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Thomas A. Bliss Biography

Birth Name:Thomas Albert Bliss

Birth Place:Hollywood, California, United States

Profession Producer, Assistant director, Production manager

Fast Facts

  • Received the American Red Cross Humanities Service Medal
  • Serves as a member of the Board of Trustees for Idyllwild Arts Foundation and Fund for Wild Nature
  • Member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences
  • Studied at the UCLA Film School and the UCLA School of Law
  • He was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1983
  • His career in the entertainment business began as a trainee for the Directors Guild of America, working on films and television shows including 1978's "The Incredible Hulk" series, "The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire" and "Zoot Suit․"
  • Helped establish the production company Strike Entertainment

Awards

  • 1991ACE-Children's Programming - 7 and Older: winner
  • 1991Peabody Award-: winner
  • 1994Wise Owl Award - Honorable Mention-Television and Theatrical Film Fiction: winner
  • 1995CableACE-Dramatic or Theatrical Special: winner
  • 2005DVDX Award-Best Live-Action DVD Premiere Movie: nominated
  • 2011Independent Spirit Award-Best First Feature: nominated