Thomas Bliss
{{short description|American film producer}}
{{For|the English politician|Thomas Bliss (MP)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Thomas Bliss
| image = Thomas a. bliss.jpg
| imagesize = 190px
| caption = Thomas A. Bliss at the Cannes Film Festival in 2004
| birth_name = Thomas Albert Bliss
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|12|13}}
| birth_place = Hollywood, California, U.S.
| death_date =
| othername =
| yearsactive = 1984–present
| spouse =
| occupation = Film producer
| education = UCLA Film School
| alma_mater = UCLA School of Law
| organization = Strike Entertainment
| website =
}}
Thomas Albert Bliss (born December 13, 1952) is an American motion picture producer and executive producer. He is a founding partner at Strike Entertainment.
From 1984 to the present, Bliss has been credited with producing more than 30 productions (including The Hurricane and Air Force One)
Career
Bliss attended UCLA Film School (1975),{{cite web |url=http://www.tft.ucla.edu/alumni/notable-alumni-producers// |title=Notable Alumni Producers {{!}} UCLA School of TFT |website=www.tft.ucla.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219090004/http://www.tft.ucla.edu/alumni/notable-alumni-producers |archive-date=2015-02-19}} later returning to UCLA School of Law for law school (Juris Doctor, 1982). He was admitted to The State Bar of California in 1983.{{Cite web|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/search/member_detail.aspx?x=110239|title=Thomas Albert Bliss # 110239 - Attorney Licensee Search}} Bliss is a graduate of Directors Guild of America Producers Training Plan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dga.org/The-Guild/Members/Profile.aspx?mid=cIFkixVJtSE%3d|title = The Guild / Members | DGA}}
Bliss is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.http://wwwdb.oscars.org:8100/servlet/impc.NameCredits?name_in=BLISS,~THOMAS~A. {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}
Awards
Bliss has been honored with a Peabody Award, two CableACE Awards,{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0088536/awards|title=Thomas A. Bliss|website=IMDb}} and an American Red Cross Humanities Service Medal.
Select filmography
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
=Film=
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes | |||
| rowspan=2| 1995 | The Baby-Sitters Club | Executive producer | |
| Just Looking | |||
| rowspan=2| 1996 | Box of Moonlight | ||
| 364 Girls a Year | |||
| rowspan=3| 1997 | Air Force One | Executive producer | |
| A Thousand Acres | Executive producer | ||
| Playing God | Executive producer | ||
| rowspan=3| 1999 | Trippin' | Executive producer | |
| The Hurricane | Executive producer | ||
| End of Days | Executive producer | ||
| rowspan=3| 2000 | Bring It On | ||
| The Family Man | Executive producer | ||
| Thirteen Days | Executive producer | ||
| 2001 | Spy Game | Executive producer | |
| rowspan=2| 2002 | Tuck Everlasting | Executive producer | |
| The Emperor's Club | Executive producer | ||
| rowspan=2| 2004 | Bring It On Again | Direct-to-video | |
| Dawn of the Dead | Executive producer | ||
| rowspan=2| 2006 | Slither | Executive producer | |
| Children of Men | Executive producer | ||
| 2008 | Flash of Genius | Executive producer | |
| 2010 | The Last Exorcism | ||
| 2012 | The Man with the Iron Fists | Executive producer | |
| 2013 | The Last Exorcism Part II |
;Second unit director or assistant director
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role | ||
| 1981 | Zoot Suit | DGA trainee |
;Production manager
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role | ||
| 1994 | Princess Caraboo | Executive in charge of production |
;Miscellaneous crew
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| 1992 | A Midnight Clear | Production executive |
;Thanks
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| 1991 | The Commitments | Thanks |
=Television=
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes | |||
| rowspan=2| 1987 | Heroes: Made in the USA | ||
| Glory Years | Associate producer | Television film | |
| 1987−88 | Pee-wee's Playhouse | Associate producer | |
| 1988 | Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse | Associate producer | Television special |
| 1989 | Hunt for Stolen War Treasures | Television film | |
| rowspan=2| 1990 | Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme | Co-producer | Television film |
| A Very Retail Christmas | Line producer | Television short | |
| 1993 | A Life in the Theatre | Television film |
;Second unit director or assistant director
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes | |||
| 1979 | Can You Hear the Laughter? The Story of Freddie Prinze | rowspan=6| DGA trainee | Television film |
| 1980 | Murder Can Hurt You | Television film | |
| rowspan=4| 1981 | The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire | Television film | |
| Scruples | Television pilot | ||
| Dark Night of the Scarecrow | Television film | ||
| McClain's Law | |||
| 1980−81 | The Love Boat | Trainee assistant director | {{center|Uncredited}} |
| 1983−84 | Buffalo Bill | Second assistant director | |
| 1986 | Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started - The Billy Crystal Special | Assistant director | Television special |
;Production manager
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! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes | |||
| 1988 | Liberace: Behind the Music | rowspan=5| Unit production manager | Television film |
| 1989 | Your Mother Wears Combat Boots | Television film | |
| 1988−89 | 1st & Ten | ||
| rowspan=2| 1990 | Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme | Television film | |
| A Very Retail Christmas | Television short |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|0088536}}
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Category:Film producers from California
Category:UCLA Film School alumni