Posted by BeautyandtheEast on 06-07-2010 | Comments | Share | Filed under: Entertainment, Film/TV
Tariq Jalil began his career working for creative affairs at Disney. After a brief stint at Carsey/Werner he became a story analyst for various companies before producing on his own. His first feature film “A Galaxy Far Far Away” won several awards and was released nationwide. It included stars Joe Pesci, Andy Garcia and Meatloaf. He then worked for NBC and Telemundo in Los Angeles for six years. He has won an Emmy and several Golden Mike Awards. Jalil created the production/management company “Intrigue” and produced the American version of the British show “Spaced” from the makers of “Shaun of the Dead” with director McG for Warner Brothers and Fox Broadcasting Company. He executive produces the reality show “Operation Repo” for TruTV. He also produced a grand mini-series based on the best-selling novel “Shogun” by James Clavell, the feature film “The Book of Leo” for Universal with Sean William Scott attached to star, and the live action “Dilbert” movie (based on the comic strip) at Warner Brothers with Chris Columbus (director Harry Potter, Home Alone, Mrs Doubtfire).
Jalil’s latest projects is Fox’s just released “Marmaduke” project:
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