Tom Luse Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a TV Quick Award for Best New Drama for "The Walking Dead" in 2011
• Won a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials for "Paris Trout" in 1992
• Won an AFI Award for TV Program of the Year for "The Walking Dead" in 2011
• Earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Georgia State University and was an AFI Director's Intern
• Wrote, directed, and produced the 1982 student film "Who's Killing the Cities․"
• Quote: "To me, filmmaking is a process, so what I am most proud of sometimes is not what becomes the most popular or most prestigious․"
• Quote: "There is no single path to someone's career in the film business․ The best way is to just jump in and take any job you can get to figure out where this will take you․"
• Best known as the executive producer of "The Walking Dead" and as the producer of "Jeepers Creepers" and "Jeepers Creepers 2․"
• Was the co-executive producer and second unit director of "Hachi: A Dog's Tale" in 2009
• Produced the pilot episodes of "One Tree Hill," "The Client," and "Profiler․"