Richard O'Sullivan (film maker)
Encyclopedia
Richard O'Sullivan is an American
screenwriter
, director
, actor
, producer
, cinematographer
, film editor, radio personality
, and founder of Lost Colony Entertainment.
, a film co-produced by John Edmonds Kozma
(producer of the Nick Cassavetes' film Kentucky Rhapsody).
It was announced on November 4, 2009, that O'Sullivan and Kozma had signed a deal to produce three original screenplays by O'Sullivan: the romantic comedy One Night With You (produced by Home Alone producer Scott M. Rosenfelt); the action film The Teacher (produced by legendary folk singer and actor Tarmo Urb); and the horror flick Hallows (produced by Cabin Fever 2 producer Patrick Durham
).
In November 2009, it was reported by such media outlets as ABC News
, IMDb.com and PopCrunch.com that Lindsay Lohan
was in talks to play the lead in One Night With You. Lohan later told GossipCop.com that she hadn't yet been offered the role.
On January 21, 2010, it was announced by USA Today
that O'Sullivan had signed on to produce a feature film biography about the life of Hall of Fame boxing trainer, manager, and promoter Lou Duva
.
television network's Peabody
and Emmy Award-winning The More You Know
series (writing PSA
's for such stars as David Schwimmer
, Goran Visnjic
, Sharif Atkins
, Christopher Meloni
, Brittany Snow, and Donald Trump
).
In 2009, he shot numerous segments for the NBC Universal, Inc.-owned digital channel, New York Nonstop
, and for the New York Yankees
' YES Network
(Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network). O'Sullivan also shot footage on former WBA junior welterweight champion Vivian Harris
' boxing comeback for a syndicated reality series.
, which focused on family communication and cultural diversity, garnered NBC numerous honors, including a Promax Award and a Lambda Legal
Liberty Award.
's shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
) was leaked to the web site Ain't It Cool News
. In an article written by AICN writer Hercules, it was speculated that the O'Sullivan script was the season opener to the fifth season of the Joss Whedon TV series, Angel
. This was met with quick denials from both O'Sullivan and Whedon. O'Sullivan later lambasted AICN owner Harry Knowles
for the article in an interview with the Texas-based newspaper The Austin Chronicle
, accusing the site of stealing his intellectual property.
In 2009, O'Sullivan became embroiled in a public war of words with pro wrestler-turned-author Mick Foley
(who managed to land several books on The New York Times
best sellers list) after Foley pulled out of a situation comedy that O'Sullivan was co-producing. In an interview with Mike Mooneyham of the Post and Courier, a Charleston, South Carolina newspaper, O'Sullivan said "I'll never disparage him for his hard work and dedication in wrestling. And deep down, he's probably not a horrible person. But he handled this situation very badly, was utterly selfish and disrespectful to people who were busting their (behinds) for him, and I don't have much respect for him at this point."
United States
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screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
, film editor, radio personality
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
, and founder of Lost Colony Entertainment.
Film
In 2004, he directed and co-wrote the comedy feature Communication BreakdownCommunication Breakdown (film)
Communication Breakdown is a 2004 independent motion picture directed by Richard O'Sullivan, who also wrote the script along with the film's star, Dan Lashley, and produced by John Edmonds Kozma ....
, a film co-produced by John Edmonds Kozma
John Edmonds Kozma
John Edmonds Kozma is an American director, actor, producer, cinematographer, and founder of Bang Productions.-Past Projects:...
(producer of the Nick Cassavetes' film Kentucky Rhapsody).
It was announced on November 4, 2009, that O'Sullivan and Kozma had signed a deal to produce three original screenplays by O'Sullivan: the romantic comedy One Night With You (produced by Home Alone producer Scott M. Rosenfelt); the action film The Teacher (produced by legendary folk singer and actor Tarmo Urb); and the horror flick Hallows (produced by Cabin Fever 2 producer Patrick Durham
Patrick Durham
Patrick Durham is an American writer, actor, producer, and director.Spent childhood in South Carolina and Florida, USA. He spent a short time in Bimini, Bahamas....
).
In November 2009, it was reported by such media outlets as ABC News
ABC News
ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
, IMDb.com and PopCrunch.com that Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay Lohan is an American actress, pop singer and model. She began her career as a child fashion model before making her motion picture debut in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap at the age of 11...
was in talks to play the lead in One Night With You. Lohan later told GossipCop.com that she hadn't yet been offered the role.
On January 21, 2010, it was announced by USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
that O'Sullivan had signed on to produce a feature film biography about the life of Hall of Fame boxing trainer, manager, and promoter Lou Duva
Lou Duva
Louis "Lou" Duva is a boxing trainer and manager who has handled some of the most famous boxers in the world including 19 World Champions. The Duva family have promoted boxing events in over 20 countries on six continents...
.
Television
O'Sullivan began his career in television writing scripts for the NBCNBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
television network's Peabody
Peabody
-Places:United States* Peabody, Indiana* Peabody, Kansas** Peabody Downtown Historic District, in Peabody, Kansas* Peabody, Massachusetts* Peabody, Cambridge, Massachusetts, a neighborhood* Peabody River, in New Hampshire-Institutions:...
and Emmy Award-winning The More You Know
The More You Know
The More You Know is a series of Emmy award-winning public service announcements broadcast on the NBCUniversal family of channels in the United States and other locations. The spots feature personalities from various NBC shows...
series (writing PSA
PSA
PSA may refer to:* PSA International , world's second largest port operator* PSA Peugeot Citroën, French vehicle manufacturer...
's for such stars as David Schwimmer
David Schwimmer
David Lawrence Schwimmer is an American actor and director of television and film. He was born in New York City, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was two. He began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern...
, Goran Visnjic
Goran Višnjic
Goran Višnjić is a Croatian actor who has appeared in American and British films and television productions. He is best known for his role as Dr. Luka Kovač in the hit television series ER...
, Sharif Atkins
Sharif Atkins
Sharif Atkins is an American television actor. He's best known for his role as Dr. Michael Gallant on ER.- Career :He gained fame for his role as Dr. Michael Gallant, a character that debuted in the eighth season of the NBC Universal Television medical drama ER. He left ER after the 2003-2004...
, Christopher Meloni
Christopher Meloni
Christopher Peter Meloni is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC police drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and as inmate Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama Oz.-Early life:Meloni was born the youngest of three children in...
, Brittany Snow, and Donald Trump
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
).
In 2009, he shot numerous segments for the NBC Universal, Inc.-owned digital channel, New York Nonstop
New York Nonstop
WNBC-DT2 is a 24-hour entertainment-oriented news service broadcasting on a digital television subchannel of WNBC in New York City...
, and for the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
' YES Network
YES Network
The Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network is a New York City-based, regional cable television channel; it broadcasts a variety of sports events, with an emphasis on New York Yankees baseball games, and New Jersey Nets basketball games. YES made its debut on March 19, 2002...
(Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network). O'Sullivan also shot footage on former WBA junior welterweight champion Vivian Harris
Vivian Harris
"Vicious" Vivian Harris is a Guyanese professional boxer who was born in Georgetown, Guyana and now resides in Brooklyn, New York...
' boxing comeback for a syndicated reality series.
Awards
In 2004, O'Sullivan's campaign for The More You KnowThe More You Know
The More You Know is a series of Emmy award-winning public service announcements broadcast on the NBCUniversal family of channels in the United States and other locations. The spots feature personalities from various NBC shows...
, which focused on family communication and cultural diversity, garnered NBC numerous honors, including a Promax Award and a Lambda Legal
Lambda Legal
Lambda Legal is an American civil rights organization that focuses on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender communities as well as people living with HIV/AIDS through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.Lambda's founder William J. Thom, Esq...
Liberty Award.
Controversy
In 2003, a spec script O'Sullivan had written as sample material for an unnamed science-fiction producer (and which contained characters from Joss WhedonJoss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...
's shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
) was leaked to the web site Ain't It Cool News
Ain't It Cool News
Ain't It Cool News is a website founded and run by Harry Knowles, dedicated to news, rumors and reviews of upcoming and currently playing films and television projects, with an emphasis on science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic-book and action genres...
. In an article written by AICN writer Hercules, it was speculated that the O'Sullivan script was the season opener to the fifth season of the Joss Whedon TV series, Angel
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
. This was met with quick denials from both O'Sullivan and Whedon. O'Sullivan later lambasted AICN owner Harry Knowles
Harry Knowles
Harry Knowles is known for his website called Ain't It Cool News. Knowles is a member of the Austin Film Critics Association.-Biography:...
for the article in an interview with the Texas-based newspaper The Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle
The Austin Chronicle is an alternative weekly, tabloid-style newspaper published every Thursday in Austin, Texas, United States. The paper is distributed through free news-stands, often at local eateries or coffee houses frequented by its targeted demographic...
, accusing the site of stealing his intellectual property.
In 2009, O'Sullivan became embroiled in a public war of words with pro wrestler-turned-author Mick Foley
Mick Foley
Michael Francis "Mick" Foley, Sr. is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, author, comedian, actor, voice actor and former color commentator. He has worked for many wrestling promotions, including WWE, WCW, ECW and TNA. He is often referred to as "The Hardcore Legend", a nickname he...
(who managed to land several books on The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
best sellers list) after Foley pulled out of a situation comedy that O'Sullivan was co-producing. In an interview with Mike Mooneyham of the Post and Courier, a Charleston, South Carolina newspaper, O'Sullivan said "I'll never disparage him for his hard work and dedication in wrestling. And deep down, he's probably not a horrible person. But he handled this situation very badly, was utterly selfish and disrespectful to people who were busting their (behinds) for him, and I don't have much respect for him at this point."
External links
Film and Television Credits
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| 2003 | NBC's The More You Know The More You Know The More You Know is a series of Emmy award-winning public service announcements broadcast on the NBCUniversal family of channels in the United States and other locations. The spots feature personalities from various NBC shows... |
Writer | Aired on the NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... television network and such cable outlets as the USA Network USA Network USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various... , CNBC CNBC CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers... , MSNBC MSNBC MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada... , Syfy Syfy Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a... , Bravo, Oxygen Oxygen Oxygen is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. Its name derives from the Greek roots ὀξύς and -γενής , because at the time of naming, it was mistakenly thought that all acids required oxygen in their composition... , Sleuth Sleuth -Theatre and film:*Sleuth , a 1970 play by Anthony Shaffer*Sleuth , a film adaptation of the Anthony Shaffer play, directed by Joseph L... , and Chiller. |
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| 2003 | AfterLife | Writer | Produced by David W. Richardson, writer of the Tom Savini Tom Savini Thomas Vincent "Tom" Savini is an American actor, stuntman, director, award-winning special effects and makeup artist. He is known for his work on the Living Dead films directed by George A. Romero, as well as Creepshow, The Burning, Friday the 13th, The Prowler, and Maniac. He directed the 1990... vampire film Blood Bath. |
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| 2004 | Communication Breakdown Communication Breakdown (film) Communication Breakdown is a 2004 independent motion picture directed by Richard O'Sullivan, who also wrote the script along with the film's star, Dan Lashley, and produced by John Edmonds Kozma .... |
Director, writer, producer, and editor | Produced by John Edmonds Kozma John Edmonds Kozma John Edmonds Kozma is an American director, actor, producer, cinematographer, and founder of Bang Productions.-Past Projects:... (producer of the Nick Cassavetes film Kentucky Rhapsody). |
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| 2005 | Metal's Darkside: The Hard and the Furious | Writer | DVD music series distributed by Cleopatra Records Cleopatra Records Cleopatra Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label.- History :Founded in 1992 by Brian Perera, it specializes in gothic rock, hard rock, heavy metal and reissues of out-of-print music... . |
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| 2010 | One Night With You | Writer and producer | Produced by Scott M. Rosenfelt (Home Alone Home Alone Home Alone is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. The film stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an eight-year-old boy, who is mistakenly left behind when his family flies to Paris for their Christmas vacation... , Mystic Pizza Mystic Pizza Mystic Pizza is a 1988 American coming of age film directed by Donald Petrie and starring Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, and Lili Taylor.The title of the film was based on a pizza shop that caught the eye of Hollywood screen writer, Amy Holden Jones... , and Teen Wolf Teen Wolf Teen Wolf is a 1985 American fantasy comedy film released by Atlantic Releasing Corporation starring Michael J. Fox as Scott Howard, a high school student who discovers that his family has an unusual pedigree when he finds himself transforming into a werewolf... ). |
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| 2010 | Hallows | Writer and producer | Produced by Patrick Durham Patrick Durham Patrick Durham is an American writer, actor, producer, and director.Spent childhood in South Carolina and Florida, USA. He spent a short time in Bimini, Bahamas.... (Cabin Fever 2 and Being Michael Madsen Being Michael Madsen Being Michael Madsen is a 2007 comedy film directed by Michael Mongillo and produced by Daniel A. Sherkow. The film takes a mockumentary approach in re-imagining actor Michael Madsen as a paparazzi-hounded movie star who hatches a revenge scheme against a tabloid journalist... ). |
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| 2010 | The Teacher | Writer and Producer | Produced by Tarmo Urb (Monk and Mercenary). | |
| 2010 | Big Sexy | Writer, producer, and director | Television pilot starring Kevin Nash Kevin Nash Kevin Scott Nash is an American professional wrestler and actor. As of 2011, Nash is signed to a five year contract with WWE under their WWE Legends program and appears as part of their Raw brand roster... (The Longest Yard The Longest Yard (2005 film) The Longest Yard is a 2005 American sports comedy film remake of the 1974 film of the same name. Adam Sandler plays the protagonist, Paul Crewe, a disgraced former professional football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL, who is coerced to form a team from the prison inmates to play... ). |
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| 2011 | Untitled Lou Duva Biography Project | Producer | Feature film biography about legendary boxing trainer and promoter Lou Duva Lou Duva Louis "Lou" Duva is a boxing trainer and manager who has handled some of the most famous boxers in the world including 19 World Champions. The Duva family have promoted boxing events in over 20 countries on six continents... ). |
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