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Tom Cappello Biography

Birth Name:Tom Cappello

Profession Producer, Director, Production manager, Writer

Fast Facts

  • Formed the Atlanta Chapter of the Producers Guild of America and has served as its president
  • Has partnered on advocacy projects with international nonprofit organizations like CARE, the Committee to Protect Journalists and the Measles & Rubella Initiative
  • His feature directorial debut, "A Powerful Noise," premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
  • Earned his master's degree in Film Studies from Emory University
  • Graduated from Florida State University's Film School
  • Characters and stories that resonated with him inspired him to produce film and television
  • Started Crazy Legs Productions in 2006 with his wife, Allison Troxell
  • Has executive produced, directed and written for non-fiction television and branded entertainment for the History Channel, TNT, National Geographic, PBS, Turner Classic Movies, Turner Sports, Coca-Cola, Comcast, UPS and Chick-fil-A
  • Joined the board of the Georgia Economic Development Council
  • One of his proudest accomplishments was getting through his first stand-up comedy routine unscathed