development within the NBC team structure, developing "The West Wing," "Profiler," and "Suddenly Susan." He also maintained oversight on "ER," "Friends," "Profiler" and "JAG judge advocate general (J.A.G.) n. a military officer who advises the government on courts-martial and administers the conduct of courts-martial. The officers who are judge advocates and counsel assigned to the accused come from the office of the judge advocate ." Landgraf began his television career at Sarabande sarabande Stately processional dance in triple metre popular in the French court and throughout Europe in the 17th–18th century. Of Spanish or Mexican origin, it began as a vigorous dance, set to lively music and castanets, for a double line of couples. Productions as Director of Development in 1988, rising to the level of Senior Vice President before his departure to NBC in 1994. At Sarabande, Landgraf learned to produce and was active in selling, developing and producing television series, television/cable films and feature films. Landgraf is a graduate of Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif., with a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology. He was also a Coro Fellow from 1984-85. He currently resides in Santa Monica, Calif., with his wife Ally Walker Landgraf and their three sons. |
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