Tom Luse

Birth Name:

Tom Luse

Profession

Production manager, Producer, Location management, Assistant director, Actor

Won an AFI Award for TV Program of the Year for "The Walking Dead" in 2011
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
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․"

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