Bruce David Klein
Encyclopedia
Bruce David Klein is a producer, director and writer
of television
, film
and digital
entertainment
. He is the founder of Atlas Media Corp.
.
On the television
front, Klein was an early innovator in cable programming
, responsible for series such as Dr. G: Medical Examiner
(for Discovery Health
/TLC
), Breaking Vegas
and American Eats (for The History Channel
), It Could Happen Tomorrow
(The Weather Channel
), Factory Floor (National Geographic), and Top 5 and Behind The Bash with Giada DeLaurentiis
(Food Network
).
On the theatrical documentary
front, Klein directed Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
(2008) and produced Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead
. He also co-wrote and directed the independent film
The Stranger, starring William Atherton and Roxana Zal.
In 2011, Klein wrote and directed the TV movie Who Killed Chandra Levy?
Klein and his work have been featured and reviewed in publications such as The New York Times
, Variety
,Crain’s New York Business, Entertainment Weekly
, TelevisionWeek
, and World Screen News.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
of television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and digital
Digital
A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...
entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
. He is the founder of Atlas Media Corp.
Atlas Media Corp.
Atlas Media Corp. is a New York-based independent producer of non-fiction entertainment. The company was founded in 1989 by filmmaker Bruce David Klein and produces television series and specials, theatrical documentaries, and digital web series....
.
On the television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
front, Klein was an early innovator in cable programming
Cable television
Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...
, responsible for series such as Dr. G: Medical Examiner
Dr. G: Medical Examiner
Dr. G: Medical Examiner is a reality television series shown on the Discovery Fit & Health. Dr. G, or Dr. Jan Garavaglia, is the Chief Medical Examiner with Florida's District Nine Medical Examiner's office in Orlando, Florida.This series features Dr...
(for Discovery Health
Discovery Health Channel
Discovery Health Channel is a website owned by Discovery Communications, created for people interested in health and wellness. Until December 31, 2010, it was a U.S. cable television specialty channel dedicated to television programming that highlights various aspects of health and wellness...
/TLC
TLC (TV channel)
TLC is an American cable TV specialty channel which initially focused on educational content. Since 1991 TLC has been owned by Discovery Communications, the same company that operates the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and The Science Channel, as well as other learning-themed networks...
), Breaking Vegas
Breaking Vegas
Breaking Vegas is a television series that premiered on The History Channel in the United States in the spring of 2004. The series covers the great lengths people have gone to make money, sometimes illegally, from casinos. It premiered in Pakistan on January 19, 2006 and was renamed Decoding...
and American Eats (for The History Channel
The History Channel
History, formerly known as The History Channel, is an American-based international satellite and cable TV channel that broadcasts a variety of reality shows and documentary programs including those of fictional and non-fictional historical content, together with speculation about the future.-...
), It Could Happen Tomorrow
It Could Happen Tomorrow
It Could Happen Tomorrow is a television series that premiered on January 15, 2006 on The Weather Channel. It explores the possibilities of various weather and other natural phenomena severely damaging or destroying America's cities...
(The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel is a US cable and satellite television network since May 2, 1982, that broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news, along with entertainment programming related to weather 24 hours a day...
), Factory Floor (National Geographic), and Top 5 and Behind The Bash with Giada DeLaurentiis
Behind the Bash
Behind the Bash is a show hosted by Giada De Laurentiis that aired on Food Network. The show focuses on what it takes to create the "over-the-top, high-rolling parties from glitzy Las Vegas to New York City." The show was produced by Atlas Media Corp.- External links :*...
(Food Network
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
).
On the theatrical documentary
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
front, Klein directed Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise is an independent theatrical documentary film that captures rocker Meat Loaf and his life in rehearsals and on the road during his 2007 World Tour....
(2008) and produced Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead
Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead
Robert Blecker Wants Me Dead is an independent theatrical documentary film about retributivist death penalty advocate Robert Blecker and his relationship with Daryl Holton, a death row inmate who murdered his four children. Directed by . Produced by...
. He also co-wrote and directed the independent film
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
The Stranger, starring William Atherton and Roxana Zal.
In 2011, Klein wrote and directed the TV movie Who Killed Chandra Levy?
Klein and his work have been featured and reviewed in publications such as The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, Variety
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
,Crain’s New York Business, Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
, TelevisionWeek
TelevisionWeek
TelevisionWeek is a trade magazine delivering news, analysis and data on television and media. It was founded in 1982 as Electronic Media. It is currently owned by Crain Communications Inc.. The current editor is Greg Baumann. The corporate and circulation departments are based at Crain's...
, and World Screen News.
External links
- Bruce David Klein on IMDB
- Atlas Media Corp. Website
- Bruce David Klein NATPE bio
- http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6589743.html?q=bruce+david+kleinBruce David Klein feature in Broadcasting & CableBroadcasting & CableBroadcasting & Cable magazine is a television industry trade magazine published by NewBay Media. Previous names included Broadcasting/Telecasting, Broadcasting and Broadcast Advertising, and Broadcasting...
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