Leslie Grief is an Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominated producer, creator, writer and director and is one of the most prolific figures in the entertainment industry. Leslie has a tremendous amount of versatility and production experience, and is a top creator of high quality entertainment content across a diverse range of both scripted and unscripted productions.

Grief has hit various milestones over his career and produced various worldwide super-hits including: eight seasons of the classic crime drama Walker, Texas Ranger starring Chuck Norris; he produced and directed the highly acclaimed documentary, Brando, starring Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Martin Scorsese, Sean Penn and Robert Duvall, which garnered him an Emmy® nomination for his work. In addition, he executive produced seven seasons of the longest running celebrity docu-series, Gene Simmons Family Jewels; and the eminent mini-series Hatfields & McCoys, which received 16 Emmy® nominations, garnering five wins and 2 Golden Globe® nods, with Kevin Costner taking home the award for Best Actor in a Mini-Series. The mini-series was also awarded a WGA Award in the Long Form Original category.

Over the past 30 years Leslie has been at the forefront of the television industry having produced TV movies, scripted and unscripted series, mini-series and documentary specials for major networks including, HBO, ABC, CBS, FOX, TNT, A&E, Lifetime, Discovery and USA, just to name a few. In addition, to his television work he has produced and directed a number of feature film projects.

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