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Neil Meron Biography
Birth Name:Neil Meron
Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Profession Producer
Fast Facts
- Recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Casting Society of America
- Honored, alongside collaborator Craig Zadan, with the Producer of the Year Award at the Hollywood Film Festival in 2007 for their work on "Hairspray" and "The Bucket List"
- Graduated from Brooklyn College in 1976
- Quote: "[on "The Sound of Music Live!"] "I think when you have something with as big an audience as we luckily had for it, people are going to have a lot of opinions․""
- Began his career working with Joseph Papp at the New York Shakespeare Festival in the late '80s
- Co-founded Storyline Entertainment with producing partner, Craig Zadan
Awards
- 1994Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Made for Television Movie: nominated
- 1995Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Made for Television Movie: nominated
- 1998Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special: nominated
- 2000Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Miniseries: nominated
- 2000Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Made for Television Movie: nominated
- 2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Miniseries: nominated
- 2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Made for Television Movie: nominated
- 2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Made for Television Movie: nominated
- 2009PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: nominated
- 2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Programs: nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Miniseries: nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Program: nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Program: nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Variety Special (Live): winner
- 2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Television Movie: nominated