Kerry McCluggage
Kerry McCluggage (born October, 1954) is the owner and president of Craftsman Films, an independent production company developing motion picture and television content.[1] He was Chairman of Paramount Television Group and President of Universal Television for more than ten years each.[2] He was a co-founder of United Paramount Network (UPN).[3] At Paramount Television, he oversaw programs such as Cheers , its spinoff Frasier , the Star Trek franchise, Entertainment Tonight , The Arsenio Hall Show , Judge Judy , Judge Joe Brown and Judge Mills Lane .[4] and grew the operation from $700 million to $3.2 billion, making it one of the leading television production companies.[5] From mid-2018 until the end of 2018, McCluggage was CEO of IDW Media Holdings (Idea and Design Works), a subdivision of IDW Publishing.[5]
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Born | Dewitt Kerry McCluggage October, 1954 |
Alma mater | University of Southern California |
Occupation | Motion picture producer, Film industry executive |
Years active | 1975–present |
Education
At the University of Southern California, McCluggage studied broadcasting and film and became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He later gained his MBA at the Harvard Business School, graduating in 1978. He currently serves on the Sigma Chi Foundation Board of Governors.[6]
Filmography
McCluggage has developed and supervised many television series including: The A-Team, Coach, Deadwood, The Equalizer, Frasier, JAG, Northern Exposure, Law & Order, Miami Vice, Murder She Wrote, Knight Rider, Quantum Leap, Cheers, and Entertainment Tonight.[2]
While an executive at Universal Pictures, he also worked on The Breakfast Club, Out of Africa and Cocktail.
References
- "Kerry McCluggage and Christopher Crowe Sell Feature Film Script to Paramount Pictures". prnewswire.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- Lippman, John (September 26, 1991). "McCluggage Will Head Paramount TV". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- Kerry McCluggage profile Archived 2008-04-30 at the Wayback Machine, alluminationfilmworks.com; accessed July 13, 2015.
- McNary, Dave (November 12, 2002). "Par TV vet crafts prod'n firm". variety.com. Variety Media. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- Kit, Borys (July 25, 2018). "Veteran TV Executive Kerry McCluggage Named CEO of IDW Media Holdings (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
- "Sigma Chi Foundation Board of Governors 1939-2014" (PDF). Sigma Chi Foundation Annual Report 2014. Sigma Chi Foundation. p. 13. Retrieved November 17, 2016.